شارع خلة مشعل 23- بيت حنينا - القدس
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Palestinian Territories
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The Armaa Jerusalem Community Foundation is a non-governmental and non-profit organization committed to sustainable development for population of East Jerusalem and the West Bank. Armaa The Armaa Jerusalem Community Foundation is a non-governmental and non-profit organization committed to sustainable development for population of East Jerusalem and the West Bank. Armaa has developed a solid reputation and track record of excellent performance since 2014. It is the only community organization working to promote reading, writing and critical thinking as a way to develop the community both economically and socially in East Jerusalem and the West Bank (and particularly in the area C). It works day after day to improve the quality of Education in the local community as a regular partner for a web of six hundred schools (600) schools and four (4) Palestinian Universities in the fragmented area community organization working to promote reading, writing and critical thinking as a way to develop the community both economically and socially in East Jerusalem and the West Bank (and particularly in the area C). It works day after day to improve the quality of Education in the local community as a regular partner for a web of six hundred schools (600) schools and four (4) Palestinian Universities in the fragmented area.
Enhance reading and develop reading skills. - Develop the skills of creative writing. - Strengthening the multi-level thinking skills. - Developing the skills of workers who work with children and guide their efforts towards the enhancement of reading and research. - Enhance communication trends and diversity, and accepting differences among children. - Advocate for children's issues by spreading their stories in order to be known locally and internationally. - Strengthen the presence of Jerusalem on the cultural creativity level of Palestinian children. - Consolidate the spirit of voluntary work to serve and promote children issues.
The following relevant projects were implemented by Armaa Organization in 2016-2019: - (2019) Purchase of a van and its customization with portable shelves and some supplies (plastic chairs and tables) to turn into the “Armaa Mobile Library”. This equipment was funded thanks to a Turkish donor, Vaktikiraat organization, but it still lacks new books and more activities need to be implemented. - (2019) Workshops aiming to enhance reading skills and reading-orientated activities for children and their mothers funded by Siniora, a Palestinian private donor. - (2018) Armaa successfully implemented the first edition of the “Shatha” project, in partnership with the NGO Al-Razi. This project was funded by the Polish Aid, and was aiming first and foremost to empower young females to become professionally active as social leaders and find work opportunities within a network of schools and tourist agencies and organizations. This first stage of the “Shatha” project enabled 20 young ladies to offer professional tour guides for children, responding to a strong demand from East Jerusalem and West Bank schools. - (2015-2019) The project “Stand like an olive tree” was successfully implemented for five seasons. It aimed to enhance the attachment of Jerusalemite children to their land & cultural heritage through an educational olive picking activities performed for more than 150 classes of East Jerusalem schools. - (2017-2019) The project ”Be An Ambassador for Jerusalem” enabled teenagers from East Jerusalem secondary schools to be guided through the city with a local tour guide and to become “ambassadors” for a day through specific activities. It was funded by donations from the Palestinian private sector. - (2016- 2019) “Summer camp: by behaving well, I improve myself and my community, season 2”, “Winter camps: Castana, season 4, 5 and 6”. These projects were aiming to offer educational activities for Palestinian children from schools situated in East Jerusalem and West Bank, during the school break. The activities were supervised by a team of 45 female youth leaders trained by Armaa. They were funded by donations from the Palestinian private sector. - (2017) “Story with a Cup of Tea” funded by the Irish Representative Office. This project aimed to bring Palestinian families together to watch a story related to social issues, followed by a debate, in a safe environment. It took place every two weeks from January until May 2017.