FLC: YMCA - Empowering Young Palestinian Women with Disabilities to Access their Rights Persons with disabilities (PWD) are among the most socially excluded and vulnerable people in the Palestinian society with very poor living conditions. They face multiple deprivations including high levels of poverty lack of access to basic services such a
s education and health lack of voice and accountability and persistent stigma and discrimination. most of the PWD do not know their specific rights as citizens with disability nor do their families or communities. This causes a vicious circle; while PWD an
d their communities are unaware of their rights they are not demanding the implementation of the law ? in health social services education transportation and employment among others. Decision makers continue to lack an understanding of their needs and both
 the law and strategy remain unenforced.The project will contribute towards enhancing social inclusion and participation of young women with disabilities in the Palestinian Society it will target the most marginalized women with physical disability in the 
West Bank merge it into the following 6 groups of districts: East Jerusalem Bethlehem and Jericho Ramallah Nablus + Salfit Tulkarem + Qaliqilya Jenin + Tubas Hebron. A special focus will be given to young women with disabilities from remote areas areas C a
nd the surrounding villages of the above districts underserved or unserved areas where the Palestinian Authority is providing limited social services. The project will follow a twin track approach. On one hand it will work on building the capacity of YWPD 
to influence attitudes practices and decision making processes in local and national government to protect the rights of young women living with disabilities and to call for effective implementation of the National Disability Strategy (NDS) and ensure that
 it will not lose its energy with a specific focus on Strategic Approach 3 4 and 6 of the ?National Strategic Plan of the Disability Sector in the OPT 2012?. On the other hand the project will identify the required steps to facilitate the access of YWPDs t
o education health employment and training opportunities; that will include enhancing their vocational and technical capacities enhance their mobility and physical conditions to ensure that they are empowered and enabled to participate on an equal basis wi
th others. Persons with disabilities (PWD) are among the most socially excluded and vulnerable people in the Palestinian society with very poor living conditions. They face multiple deprivations including high levels of poverty lack of access to basic services such a
s education and health lack of voice and accountability and persistent stigma and discrimination.  most of the PWD do not know their specific rights as citizens with disability nor do their families or communities.  This causes a vicious circle; while PWD 
and their communities are unaware of their rights they are not demanding the implementation of the law ? in health social services education transportation and employment among others. Decision makers continue to lack an understanding of their needs and bo
th the law and strategy remain unenforced.The project will contribute towards enhancing social inclusion and participation of young women with disabilities in the Palestinian Society it will target the most marginalized women with physical disability in th
e West Bank merge it into the following 6 groups of districts: East Jerusalem Bethlehem and Jericho Ramallah Nablus + Salfit Tulkarem + Qaliqilya Jenin + Tubas Hebron. A special focus will be given to young women with disabilities from remote areas areas C
 and the surrounding villages of the above districts underserved or unserved areas where the Palestinian Authority is providing limited social services. The project will follow a twin track approach. On one hand it will work on building the capacity of YWP
D to influence attitudes practices and decision making processes in local and national government to protect the rights of young women living with disabilities and to call for effective implementation of the National Disability Strategy (NDS) and ensure th
at it will not lose its energy with a specific focus on Strategic Approach 3 4 and 6 of the ?National Strategic Plan of the Disability Sector in the OPT 2012?. On the other hand the project will identify the required steps to facilitate the access of YWPDs
 to education health employment and training opportunities; that will include enhancing their vocational and technical capacities enhance their mobility and physical conditions to ensure that they are empowered and enabled to participate on an equal basis 
with others.