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PALFD is a Palestinian, independent, nonprofit organization founded in 2013. The NGO is head quartered in Al-Bireh with a branch in Gaza, with a registration No. RA-22835-HR . PALFD works as a focal organization in the field of development to serve various categories of people across the Gaza Strip. PALFD seeks to promote democracy, dialogue and constructive criticism. The NGO acts as a platform and oasis forgiveness ,conflict resolution and nonviolence behavioral attitude. It is a framework for coordination and support to partner institutions sharing the forum’s goals and vision to realize a free and democratic Palestinian people under social justice and the rule of law. PALFD was established to achieve sustainable development community and democratic empowerment by providing high quality services to the community and building the skills and capacities of various segments especially women, youth, children in Palestine . We encourage Palestinian communities possessing the vision and capacity to embark on paths of sustainable self-development . We seek to Transforming education and strengthening young minds ,Fighting gender stereotypes and empowering women ,Instilling innovation and leadership Our work concentrated in the Marginalized areas and vulnerable groups as we focus on the needs that children, youth, and women identify as factors in reaching and sustaining their own economic, social, and environmental growth. We work with individuals, families, and communities to provide tools that empower them to become avid leaders capable of fighting poverty and social problems, building institutions, and developing the economy.
VISION : "We aspire to be the leading pioneer association in providing excellent and innovational social – development services to all social groups in order to contribute to the overall development of the Palestinian community in all aspects: social, economic, and democratic . " MISSION : PALFD is a civil organization seeking the enhancement of the quality of life of the Palestinian people and contributes to the sustainable development of the community through providing high quality development services.
• 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 can contribute as the following • Encourage initiatives that are consistent with the objectives of the Forum by the local community and the cultural and scientific creativity for individuals and institutions at the ALF Network . • Promotion of the distinct roles that offer by individuals in the fields of culture and development. • Developing the international relations between us and all members and organisations that share our objectives and our vision by exchanging expertise , solidarity campaigns, culture exchange , and attract human developmental experiences .
We share ALF common goals as • Raise democratic and civic awareness in order to promote freedom; the culture of tolerance; and volunteering among citizens. • Support capacity-building programs; training; and advocacy according to the principles of human rights to prepare active leaders of youth and women. • Provide social and health care services to satisfy the needs of the local community. • Support cultural creativity and encourage maintaining the Palestinian culture and identity, besides strengthening the relationship between local and international communities. • Building local and international partnerships to support the efforts to exchange expertise and exchange experience and thoughts in common issues.