{"id":162842,"date":"2026-07-16T12:01:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T09:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kirkonulkomaanapu.fi\/?post_type=artikkelit&p=162842"},"modified":"2026-07-16T12:43:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T09:43:58","slug":"disability-inclusion-key-to-fca-work-in-middle-east-region","status":"publish","type":"artikkelit","link":"https:\/\/www.kirkonulkomaanapu.fi\/en\/latest-news\/articles\/disability-inclusion-key-to-fca-work-in-middle-east-region\/","title":{"rendered":"Disability inclusion key to FCA work in Middle East region\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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MORE THAN ONE IN FOUR<\/strong> people in Syria – 28 per cent of the population aged two and above – lives with some form of disability, nearly double the global average, according to the UNDP<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the West Bank and Gaza, the number of people living with disabilities has risen sharply<\/a> since the war in Gaza began in October 2023. Across the region, persons with disabilities are among the most excluded from humanitarian response. They face physical, social, and institutional barriers that deepen with every new wave of crisis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

FCA\u2019s work on disability inclusion<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Finn Church Aid (FCA) is one of the leading organizations delivering disability-inclusive programming in Syria. We also work in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, where our support focuses on schoolchildren who need extra help to attend class because of a disability. Both programmes are shaped by the same rights-based principles. 
 
In 2025 and so far in 2026, FCA supported 1,165 people with disabilities in Syria, almost a third of them women. That support is wide-ranging. It includes providing assistive devices, making school buildings more accessible, and awarding grants for income generation, business development, and employment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mustafa, a university student with a physical disability in Lattakia, Syria, uses his new electric wheelchair to access his university and continue his studies more independently. Photo Ali Muhanna\/FCA<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Young people with disabilities benefit in particular from our employment support. Last year, FCA helped organize an inclusive job fair that brought together employers and jobseekers with disabilities. The fair offered 127 concrete job openings and 474 training places leading to employment, alongside sessions on workplace inclusion, CV writing, interview skills, and legal frameworks for accessible workplaces. 
 
In the Occupied Palestinian Territories over the same period, FCA supported 148 persons with disabilities as programme beneficiaries, 61 of them women. This work centres on education. It includes assistive devices for students with disabilities, school rehabilitation, and training and support for teachers and partner organizations on inclusive education. 
 
This is a region where conflict and stress factors are high, due to the long-term impacts of conflict and displacement, which have significant increased barriers for persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups. Therefore, we also provide support sessions for students, promoting well-being and resilience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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