West Bank/ Ramallah/ Balou' street
Ramallah
Palestinian Territories
- Human rights
By assisting its members in achieving psychological and social adaptation that fosters, promotes, and empowers creativity, we hope to strengthen Palestinian society. The Board of Directors, Executive Staff, and Volunteers of Nafs for Empowerment all work in favourable conditions that are constantly being improved by the organization. The Board of Directors is made up of 9 members who are experienced at monitoring and directing the institution's operations. On the other hand, we have 7 workers who are experienced in the field, and more than 10 volunteers. Nafs raised fund from major donors that contributed in financing its activities. We collaborated with GIZ for 3 years, and the Japanese Front Line Corporation for 3 years. Our initiatives are founded on the Psycho-Social Support Program, which Nafs implements with the goal of assisting people in overcoming trauma, post-traumatic symptoms, and the effects that emerge from it. Additionally, the Community Awareness Program aims to encourage community participation by encouraging people to initiate local projects. Finally, the Program for Lobbying and Advocacy, which represents one of the main themes of the Society's activities at all levels.
Our Vision: An Empowered Palestinian Society, enjoying psychosocial welfare, psychological health and social justice. Our Mission: Nafs institution is a Humanitarian Palestinian institution based in Ramallah, a pioneer institution contributes to create capable people to adapt to reality according to Human rights and humanitarian international and Palestinian resolutions. Our Goals: Help and rehabilitate the Palestinian society members through empowering them psychologically, socially and legally in order to achieve the psychosocial well-being. Contribute to decreasing the psychological problems for the marginalized groups (Women, Children, Youth and people with special needs) who are suffering from poverty, unemployment, abuse and discrimination. Intervene to achieving psychosocial balance for the people suffering of wars, torture and disasters in the Palestinian community
Here are some of the activities that Nafs for Empowerment did during the last 5 years. Psychosocial care for children in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank project, in collaboration with Japanese Front Line Corporation, which targeted students from Jalazone and Qalandia Camp, and it was funded by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2017-2020). Also, The Young Citizen Project, which was a collaboration with Young Women’s Christian Association YWCA, which targeted youth and students in the villages of East Ramallah, and it was funded by Young Women’s Christian Association YWCA (2019-2022). Another project was, Psychosocial support in the Jordan Valley communities’ project, in collaboration with Cooperation Foundation for Conflict Resolution, which targeted children from the Jordan Valley, and it was funded by French Development Agency AFD (2019-2020). Also we have worked with GIZ in three projects. Firstly, Empowering psychosocial youth through volunteering, in collaboration with Support and stability program for Palestine (GIZ Palestine), which targeted youths from the western and eastern Ramallah villages, and it was funded by the German Foreign Ministry (Feb- June 2019). Secondly, Active youth for change project, , in collaboration with Support and stability program for Palestine (GIZ Palestine), which targeted youths from western and eastern Ramallah villages (Oct – June 2019). Finally, Youth Leading the Community –Masahat-, in collaboration with Support and stability program for Palestine (GIZ Palestine), which targeted youths from the western and eastern Ramallah villages, and it was funded by the German Foreign Ministry (2022-2023).
NAFS has a network in European and South Med of youth organizations and human rights institutions. We work together to develop projects, capacity building, and new partnerships in the region. This can support the National ALF network in Palestine to enhance the collaboration in the region and bring added value partnerships and projects that make Palestine active and a contributor in the network. NAFS has a mandate to support youth and service providers with psychosocial support through different types of activities.
NAFS is seeking to collaborate in the EuroMed region under a recognized national umbrella of network such as the ALF national network and is willing to support potential projects and get involved in relevant calls and consortiums to contribute to the improvement in the EuroMed collaboration.