A brief summary of Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services (History )
Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services (SCHS) is a local non-profit organization founded in 1979 as a branch of the Arab Family Organization in the Gulf region, aiming to advance the Arab family and develop the social services it needs. SCHS was authorized under decree number 6/1981 issued by the Government of Sharjah on March 11th, 1981.
SCHS’s vision is to be a leader in advocacy, inclusion, and empowerment for persons with disabilities in the United Arab Emirates and the Arab world. It strives to reduce the causes of various disabilities through early intervention and community outreach. SCHS is an advocate aiming at the inclusion and empowerment of persons with disabilities through education, rehabilitation, and job placement to shape independent, self-reliant individuals in society.
SCHS has several branches, centers, schools, and departments such as: Al Amal School for the Deaf, Boarding School, Department of Speech Therapy, Al Wafaa School for Developmental Training and its branch in Al-Ramalah area with daytime and nighttime school which are dedicated to severe and multiple disabilities, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Department, Vocational Rehabilitation & Training Department, Center for Early Intervention, Sharjah City Audiology Center, SCHS Khorfakhan Branch, Al-Thaid Branch, Kalbaa Branch, Sharjah Autism Center, Emirates Special Arts Group, and Sharjah Social Empowerment Foundation “Tamkeen”.
SCHS relay on donations, gifts, revenues of activities, and school fees to cover for its everyday expenditure. In the last academic year, the number of students receiving direct services has reached 1200. On the other hand, more than the double of this number received indirect services such as aiding tools, insurance, and healthcare. These services are provided by a qualified cadre of more than 470 workers and employees.