Women's Program Center Association – Rafah

Cultural Activities: since the inception of WPC it take high care of cultural activities which take care of Awareness and Cultural sides Center for Women and Children in respect of all their lives, where we help them with their personal development and education and contribute to leisure investment in cultural activities and encourage a love of reading and training to engage the intellectual and work to enrich the knowledge and motivation to look and see and pay attention to daily issues discuss it. As always through the department of cultural activities sought to encourage entrepreneurship and competition among the target groups through educational contests where culture is no longer limited to theater, music, sport and include work on the wall and printed magazines and written, and the implementation of the dialogues and seminars and cultural competitions in all its forms and manifestations, especially with reluctant children to hope the existing library in the center and processed a lot of books and various resources. Workshops: the Center seeks to educate women and increase their awareness so that a woman stand and are aware of what events happening around them, whether social, political, economic, and this is the position adopted by the Centre through the intellectuals and educated specialists in the areas required to build confidence among the women and through coordination with partner institutions seek the same goal. Professional activities: Training and Rehabilitation of Palestinian women is one of the main objectives of the Centre to raise the level of social, economic, cultural and professional this through units, vocational training in the Centre, a unit of sewing and embroidery, beauty and the computer and the Internet from which is to empower women socially, psychologically and economically as well as that it has a greater chance to work and engage in the domestic market and participation in the development process of the society in which they live. Productive activities: The center aims to train and rehabilitate Palestinian women to raise the professional level through vocational training units in the center: 1. Unit sewing and embroidery: It was founded in 1952 to train women in the art of sewing and embroidery to help women and improve their social and economic status through access to training courses of not less than 3 months you get beyond a certificate and have the skill later to work or the ability to open a special project and his administration to help herself and her family and are @ graduating annually at least almost 100 trainees which contribute to suit the problem of unemployment for women heads of households or for graduates who can not find jobs in government or private-sector jobs 2. Unit beauty: Founded unit hairdressing and make-up for the training of women and girls on the most important ways to hairdressing and keep up with fashion in this area in addition to the art of make-up first to get used to attention to herself and to increase confidence has ability and then to get a chance to work to enable them to improve their economic situation Jat least number of graduates during the year 95 women and girls that they can engage in work through hairdressing salons or opening private projects have to contribute to the improvement of the social and economic situation and to make them assume life responsibilities. 3. Food processing program: Since the founding of the center of training in food processing health is an integral part of the main activities of the center where they are training in various topics such as food preservation different ways and making jams, sweets and pastries etc in addition to the instructions on the preparation of integrated family and roads healthy meals to prepare her healthy through health practices in the preparation or use of tools in the preparation of foods through workshops that are executed with the ladies And therefore was established production units by which the production and marketing of women's products such as cheese and dairy factory, which was established with funding from international institutions and the unity of pastries have been many courses training in the field of food processing where they are annually Takrijmala least 120 Lady and contributes this training in the health Thasinaloda for the family as well as to improve their economic situation through the operation of some of the trainees in the unit cheeses place manufacturing and for some women the chance to manage special projects pastries and marketed in UNRWA schools or by dealing with some of the associations and institutions and to provide hospitality training Orashwaldorat which they are displayed as Center contributes to the preparation of special courses for project management for women who want to open their own projects have a positive impact in improving the economic situation for her and her family and her community. 4. The computer unit: Founded and computer unit since 2000, where it is the implementation of special courses, computer online programs as well as training courses in the field of maintenance and design of electronic sites in addition to the implementation of special training sessions Bakherijat through which they become to have a greater opportunity to work and get involved in the domestic market and to participate in the development process of the community in which they live, and, are graduating a year of not less than 120 intern Sports activities: Keenness in the presence of a slimming and fitness as dire necessity for women and provide some appropriate hardware to do lots of exercises appropriate for women and which was funded and equipped by many financiers such as small enterprises and the international relief agency through the project gender. The unit sports as well as working on the choice of diets help with weight loss without any health complications and the practice of some types of sports such as table tennis and badminton and exercise and the formation of sports teams. And also participate in activities and events, sports competitions through summer camps carried out by the center each year, whether summer camps for children or Vanguard or for girls. In addition to the center over the Snetn he had a grant Rachel Corrie for Justice and Peace of the league sports annual Ramadan, in which a number of sports teams from all Gaza Strip shared management Children's activities: 1. Activation Department: The part was found in the women's program center since its inception, from our sense of responsibility towards those children especially in light of the difficult conditions that we have reached our lives and we live in poverty and the siege and deprivation and lack of private recreational places for children fit in with their needs and meet their rights. We are in the women's programs Rafah was us and our presence and our role in the field of privileged children Where we implement activities and special events that cater to the needs of children and allows them the opportunity to develop their talents and skills and to contribute to the adjustment of negative perceptions and promote the positive values they have. Therefore, we must work hard and constant and effective to help our children to get rid of the effects of the occupation and strengthen positive values such as cooperation, love and respect, and participation in cooperation with partner institutions and interested in working with children. 2. Kindergarten: Kindergarten light typical women's programs Rafah Center was founded in 1998 by service department agency Relief International - Gaza follow-up of the governing body where the kindergarten equipped fitting furniture and some of the games and the volunteers preparing kindergarten education means that have been made from the environment ores and kindergarten has started three semesters each chapter 35 children from the age of 4-5 years. And in 2004 was the development of kindergarten with support from the Southern Development Program - World Vision Foundation was equipped with kindergarten furniture and interior games for children and is always seeking management of the Centre for development in terms of curricula and teaching methods and educational keen on the use of teaching aids and educational event for children.