The National Center for Community
Rehabilitation received a delegation from the representative
of The Netherlands in charge of Mr. Frans Makken, head of
the office. The delegation was received by Khaled Abu Zaid,
chairman of the NCCR ,the administrative crew of the center,
a delegation from the Dutch foundation, Kifaia, and a
delegation from the Dutch senate. Mr. Makken visited the
center on the accompany of two crews of the Dutch TV.,
aiming to be acquainted with the center, and its services
offered to the physically disabled , and deaf people in all
governorates of Gaza.
Mr. Makke extended his pleasure for
the endeavors , accomplished by the center to improve and
develop the rehabilitative , and educational programs and
services allocated for the physically disabled, and deaf
people in Gaza. Likewise, he appraised the center's role in
fostering community awareness about issues and rights of the
disabled. Afterwards, Mr. Makken along with the
administrative crew, Kifaia foundation team, and the Dutch
T.V accompanied the medical team of the center for home
visits to many physically disabled people, in an effort to
convey the Dutch community the fait accompli of the
disabled in Palestine, to support the steadfastness of the
Palestinian people, and to show the effects of the siege
imposed on the Palestinian people and its impacts on the
disabled in particular . At the end of the meeting, Mr.
Khaled Abu Zaid thanked the representative, and the whole
delegation for their ongoing support to the Palestinian
people's steadfastness against the severe siege.