Near Alwehda St.
Alremal
Gaza
Palestinian Territories
- Democracy and community development
- Environment/Sustainable development
- Gender
- Human rights
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- International/Cultural relations
- Others
- Youth and education
An independent, non-profit organization, established on May 2013 in response to urgent needs for caring of those vulnerable groups basically; at North and East Gaza where the indicators of poor of the poorest, jobless, food insecurity, drop out of schools, psychosocial problems and malnourished is significantly the highest among Gaza provinces, as a negative long term impact of 4 offensive attack mainly at north Gaza. Vulnerable Group Care Center – VGCC, its main mandates is to provide theory of change, power shifting, through empowering children, youth and elderly to be independent, integrated and productive in their society. Its main programmes are directed toward building the capacity of the vulnerable groups ( children, women and elderly), living in north Gaza through provision of unique innovative integrated comperehensive psychosocial, occupational, educational, vocational and rehabilitation care to clients, care givers and family members as per needed, inside the center and outreach programmes. It’s worth mentioning that Vulnerable Group Care Center builds the capacity of local communities in practicing successfully its main pillars, includes accountability, transparency, democracy, lobbying & advocacy, peace building, tolerance, GBV prevention, Gender mainstreaming, Human Rights Based Approaches (HRBA), and active participation of target groups in all project cycle.
MISSION: Through provision of holistic health, mental, social, psychological and economical care. MAIN OBJECTIVES .1 Rehabilitate and empower the children with special need/care physically, intellectually and mentally to be leaders in their community in the upcoming future. .2 Empower the youth and raise their awareness about malpractice behaviors as of but not limited to drug abuse, alcohols and crimes. .3 Contribute in improving the economic status and reduction of poverty through vocational training skills to prepare them to join the local and regional markets. .4 Empowerment of the most vulnerable females who has been exposed to domestic violence and gender based violence & provision of social protection. .5 Rehabilitates the elderly, physically, intellectually and mentally and integrates them in their families & society.
MAIN PROGRAMMES .1 Mother and child programme GVCC will provide mother and child health, mental health, social, and health awareness programmes, COVIDE 19, to contribute in reduction of mother and infant morbidity and mortality rates. .2 Social Protections of Women, Human Right Based Approach, GBV Prevention, Social protection, economic empowerment, Psychosocial and mental health. .3 Youth Promotion and Economic empowerment, health, social, psychological, cultural, education, income generation project, and sport programmes .4 Elderly Home Cares – provision of physiotherapy, assistive devices, occupational therapy, psychosocial and economic. .5 Emergencies and Relief Programme, Food Security and livelihoods, Cash for Work, Food, hygiene and kitchen kits during conflicts and Wars.