Care is a priority at the Social Welfare Institutions.

Efforts are mobilized to provide comprehensive and specialized care and services to beneficiaries of all ages and categories at the Social Welfare Institutions.  

Also, SWI put together all efforts to ensure a core family environment for any beneficiary.

Exploring needs and guiding to proper care

For several reasons (war, economic distress, broken homes etc..), social problems occur and worsen if not targeted and properly addressed, like the loss of a family supporter, the abandoning of a new born baby, the exposure of youngsters to serious dangers, or the loss of financial means impeding the insurance of substantial needs of a disabled member of the family, and many other examples. Exploring those needs, setting forth plans to satisfying them, reaching out to the needy and facilitating their integration in the society are priorities to SWI.

Needs identification programs help SWI professionals channel and direct beneficiaries to the specialized institutions based on thorough individual assessment.

Internal care

Internal care is the service provided mainly to orphans and abandoned children whereby the child is provided a home with peers supervised by tutors.

A tutor is a relational reference to whom the recipient has recourse in each aspect of his life, taking full care of the child, keeping contacts with his/her original family (if available) and monitoring his/her school results, health needs, and other activities.

Education

It is the basic right of claim holders at the SWI. More than two thirds of the children get their education in 40 regular schools (in line with the social integration programs) spread all over the country with a very good rate of academic success.

The institutions provide children with school requirements and after school education to ensure high levels of academic achievements.

Special Education

Special needs children, both physical and mental, are offered special education through highly advanced programs ensured by qualified para-academic and para-medical bodies in addition to advanced technology to meet individual requirements (special computers for visually impaired and equipments for the hard at hearing and deaf).

Vocational Training

Once an adult, beneficiaries (mainly school drop outs and children with learning disabilities) are oriented towards one of the vocational centers at the SWI to pursue their education in parallel with the matching training, which stretches, from two to four years, depending on beneficiaries’ abilities and capabilities.

Rehabilitation

Children with handicap receive rehabilitation services at the SWI specialized institutions where they are evaluated and offered career guidance to match their abilities. Furthermore SWI provide placement and follow up services to all working special needs among beneficiaries.

Health Care

Heath care, awareness, prevention and treatment, are basic and essential services provided to all beneficiaries at SWI. Regular medical checkups, distribution of health leaflets and health awareness to beneficiaries and caregivers, vaccinations, hygiene, mental health and specialized consultations are routinely offered.

The medical corps includes nine physicians with different specializations (pediatrics, dentistry, neurology, geriatrics, ENT and GP) supported by a staff of nurses.

In addition, there are volunteer physicians working for SWI from different specializations (mainly obstetrics & gynecology, dermatology, ophthalmology, urology, etc…). According to the beneficiary’s needs, support services are offered: speech therapy, physiotherapy, psychomotor therapy, occupational health and therapy, counseling…

Nutrition

Beneficiaries are offered a balanced nutrition program necessary to their growth. Nutrition levels and healthy food provision are set and defined according to international standards and needs according to age. Nutrition specialists and dieticians regularly review and update the food list guaranteeing variety and nourishment.

Family Support

Widow assistance

The program provides financial and in-kind assistance to needy widows with children, in addition to psychological support through regular visits carried out by SWI social workers. 

Elderly

Services for individuals of the third age include, an elderly home, an elderly club for recreational activities aiming at developing and maintaining mental and health status. Also, SWI provide an elderly home health care program, meeting basic nursing services to needy ones.

Women’s Empowerment

SWI have dedicated an institution for less fortunate women, whereby women with incomplete education and / or suffering from difficult social and economic conditions, may enroll and receive intensive technical training in artifacts, cooking and other areas in addition to skills enhancements and adult literacy programs.

Children of Working Mothers

SWI has established a series of subsidized kindergarten for children and babies of low income working mothers to encourage women’s work; thus providing alternative specialized care at low cost.

Activities and other Services

* Educational

* Information technology training

* Cultural, sports & leisure

* Educational competitions

* Sports competitions

* Cultural activities

* Summer camps

* Trips

* Holiday visits and distribution of clothes to all SWI children

* Celebrations of cultural and national events

* Occasional gifts dedicated to SWI children by donors