The Dr. Haider Abdel Shafi Center for Culture and Development has completed 20 psychological support sessions as part of the psychological and social intervention project for women affected by the war, funded by the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives.

The sessions were conducted in shelters in the Khan Younis and Deir al-Balah areas, training 25 women per session in psychological and social support groups overseen by specialized psychologists.

The project aims to provide psychological and social support to 500 women over 20 sessions, evenly distributed across various shelters in the southern region. The sessions focus on techniques for coping with psychological stress and building psychological resilience.

We have now transitioned to the second phase of the project, which includes individual sessions for 100 women in need of immediate and urgent intervention, identified through the group sessions