World Rehabilitation Fund (WRF)

See schedule oserving lebanese and refugees with disabilities throughout lebanonduring the last two years wrf in lebanon has been implementing the project "filling assistance gaps in basic Rehabilitation services for syrian refugees with disabilities and their peers in host communities in lebanon" funded by the united states department of state, bureau of population, refugees and migration (bprm) to provide direct and indirect essential assistance to people with disabilities. The project targets five different regions of the country, by working with local community based organizations (cbos), native professional service providers, and in coordination and partnership with concerned governmental organizations, activists, and international organizations and the un agencies to provide community based Rehabilitation (cbr) services to refugees and local community. Wrf is a leading organization in coordination of efforts to help people with disabilities and elderly populations in the country.impact:the program has served 2,794 people with disabilities (including 1784 syrian refugees, 877 ...

See schedule othe music goes on in haiti: st. vincent's school for children with disabilities is the only school in haiti offering education and healthcare to children with all varieties of physical disabilities. They are a unique school for 200 children who are deaf, blind or have other physical disabilities. Throughout its lifetime, st. vincent's school has opened its doors to hundreds of children with disabilities, many of whom would not have had the opportunity to attend school. In 2018 the music for haiti was able to secure additional funding from a fresh leaf foundation for the next three years. These funds cover the cost of music lessons, instrument repair, concert expenses, and now a summer school scholarship. Reverend frantz cole of ecole st. vincent decided to open a new music school, which has recently been moved to a new site.impact: *music program became a signature brand of ecole st. ...

See schedule otargeted assistance to a Rehabilitation center in guyana: in may of 2019 wrf utilized the funds received from an anonymous foundation for an extremely effective short-term training program in the country of guyana, one of the smallest countries in south america. With about 800,000 people it has a unique character as an only english-speaking country in the continent. A request for assistance came from the pan american health organization (paho) to assist the only Rehabilitation center with orthotics and braces for people with neurological disorders like cerebral palsy and with severe scoliosis. A team of Rehabilitation professionals in prosthetics and orthotics and physiotherapy addressed the identified problems through hands-on training and fitting of the devices and worked to help improve general management of the facility. The intervention is expected to result in a major transformation for the facility in guyana, the only facility serving people with these types ...