JOHUD recognises that people with disabilities face obstacles, and that they are often unable to access the services that  help them reach their potential and to lead healthy and fulfilled lives.   When people with disabilities also come from poor families, or live in remote areas, they are often marginalised. 

Through a variety of targeted programs, JOHUD aims to enable people with special needs to claim their rights and entitlements, to gain personal fulfillment and to lead independent, healthy and productive lives.  JOHUD works with the whole family, and also with the broader community to raise awareness about disability issues and to combat the culture of shame that can otherwise lead to further marginalisation for disabled people. JOHUD promotes the integration of children with special needs into mainstream education. 

Our programmes are implemented in partnership with various community service providers in order to ensure that people with special needs are provided with the care and up to date skills they require. This is achieved through physiotherapy units, counselling and rehabilitation, special education, as well as capacity building. Additionally, we also provide specialised training for caregivers on up to date skills and techniques on how to deal with people with special needs.

Over the years, JOHUD's Good Will Campaign has proven to be an essential support to those with special needs in Jordan.

JOHUD's programmes with people with special needs

Mo'ta Centre for special education: focusing on education and rehabilitation focusing on children who are mentally challenged. In addition to equipping young people with special needs with vocational skills.

Physiotherapy units: we have established 10 physiotherapy units in remote and rural areas through our Community Development Centres. The sessions focus on children with cerebral palsy; as such services are scarce and expensive.

Portage Project educational program for early intervention - An outreach program that provides training for mothers on how to deal with children with special needs in their own homes.

Training Courses: Over the years, we have developed comprehensive training packages tailored to meet the needs of people with special needs, service providers and caregivers. The trainings are conducted by qualified special needs trainers.

Integration Program - We have established a model Kindergarten that caters to the needs of children with special needs and aims to integrate them with non disabled students. This model KG has proved to be successful; we have conducted numerous trainings through our comprehensive training package that aims to transfer our experiences and knowledge to other institutions who are in need of adopting this model.

For a JOHUD case study about claiming rights for the disabled  click here

For a project integrating children with special needs into CDC KGs, click here 

For a case study about disability and enterprise click here

 
In 2006 and 2007 JOHUD:

Helped over 1,500 people with special needs

Provided schooling for 200 hearing impaired youth at the Al Rajja' school for the death

Equipped 200 mentally challenged children with vocational skills at the Mo'ta Centre for special education

Supported over 600 people with special needs through the Good Will Campaign.

Delivered over 1000 physiotherapy sessions for people with cerebral palsy
Supported over 400 disabled people through various projects

Helped 20 disabled toddlers integrate into the  model KG in Hashemi Shamali

 Special needs can be short term: here a girl seeks help for her baby sister at one of the Goodwill Campaign Medical days