Humanity and Inclusion Northeastern Syria Humanity and Inclusion Nordöstra Syrien Handicap International/Humanity and Inclusion (HI) har inkommit till Sida med ansökan om stöd om totalt 37 miljoner kronor för ett prjektet "Strenghtening physical rehabilitation services in the North-East of Syria" för perioden maj 2020 till april 2022.  

Projektet syftar till att öka tillgången till fysisk rehabilitering och proteser för människor drabbade av konflikt i nordöstra Syrien. 

HI arbetar sedan tidigare med sjukhus och hälsomottagningar i tre governorat i nordöstra Syrien (Hasakeh, Raqqa and Der Ezzor) och de kommer att ge 3900 personer skräddarsydda rehabiliteringsprogram som inkluderar bl.a. sjukgymnastik, tillhandahållande av hjälpmedel såsom proteser, psyko-socialt stöd etc. De kommer även att arbeta med familjemedlemmar för att ge dem stöd och öka deras kunskap, utbilda hälsopersonal i fysisk rehabilitering och psyko-socialt stöd samt arbeta med intern och extern remiterring till relevanta instanser.

Sida är den enda givaren till detta projekt och finansierar hela projektkostnaden om 37 miljoner SEK. 

Controller har medverkat i bedömning av detta projekt och framtagande av avtal och beslut. Handicap International/Humanity and Inclusion (HI) has applied for funding for of 37 million SEK for the project Strenghtening physical rehabilitation services in the North-East of Syria during the period May 2020 to April 2022. 

The project aims to enhance access to physical rehabilitation and prosthetic for conflict-affected populations through a multi-disciplinary approach.  

HI will work with existing rehab units in hospitals and health facilities. They will 1) provide multi-disciplinary rehabilitation services tailored to specific needs of each beneficiary: 3900 patients including for example physio-therapy, prosthetics, psycho-social support, 2) provide education sessions and psycho-social support sessions to caregivers of persons with functional limitations, 3) train Syrian health staff in physical rehab, psycho-social support or prosthetics services and 4) conduct internal and external referrals to relevant services using Gender, Age, Disability (GAD) sensitive elements.

Sida will be the only donor to the project and cover the total project cost: 37 million SEK. The project will contribute to improving the lives of persons with functional limitations in Northeastern Syria by enabling them to gain or re-gain their functional independence through rehabilitation services. The overall objective of the intervention is that Access to quality and GAD (Gender, Age and Disability) inclusive physical rehab services for vulnerable persons is improved, in three governorates in Northeastern Syria through a) Activities focusing on the strengthening of health facilities in providing quality services and b) Activities focusing on reinforcing beneficiaries awareness, participation and feedback on the services, in order to: 
1) Increasing access: providing and scaling up physical rehabilitation services in existing rehabilitation units or supporting the setting up of services. Mobile teams will also do home visits to beneficiaries when they cannot come to the rehabilitation fixed point.
2) Strengthening the health system through close collaboration/capacity building of health facilities and training/coaching of staff members to provide a qualitative and patient-centred service. 
3) Ensuring that beneficiaries are aware of the services and can access it, that they can provide feedback that will inform improvement and adaptation of the services. 
This overall objective will contribute to a longer term vision of health system strengthening where Syrias national health plan will, building on existing structures, ensure sustainable physical rehabilitation services at three different levels: Specialized rehabilitation services, intermediate rehabilitation services and community level rehabilitation services.