Our'Sahati' (My Health) intervention, financed by Otto per Mille funds from the Waldensian Church, was successfully concluded. It has been active since May 2025 in Jordan to improve the autonomy, mobility and social inclusion of adults and minors with disabilities in Syrian refugee and host communities in the governorates of Amman, Zarqa and Irbid.

Despite significant legal progress in Jordan for persons with disabilities, women, men, boys and girls continue to face obstacles in meeting their needs and exercising their rights due to both an underfunded public system and socio-cultural and economic barriers. The demand for health services has increased over the years for the Syrian refugee community, putting pressure on the national health system, and costs remain very high.

In this context, the provision of specialised services for people with disabilities therefore remains a major concern.

This is why we are particularly happy to have managed to reach 322 people in just a few months, exceeding by 120% the target that 'Sahati' initially set itself, thanks to home rehabilitation services, the provision of mobility aids and prostheses, and training sessions for people with disabilities and caregivers.

Un Ponte Per has been present in Jordan with projects aimed at people with disabilities for many years, and our activities include the deployment of a mobile unit composed of occupational therapists, physiotherapists and social workers, who again ensured regular interventions by reaching particularly vulnerable areas and maintaining continuity with the activities started in the previous project, "Masahat Aamina II".

In six months, 229 people - including a majority of women and girls - had access to specialised rehabilitation sessions (35 occupational therapy and 194 physiotherapy).

In coordination with the Ministry of Social Development, Un Ponte Per also updated and implemented the mobility aids distribution plan, delivering 114 devices to 100 people at the Zarqa rehabilitation centre. In parallel, the Mobile Unit conducted 229 training sessions on home rehabilitation exercises, use and maintenance of the aids, involving 159 people with disabilities and 70 caregivers, and was able to distribute another 208 mobility aids to a total of 112 people.

"Sahati" also enabled us to strengthen cooperation with national and international organisations through our participation in coordination groups for protection work in the country. Co-operation with the Ministry of Social Development enabled a targeted distribution of aids.

All our staff in Jordan have also received specific training on PSEAH(Protection from Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment) policies to prevent all forms of sexual harassment and abuse, confirming our organisation's commitment to protecting the people we work with.

By significantly exceeding the expected results, the 'Sahati' project confirms the importance of ensuring access to free, comprehensive and culturally sensitive rehabilitation services in improving the well-being, functional autonomy and social inclusion of persons with disabilities in refugee and host communities in Jordan.

Thanks to our long-standing collaboration with the Waldensian Church, and the support provided by Otto per Mille funds, it was possible for us to carry out this additional intervention, guaranteeing continuity in access to services for the communities we have been working with for years in the country.