authorities require suchdemolition beforetheoccupants movetotheirnew quarters. TheIsraeli Government's position isthatmaterials fromdemolished housesareusedbytherefugees innewconstruction, andcongestion inthecampsis alsorelieved. TheAgencyopposes suchdemolitions andbelieves theyaddtothe acutehousingcrisisintheGazaStripastheroomsthusdemolished arenot available torehouse otherpoorfamilies livinginover-crowded conditions. 4.Welfare 141:Therearenow26,864families registered withUNRWAasspecial hardship cases, comprising 103,857 persons. Smallcashgrantstotalling $294,871 weregivento 76,324persons, whileassistance inotherformswasgivento107,083 persons. Welfare workers helpedsolveindividual andfamilyproblems through counselling and guidance. Artificial limbsanaotherprosthetic devices weregivento 598handi~apped refugees, while25destitute persons, 109oldpeopleand24orphans wereplacedininstitutions, mostofthemfreeofcharge. Voluntary agencies gave 81tonsofusedclQthing and5,430blankets toUNRWAfordistribution torefugee welfare cases. And432destitute families werehelpedtorepairorreconstruct theirshelters. 142.Pre-school activities forchildren aredirected totheparticular needsofthe three-tosix-year-olds andaimtodevelop theirpotential through playperiods supervised bytrained teachers. Thereare51centres serving 4,812children. The American Friends' Service Committee obtained funding for16UNRWA-operated centres intheGazaStrip,including oneintheEgyptian sectorofRafah;theHolyLand -24-Chri King fina 143. Youn 17,2 teok self cent auth the acti Bank, revi at0 prog ane carp educa 144. schoo provi women 17wo craft ands Strip autho, isof handc over obtair enablE incomE 145.' them. Blind Ponti speci 146. andno (NPA) establ south andis soona return theGa 147. andJa withtfjChristian Mission finances andoperates sevenintheWestBankandtheUnitedKingdom SavetheChildren FundrunsthreeinLebanon. Theremaining centres arefinanced either bylocalgroupsorothervoluntary agencies. 143.Youthactivities arecarried outinco-operation withtheWorldAlliance ofYoungMen'sChristian Associations in38refugee camps. Overthepastyear,17,253youngrefugees participated, inclUding 1,475boysunder16yearsofagewhoteokpartinself-improvement projects andrecreational programmes. Twelveself-help projects werecompleted incampsbythemembers ofyouthactivitiescentres. IntheWestBank,fiveofthecentres wereclosed bytheIsraeliauthorities, fourofthemthroughout thereporting period, andintheGazaStrip,theRafahCentrehasremained closedsinceAugust 1983,inbothcasesforactivities regarded ashostile (seepara.181oflastyear'sreport). IntheWestBank,theAgencyitselfclosedtheCentreatJalazone fortheentireyearunderreviewandtheFara'acentre from12February 1983,because ofdist~rbances. But atothercentres, therehasbeenincreased interest intheyouthactivitiesprogramme. IntheArroub campintheWestBank,refugee youngsters havecompletedanewcentre, whichisnowinuse.IntheWestBank,theAgencyalsorunsthreecarpentry centres where48youngrefugees, whootherwise wouldnotreceive furthereducation ortrain~ng, areequipped withbasicskillsduring aone-year course. 144.Manyoftherefugeegirlsandyoungwomen, whoareunabletocomplete formalschooling, arenevertheless keentoacquireskillswhichwillenable themtoprovide morefortheirfamilies andraisetheirstandard ofliving. TheAgency'swomen'sactivities, embroidery andsewingcentres arepopular forthisreason. The17women'sactivities centres offeravariedafternoon programme ofinstruction incrafts, healtheducation andchildcare,aswellasliteracy classes andculturalandsporting activities. Anewwomen's activity centre wasopenedintheGazaStrip,andanextension toanother, reported lastyearasstopped bytheIsraeliauthorities, wasco~ordinated andbuiltthisyear. Amoreformalone-year courseisoffered atthe33sewingcentres indressmaking, embroidery andknitting, byhandandmachine. Attheendofthecourse, whichwasfollowed by943youngwomenoverthepastyear,thesuccessful graduates areawarded adiploma whichhelpsthemobtain employment. InLebanon, thedemand fromwomenfortraining whichwillenable themtomakemoneyisgreatly increased withthelossofnormalsources ofincome~ IntheGazaStrip,extensions weremadetotwosewingcentres. 145.'Special training wasprovided for212disabled refugee children tointegratethemintothelifeoftheircommunity. Seventy ofthemattended theCentrefortheBlindinGaza,whichisoperated forrefugees bytheAgencyandfinanced bythePontifical Mission forpalestine, andtheothersweretraining atsimilarspecialized institutions inthearea.
**Analysis**
This text appears to be focused on the daily life and well-being of Palestinian refugees, particularly in the Gaza Strip and West Bank. It highlights various programs and services provided by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) to address their needs, including education, employment, health, and humanitarian aid. The text also mentions the challenges faced by the refugees, such as demolition of homes, overcrowding, and lack of access to education and employment.

**Category**
Education, Health, Humanitarian aid and relief