Acronyms and Abbreviations CBR Community-based Rehabilitation CBM CRPD Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities CTP Cash Transfer Program CWD Children with Disabilities DPO Disabled People’s Organization EDSP Education Development Strategic Plan FGD Focus Group Discussion ICF International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health INGO International Non-Government Organization MOEHE Ministry of Education and Higher Education MOH Ministry of Health MOL Ministry of Labor MOSA Ministry of Social Affairs NAD Norwegian Association of Disabled NGO Nongovernmental Organization PA Palestinian Authority PCBS Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics PWD People with Disabilities TVET Technical and Vocational Education and Training UN United Nations UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund UNRWA United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East WHO World Health Organization WWD Women with Disabilities Hafez M. H. Ghanem Regional Vice President Steen Jorgensen Country Director Arup Banerjee Senior Global Practice Director Yasser El-Gammal Practice Manager Iqbal Kaur Task Team Leader Samira Hillis, Monsterrat Pallares-Miralles Task Team ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This assessment was prepared by a World Bank team led by Iqbal Kaur, Senior Social Protection specialist and comprising Samira Hillis (Program Leader for West Bank and Gaza, GSPDR), Ola
Acronyms and Abbreviations CBR Community-based Rehabilitation CBM CRPD Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities CTP Cash Transfer Program CWD Children with Disabilities DPO Disabled People’s Organization EDSP Education Development Strategic Plan FGD Focus Group Discussion ICF INGO International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health International Non-Government Organization MOEHE Ministry of Education and Higher Education MOH Ministry of Health MOL Ministry of Labor MOSA Ministry of Social Affairs NAD Norwegian Association of Disabled NGO Nongovernmental Organization PA Palestinian Authority PCBS Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics PWD People with Disabilities TVET Technical and Vocational Education and Training UN United Nations UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund UNRWA United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East WHO World Health Organization WWD Women with Disabilities Regional Vice President Country Director Senior Global Practice Director Practice Manager Task Team Leader Task Team Hafez M. H. Ghanem Steen Jorgensen Arup Banerjee Yasser El-Gammal Iqbal Kaur Samira Hillis, Monsterrat Pallares-Miralles ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This assessment was prepared by a World Bank team led by Iqbal Kaur, Senior Social Protection specialist and comprising Samira Hillis (Program Leader for West Bank and Gaza, GSPDR), Ola
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