Jerusalem Princess Basma Centre

Originally established in 1965 as a home for children with physical disabilities – mainly polio and resulting paralysis – is has evolved into an organization dedicated to more broadly meeting the needs of children with disabilities and their families. It is a charitable, non-governmental and non-profit institution.

Princess Basma Centre provides services to children with disabilities and their families from East Jerusalem and the West Bank, through the Centre itself and through the outreach program in the West Bank. Beginning in 1999, the Centre began providing highly specialized services for hearing impaired children and training opportunities for disabled adults of East Jerusalem. In 2010, the Centre broadened its focus to include Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) as one of its most important projects. In just three years, the Centre had become one of the pioneering institutions in autism treatment in the region.

In 2015, the Centre joined with other human rights organizations to continue to promote and contribute to increased realization of the rights and entitlements of adults and children with disabilities from East Jerusalem. The Centre continues to develop its capacities for providing services to those with autism spectrum disorder, as well as develop a deeper understanding of attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder and its impact on families.