Palestine

Development of youth work and awareness of volunteering

Capacity Building for the Network .

Project to promote the concepts of dialogue and networking among university students Tthagev young parliamentary life Awareness of the role of the Legislative Council Participate in all activities of local and international

PYU implements programs in the following areas: rural development and agricultural support; promotion of human rights; promotion of women's rights and equal opportunities; development education activities, summer camps; capacity building of local institutions; youth exchange programs under the framework of the Euro Med program; delivering counseling (psychosocial support) in three areas of West Bank; cultural activities; voluntary work, and network with local and international organizations. and campaigns to arise public opinion on matters of : environmental protection, health risk protection; early marriage; olive picking campaigns.

• PALFD has conducted a training programs to activate the political participation of youth( male and female) in order to raise awareness about political participation and to encourage them to exercise an active role in the upcoming elections both at the presidential , local , and the Legislative Council elections and the trade unions to have a compressor active role in the community. • PALFD has conducted awareness meetings with a number of frameworks and female leaders in the Palestinian factions of Palestine Liberation Organization with regard to women's participation in political action. • PALFD Participate with the female frameworks of political parties , women's organizations , legal centers and institutions of civil society in the weekly vigil campaign to end the division between Gaza and the West bank . • PALFD has started implementing a project " Youth for democracy and women's rights " in partnership with the General Union of Palestinian Women " GUPW " the German Friedrich Ebert Stifttung " FES". The project started with training course and forming the Leadership and Democracy Forum (LDF) through which will be combined in its membership all of the youth and women to in order to exchange ideas and support women issues and enhance leadership to create better community so the training program has been conducted on 05.04.2014 for 25 college student for a period of six days of training in the following topics:  mass communication and dialogue  leadership skills and team building  Gender and Women's Rights  planning initiatives and campaigns  Social media and its role in campaigns The trainees coordinated to implement 4 open discussion meetings to discuss largely the initiative : " Rejection of partisanship and promote tolerance through Palestinian community " The Discussion meetings were led by the youth and were attended by their colleagues of university students and interested persons. The project now change his direction after the war on Gaza Strip in 2014 so it directing the members of GUPW as we are conducting workshops at the governorates to discuss the role of GUPW after war on Gaza . " PALFD" carried out number of projects and activities and events over the past year 2013 and this year 2014 according to its various programs , so this report briefing the main projects and activities (Note there are some activities we have started on ground before we get the license : As their social responsibility and community participation during emergency events, PALFD in cooperation with charitable persons has been distributed emergency aid to (100) families affected by the barometric depression "Alexa" which struck the Gaza Strip mid-December of 2013 • PALFD keep in touch (during the eight days war on Gaza Strip in November 2012 with the targeted categories and try to mitigate them in Beit Hanoun, as after war it continued distributing hygiene kits and food parcels through some organizations like (GUPW) general union of Palestinian women and (SDC) social development commission of Fateh movement . • PALFD participated in the celebration of International Women's Day inside and outside the forum , through some of the activities that have participated with other institutions. • PALFD coordinated to help youth to get marry through providing financial assistance . • Relief Activities : Since the beginning of the brutal aggression on the Gaza Strip on the day of July 7/ 2014 led to the fall of the thousands of martyrs and thousands of wounded and the displacement of thousands of homes as 2139 people killed, 490 of them children, 11,000 wounded and the number of candidate to increase due to the large number of very serious injuries and clinical death and salvage from the rubble of scattered areas in the Gaza Strip. " Also 20,000 homes destroyed, and 500,000 people displaced. From our community and national responsibility we carried out the following activities during the war : 1. Forum has distributed 200 food parcels in collaboration with the Qatar Foundation for the victims of war 2. Iftar campaign "from house to house," where PALFD distributed 200 breakfast on the cases affected 3. PALFD have distributed food parcels in 1000 in collaboration with the business and traders in Gaza 4. We have distributed 200 mattresses and 300 blankets with partnership with GUPW for displaced people in schools.

• PALFD has conducted a training programs to activate the political participation of youth( male and female) in order to raise awareness about political participation and to encourage them to exercise an active role in the upcoming elections both at the presidential , local , and the Legislative Council elections and the trade unions to have a compressor active role in the community. • PALFD has conducted awareness meetings with a number of frameworks and female leaders in the Palestinian factions of Palestine Liberation Organization with regard to women's participation in political action. • PALFD Participate with the female frameworks of political parties , women's organizations , legal centers and institutions of civil society in the weekly vigil campaign to end the division between Gaza and the West bank . • PALFD has started implementing a project " Youth for democracy and women's rights " in partnership with the General Union of Palestinian Women " GUPW " the German Friedrich Ebert Stifttung " FES". The project started with training course and forming the Leadership and Democracy Forum (LDF) through which will be combined in its membership all of the youth and women to in order to exchange ideas and support women issues and enhance leadership to create better community so the training program has been conducted on 05.04.2014 for 25 college student for a period of six days of training in the following topics:  mass communication and dialogue  leadership skills and team building  Gender and Women's Rights  planning initiatives and campaigns  Social media and its role in campaigns The trainees coordinated to implement 4 open discussion meetings to discuss largely the initiative : " Rejection of partisanship and promote tolerance through Palestinian community " The Discussion meetings were led by the youth and were attended by their colleagues of university students and interested persons. The project now change his direction after the war on Gaza Strip in 2014 so it directing the members of GUPW as we are conducting workshops at the governorates to discuss the role of GUPW after war on Gaza . " PALFD" carried out number of projects and activities and events over the past year 2013 and this year 2014 according to its various programs , so this report briefing the main projects and activities (Note there are some activities we have started on ground before we get the license : As their social responsibility and community participation during emergency events, PALFD in cooperation with charitable persons has been distributed emergency aid to (100) families affected by the barometric depression "Alexa" which struck the Gaza Strip mid-December of 2013 • PALFD keep in touch (during the eight days war on Gaza Strip in November 2012 with the targeted categories and try to mitigate them in Beit Hanoun, as after war it continued distributing hygiene kits and food parcels through some organizations like (GUPW) general union of Palestinian women and (SDC) social development commission of Fateh movement . • PALFD participated in the celebration of International Women's Day inside and outside the forum , through some of the activities that have participated with other institutions. • PALFD coordinated to help youth to get marry through providing financial assistance . • Relief Activities : Since the beginning of the brutal aggression on the Gaza Strip on the day of July 7/ 2014 led to the fall of the thousands of martyrs and thousands of wounded and the displacement of thousands of homes as 2139 people killed, 490 of them children, 11,000 wounded and the number of candidate to increase due to the large number of very serious injuries and clinical death and salvage from the rubble of scattered areas in the Gaza Strip. " Also 20,000 homes destroyed, and 500,000 people displaced. From our community and national responsibility we carried out the following activities during the war : 1. Forum has distributed 200 food parcels in collaboration with the Qatar Foundation for the victims of war 2. Iftar campaign "from house to house," where PALFD distributed 200 breakfast on the cases affected 3. PALFD have distributed food parcels in 1000 in collaboration with the business and traders in Gaza 4. We have distributed 200 mattresses and 300 blankets with partnership with GUPW for displaced people in schools.

PALTEAM seeks through activities, projects, youth and women's programs and initiatives to play a prominent role in the development of society and to empower marginalized groups. PALTEAM can access and implement activities at all governorates of GAZA through its partnership with several organizations such as GUPW (General of Palestinian women) , and it can access a very wide category of the Palestinian community, particularly women, disabled people, youth. We target people with disabilities through a project “Empower medical cadres in Palestine” in cooperation with Slovenian Nour Institute and funded by ITF, where 40 physiotherapists were targeted in advanced topics according to their needs, its implemented in partnership with Al-Azhar University and the Physiotherapy Syndicate Additionally this project target people with disabilities with home visits for physiotherapy, and providing help tools with them. The main activities have targeted 1920 beneficiaries in 6 months. They were implemented with partnership concentrate at awareness at GBV, legal issues, political participation, women and youth rights, Good Citizenship and Governance By Empowerment and Capacity Building Program and Good Citizenship and Governance: These programs focus on empowering and building capacities for vulnerable groups specially women to access their economic, political and legal rights through providing multi-sectoral services and promoting their access to opportunities. This includes sensitizing target groups about the international laws and conventions relating their rights specially to women and increasing their access to political and economic rights and opportunities. It also includes the provision of legal aid services that enhance their protection and security and prevent their exposure to violence. By Heritage &Cultural Exchange program PALTEAM has implemented awareness workshops about the Palestinian culture and it has prominent participation in national and heritage events In achieving its vision and mission, PALTEAM is committed to working within a multi-sector human rights approach based on human rights principles, social indicators and national priorities and strongly believes in the importance of women’s role in developing communities, Empowering marginalized groups including women and children and gender mainstreaming into all programs and activities offered. The PALTEAM's philosophy is built on being an organization adopting Human Rights Based (HRB) participatory holistic approach in responding to the needs of the target groups and promoting women’s rights in the Palestinian Society. to promote equality and social justice in the Palestinian society and protect the rights – as defined under international human rights frameworks and international humanitarian law - of women (including those with disabilities) exposed to VAW through their inclusion in mainstream services and initiatives in the Gaza Strip and influencing decision makers and legislators to bring about change at the level of local laws and policies that undermine women’s access to justice. The beneficiaries and stakeholders participate actively and effectively in designing PALTEAM’s interventions and forming its strategic thinking and plans.

Training & capacity Building
Community Development
Democracy, civic education and Governance
Youth Development
Research & Studies
Think Tanks and Strategic Development
Policy Development
Dialogue

• A Students parliament with 300 children in UNRWA schools in Gaza Strip through the project "Listen! I have a voice"
• "Technology opportunities!" project, targeting unemployed graduates.
• The "Youth Net" for defenders of human rights and public freedom with150 young people in Gaza Strip.
• Awareness of different activities based on the Assembly on its voluntary effort, through its board of directors and a team of volunteers.
• Youth Parliament aims to establish a platform for free expression of youth.
• The pressure and advocacy program it contributes to promoting the rule of law and separation of authorities.
• The program of research and studies, it contributes to the strengthening of community control.