Organization


Acronym
LUPD
Name
Lebanese Union for People with Physical Disabilities
Type
Local Civil Society Organization
General Director
Sylvana Lakkis
E-mail
info@lphu.com
Phone
+9611807367
Website
http://www.lphu.com
Specialties
Description
NGO founded in 1981 as a grassroots organization built by and for people with disabilities.

MISSION
- Defend rights of people with disabilities to have equal opportunities and quality of life and to ensure that their basic needs (health, education, employment, socio-economic integration, freedom of choice) are respected and guaranteed
- Eradicate marginalization and gender discrimination from the lives of people with physical disabilities
- Mobilize people with physical disabilities to speak on their own behalf
- Promote the spread of a culture of inclusion and right of participation