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'''Aisha Association''' branched from Gaza Mental Health Program where it had functioned for fifteen years under the title of "Women's Department" and had always aimed to contribute towards eliminating violence against women in Gaza Strip and to deal with its implications. It worked to empower and enable many women and to increase sensitivity of the community towards gender- based violence. Together with other associations it has been contributing towards amending and improving the legal and social framework to protect women and the community from domestic violence. |
'''Aisha Association''' branched from Gaza Mental Health Program where it had functioned for fifteen years under the title of "Women's Department" and had always aimed to contribute towards eliminating violence against women in Gaza Strip and to deal with its implications. It worked to empower and enable many women and to increase sensitivity of the community towards gender- based violence. Together with other associations it has been contributing towards amending and improving the legal and social framework to protect women and the community from domestic violence. |
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== Vision == |
== Vision == |
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Aisha Association is a service oriented association playing a leading role in protecting women and children, violence victims and at risk, and these with special needs or heads of families that were forced to leave their place of residence in Gaza Strip in order to make them effective in the sustainable social development process. |
Aisha Association is a service oriented association playing a leading role in protecting women and children, violence victims and at risk, and these with special needs or heads of families that were forced to leave their place of residence in Gaza Strip in order to make them effective in the sustainable social development process. |
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== Mission == |
== Mission == |
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Aisha Association is a civil, non-profit independent association that aims to protect women and children, violence victims and at risk, and those with special needs or heads of families that were forced to leave their place of residence in Gaza Strip, through capacity building programs of the Association and those having interest; and to support and empower women; and to develop children and families. In implementing its strategies and realizing its vision, the Association adheres to the principles of human rights including responsibility, rule of law, transparency, tolerance, justice, equality, non-discrimination, involvement and enabling marginalized categories. |
Aisha Association is a civil, non-profit independent association that aims to protect women and children, violence victims and at risk, and those with special needs or heads of families that were forced to leave their place of residence in Gaza Strip, through capacity building programs of the Association and those having interest; and to support and empower women; and to develop children and families. In implementing its strategies and realizing its vision, the Association adheres to the principles of human rights including responsibility, rule of law, transparency, tolerance, justice, equality, non-discrimination, involvement and enabling marginalized categories. |
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== Targeted Group == |
== Targeted Group == |
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Women and children, violence victims and at risk, with special emphasis on women with special needs or heads of families that were forced to leave their place of residence in Gaza Strip. |
Women and children, violence victims and at risk, with special emphasis on women with special needs or heads of families that were forced to leave their place of residence in Gaza Strip. |
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== Programs of the Center == |
== Programs of the Center == |
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=== 1. Capacity Building === |
=== 1. Capacity Building === |
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to participate in building the capacities of the Association and of those who have interest, in administrative, professional and logistic fields, with the following aims: |
to participate in building the capacities of the Association and of those who have interest, in administrative, professional and logistic fields, with the following aims: |
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- Developing the logistic and information abilities of the Association<br /> |
- Developing the logistic and information abilities of the Association<br /> |
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- Documenting crimes and violations against women and children |
- Documenting crimes and violations against women and children |
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- Developing networking and communication with the Association. |
- Developing networking and communication with the Association. |
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to participate in supporting and enhancing women who are violence victims and at risk, gender equality and reducing violence against women and dealing with its implications. Its aims include the following: |
to participate in supporting and enhancing women who are violence victims and at risk, gender equality and reducing violence against women and dealing with its implications. Its aims include the following: |
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- Enabling violence-victims and women at risk |
- Enabling violence-victims and women at risk |
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- Improving the psychological conditions of women and families in North Gaza governorates |
- Improving the psychological conditions of women and families in North Gaza governorates |
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- Improving advocacy for issues of women at risk and families that lost someone. |
- Improving advocacy for issues of women at risk and families that lost someone. |
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=== 3.Enhancing and Developing Child and Family === |
=== 3.Enhancing and Developing Child and Family === |
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in order to enhance child and family through active participation of family and community, its aims are: |
in order to enhance child and family through active participation of family and community, its aims are: |
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- Providing highly sensitive environment that helps protect children at risk and deal with chronic phobias |
- Providing highly sensitive environment that helps protect children at risk and deal with chronic phobias |
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- Improving community awareness and advocacy towards children at risk and with chronic phobias |
- Improving community awareness and advocacy towards children at risk and with chronic phobias |
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- Improving the abilities of girls' schools in working under pressure and during crises. |
- Improving the abilities of girls' schools in working under pressure and during crises. |
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== Projects, Programs and Activities that were Implemented == |
== Projects, Programs and Activities that were Implemented == |
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=== First Project === |
=== First Project === |
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'''Project Title:''' Empowerment of Violated Women, and those at Risk<br /> |
'''Project Title:''' Empowerment of Violated Women, and those at Risk<br /> |
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'''Implementation Date:''' 1/4/2011 to 31/12/2011 |
'''Implementation Date:''' 1/4/2011 to 31/12/2011 |
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'''Locations:''' Governorates of both Gaza and the North<br /> |
'''Locations:''' Governorates of both Gaza and the North<br /> |
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'''Number of Beneficiaries:''' 70 women |
'''Number of Beneficiaries:''' 70 women |
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'''Financier:''' SDC Swedish Development Commission |
'''Financier:''' SDC Swedish Development Commission |
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'''Budget:''' US$87783 (eighty-seven thousand and seven hundred and eighty-three American Dollars). |
'''Budget:''' US$87783 (eighty-seven thousand and seven hundred and eighty-three American Dollars). |
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==== General Objective ==== |
==== General Objective ==== |
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To participate in supporting and protecting violated women and those at risk, reduce gender-based violence against women, with emphasis on women with special needs or heads of families that were forced to leave their place of residence, by enriching them with required skills through education and vocational training to facilitate getting a chance to gain income. |
To participate in supporting and protecting violated women and those at risk, reduce gender-based violence against women, with emphasis on women with special needs or heads of families that were forced to leave their place of residence, by enriching them with required skills through education and vocational training to facilitate getting a chance to gain income. |
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==== Nature of the Project ==== |
==== Nature of the Project ==== |
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The Project provides vocational training for seventy of the targeted women, admitted in two batches, and received vocational training in fields of sewing, beauty services, ceramics, knitting and video. |
The Project provides vocational training for seventy of the targeted women, admitted in two batches, and received vocational training in fields of sewing, beauty services, ceramics, knitting and video. |
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=== Second Project === |
=== Second Project === |
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'''Project Title: '''Protecting Violated Women. |
'''Project Title: '''Protecting Violated Women. |
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'''Implementation Date: ''' 1/2/2011 to 31/12/2011 |
'''Implementation Date: ''' 1/2/2011 to 31/12/2011 |
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'''Locations: ''' Governorates of both Gaza and the North<br /> |
'''Locations: ''' Governorates of both Gaza and the North<br /> |
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'''Number of Beneficiaries: '''28 women |
'''Number of Beneficiaries: '''28 women |
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'''Financier: '''KINNA TILL KINNA<br /> |
'''Financier: '''KINNA TILL KINNA<br /> |
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'''Budget: '''US$40826 (forty thousand and eight hundred and twenty-six American Dollars). |
'''Budget: '''US$40826 (forty thousand and eight hundred and twenty-six American Dollars). |
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==== General Objective ==== |
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To participate in supporting and protecting violated women and those at risk, reduce gender-based violence against women, with emphasis on women with special needs or heads of families that were forced to leave their place of residence, by enriching them with required skills through education and vocational training to facilitate getting a chance to gain income. |
To participate in supporting and protecting violated women and those at risk, reduce gender-based violence against women, with emphasis on women with special needs or heads of families that were forced to leave their place of residence, by enriching them with required skills through education and vocational training to facilitate getting a chance to gain income. |
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==== Nature of the Project ==== |
==== Nature of the Project ==== |
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Networking was done through the project with the local community to nominate 28 of the violated women to receive a bunch of services that include individual and group guidance, vocational training and supervision. |
Networking was done through the project with the local community to nominate 28 of the violated women to receive a bunch of services that include individual and group guidance, vocational training and supervision. |
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=== Third Project === |
=== Third Project === |
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'''Project Title: '''Legal Assistance and Enabling Vulnerable Groups in Gaza Strip |
'''Project Title: '''Legal Assistance and Enabling Vulnerable Groups in Gaza Strip |
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'''Implementation Date: '''1/4/2011 to 30/11/2011 |
'''Implementation Date: '''1/4/2011 to 30/11/2011 |
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'''Locations: '''Governorate of Gaza |
'''Locations: '''Governorate of Gaza |
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'''Number of Beneficiaries: '''Direct Beneficiaries: 500, and approximately 3300 indirect |
'''Number of Beneficiaries: '''Direct Beneficiaries: 500, and approximately 3300 indirect |
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'''Budget: '''US$40200 (forty thousand and two hundred American Dollars). |
'''Budget: '''US$40200 (forty thousand and two hundred American Dollars). |
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==== General Objective ==== |
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Raise legal awareness among the public in Gaza Strip, and improve legal assistance services in order to bring justice to the vulnerable groups. |
Raise legal awareness among the public in Gaza Strip, and improve legal assistance services in order to bring justice to the vulnerable groups. |
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==== Nature of the Project ==== |
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The Project idea is based on providing help and legal assistance to the vulnerable groups in Gaza Strip so that it constitutes part of the UN efforts, represented by the UNDP in order to reduce the effects of embargo and the war on Gaza that resulted in horrible increase in poverty and unemployment, resulting in the emergence of innovative types of problems that have legal root and nature. The Project works to ensure the right of litigation as a stable constitutional right, and to enhance the rule of law principle so that justice will prevail. Based on the legal and moral responsibility of the United National towards the People of Palestine, hence legal empowerment comes as a logical premise to economical empowerment and combating extreme poverty. |
The Project idea is based on providing help and legal assistance to the vulnerable groups in Gaza Strip so that it constitutes part of the UN efforts, represented by the UNDP in order to reduce the effects of embargo and the war on Gaza that resulted in horrible increase in poverty and unemployment, resulting in the emergence of innovative types of problems that have legal root and nature. The Project works to ensure the right of litigation as a stable constitutional right, and to enhance the rule of law principle so that justice will prevail. Based on the legal and moral responsibility of the United National towards the People of Palestine, hence legal empowerment comes as a logical premise to economical empowerment and combating extreme poverty. |
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=== Fourth Project === |
=== Fourth Project === |
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'''Project Title: '''Improving Palestinian Social Awareness and Ability to Address Issues of Gender Equality |
'''Project Title: '''Improving Palestinian Social Awareness and Ability to Address Issues of Gender Equality |
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==== First Part ==== |
==== First Part ==== |
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implemented in partnership with the Palestinian Center for Democracy and Conflicts Resolution |
implemented in partnership with the Palestinian Center for Democracy and Conflicts Resolution |
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'''Budget:''' US$40300 (forty thousand and three hundred American Dollars). |
'''Budget:''' US$40300 (forty thousand and three hundred American Dollars). |
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====General Objective==== |
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Raise awareness among the Palestinian society on issues of gender equality, and building the capacities of coordinators in the schools who will have the major role in project continuation |
Raise awareness among the Palestinian society on issues of gender equality, and building the capacities of coordinators in the schools who will have the major role in project continuation |
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==== Nature of the Project ==== |
==== Nature of the Project ==== |
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This project targets 1500 children from the preparatory stage in UNRWA schools, 500 citizens in addition to 160 initiative coordinators from the schools. The project compriises this comprehensive combination of individuals (children, citizens and initiative coordinators) in order to educate them on gender issues and violence in a way that will ensure sustainability and achieve targets. |
This project targets 1500 children from the preparatory stage in UNRWA schools, 500 citizens in addition to 160 initiative coordinators from the schools. The project compriises this comprehensive combination of individuals (children, citizens and initiative coordinators) in order to educate them on gender issues and violence in a way that will ensure sustainability and achieve targets. |
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==== Second Part ==== |
==== Second Part ==== |
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implemented in partnership with Wefaq Society for Woman & Child Care |
implemented in partnership with Wefaq Society for Woman & Child Care |
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==== General Objective ==== |
==== General Objective ==== |
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Improve awareness and ability among the Palestinian society to address gender equality issues. |
Improve awareness and ability among the Palestinian society to address gender equality issues. |
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==== Nature of the Project ==== |
==== Nature of the Project ==== |
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It is a social education campaign for women and men on the issue violence against women, its results and implications and the mechanisms for intervention to protect violated women. |
It is a social education campaign for women and men on the issue violence against women, its results and implications and the mechanisms for intervention to protect violated women. |
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=== Fifth Project === |
=== Fifth Project === |
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'''Project Title: '''Project for Patients of Occupational Therapy and Rehabilitation |
'''Project Title: '''Project for Patients of Occupational Therapy and Rehabilitation |
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'''Implementation Date: '''1/5/2011 to 31/12/2011<br /> |
'''Implementation Date: '''1/5/2011 to 31/12/2011<br /> |
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'''Locations: '''Aisha Headquarter and Occupational Therapy Headquarter<br /> |
'''Locations: '''Aisha Headquarter and Occupational Therapy Headquarter<br /> |
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'''Number of Beneficiaries: '''15 women |
'''Number of Beneficiaries: '''15 women |
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'''Budget: '''US$5340 |
'''Budget: '''US$5340 |
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==== General Objective ==== |
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Rehabilitating and integrating beneficiaries from occupational therapy and rehabilitation project in the society. |
Rehabilitating and integrating beneficiaries from occupational therapy and rehabilitation project in the society. |
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Integrating women with some psychological disorders in the program for individual empowerment. |
Integrating women with some psychological disorders in the program for individual empowerment. |
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==== Nature of the Project ==== |
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This project was undertaken in partnership with Gaza Mental Health Program in order to provide a group from the beneficiaries from occupational therapy and rehabilitation project in the society with vocational training at Aisha Association in order to facilitate their integration in the society and with the other beneficiaries.<br /> |
This project was undertaken in partnership with Gaza Mental Health Program in order to provide a group from the beneficiaries from occupational therapy and rehabilitation project in the society with vocational training at Aisha Association in order to facilitate their integration in the society and with the other beneficiaries.<br /> |
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Aisha Association branched from Gaza Mental Health Program where it had functioned for fifteen years under the title of "Women's Department" and had always aimed to contribute towards eliminating violence against women in Gaza Strip and to deal with its implications. It worked to empower and enable many women and to increase sensitivity of the community towards gender- based violence. Together with other associations it has been contributing towards amending and improving the legal and social framework to protect women and the community from domestic violence.
As a result of the soaring success and accumulated experience of the Association, and through its headquarter in Gaza and its branches, coupled with support and supervision from Dr. Eyad Elsarrg, it gained full independence under the title of "Aisha Association for Woman and Child Protection", thus it began to participate in providing decent living and welfare to the Palestinian families through protecting violence-exposed members, and building it on basis of equality, productivity and appropriate educational upbringing. Aisha Association for Woman and Child Protection obtained Ministry of Interior license in mid September 2009 under No. 8136 to start its services in the whole Gaza Strip targeting women and children, and their families altogether.
Vision
Aisha Association is a service oriented association playing a leading role in protecting women and children, violence victims and at risk, and these with special needs or heads of families that were forced to leave their place of residence in Gaza Strip in order to make them effective in the sustainable social development process.
Mission
Aisha Association is a civil, non-profit independent association that aims to protect women and children, violence victims and at risk, and those with special needs or heads of families that were forced to leave their place of residence in Gaza Strip, through capacity building programs of the Association and those having interest; and to support and empower women; and to develop children and families. In implementing its strategies and realizing its vision, the Association adheres to the principles of human rights including responsibility, rule of law, transparency, tolerance, justice, equality, non-discrimination, involvement and enabling marginalized categories.
Targeted Group
Women and children, violence victims and at risk, with special emphasis on women with special needs or heads of families that were forced to leave their place of residence in Gaza Strip.
Programs of the Center
1. Capacity Building
to participate in building the capacities of the Association and of those who have interest, in administrative, professional and logistic fields, with the following aims:
- Improving professional and administrative skills and capacities of the Association's staff
- Gathering detailed information on the conditions and needs of women and children at risk or those who lost someone
- Developing the logistic and information abilities of the Association
- Documenting crimes and violations against women and children
- Developing networking and communication with the Association.
2.Supporting and Enhancing Women
to participate in supporting and enhancing women who are violence victims and at risk, gender equality and reducing violence against women and dealing with its implications. Its aims include the following:
- Enabling violence-victims and women at risk
- Improving the psychological conditions of women and families in North Gaza governorates
- Improving advocacy for issues of women at risk and families that lost someone.
3.Enhancing and Developing Child and Family
in order to enhance child and family through active participation of family and community, its aims are:
- Providing highly sensitive environment that helps protect children at risk and deal with chronic phobias
- Improving community awareness and advocacy towards children at risk and with chronic phobias
- Improving the abilities of girls' schools in working under pressure and during crises.
Projects, Programs and Activities that were Implemented
First Project
Project Title: Empowerment of Violated Women, and those at Risk
Implementation Date: 1/4/2011 to 31/12/2011
Locations: Governorates of both Gaza and the North
Number of Beneficiaries: 70 women
Financier: SDC Swedish Development Commission
Budget: US$87783 (eighty-seven thousand and seven hundred and eighty-three American Dollars).
General Objective
To participate in supporting and protecting violated women and those at risk, reduce gender-based violence against women, with emphasis on women with special needs or heads of families that were forced to leave their place of residence, by enriching them with required skills through education and vocational training to facilitate getting a chance to gain income.
Nature of the Project
The Project provides vocational training for seventy of the targeted women, admitted in two batches, and received vocational training in fields of sewing, beauty services, ceramics, knitting and video.
As part of the project, the beneficiaries received psycho-support to help overcome their crises, protect themselves and their rights, and how to start a small economical project, and search for job opportunities.
Second Project
Project Title: Protecting Violated Women.
Implementation Date: 1/2/2011 to 31/12/2011
Locations: Governorates of both Gaza and the North
Number of Beneficiaries: 28 women
Financier: KINNA TILL KINNA
Budget: US$40826 (forty thousand and eight hundred and twenty-six American Dollars).
General Objective
To participate in supporting and protecting violated women and those at risk, reduce gender-based violence against women, with emphasis on women with special needs or heads of families that were forced to leave their place of residence, by enriching them with required skills through education and vocational training to facilitate getting a chance to gain income.
Nature of the Project
Networking was done through the project with the local community to nominate 28 of the violated women to receive a bunch of services that include individual and group guidance, vocational training and supervision.
This Project has a distinguishing feature being essential for the working staff in professional supervision since the specialists and group facilitators were provided with supervision all year round.
Moreover, the Project included regular home visits to the trainees to check on their conditions and for follow-up after completion of training, in addition to the family guidance visits conducted during the Project.
This Project gave opportunity for additional outside training and paid attention to future economical planning for each participant, by working with each one individually in order to check on positive future planning and thinking in income-yielding projects.
Third Project
Project Title: Legal Assistance and Enabling Vulnerable Groups in Gaza Strip
Implementation Date: 1/4/2011 to 30/11/2011
Locations: Governorate of Gaza
Number of Beneficiaries: Direct Beneficiaries: 500, and approximately 3300 indirect
Financier: Support from UN Development Program and finance from Japan
Budget: US$40200 (forty thousand and two hundred American Dollars).
General Objective
Raise legal awareness among the public in Gaza Strip, and improve legal assistance services in order to bring justice to the vulnerable groups.
Nature of the Project
The Project idea is based on providing help and legal assistance to the vulnerable groups in Gaza Strip so that it constitutes part of the UN efforts, represented by the UNDP in order to reduce the effects of embargo and the war on Gaza that resulted in horrible increase in poverty and unemployment, resulting in the emergence of innovative types of problems that have legal root and nature. The Project works to ensure the right of litigation as a stable constitutional right, and to enhance the rule of law principle so that justice will prevail. Based on the legal and moral responsibility of the United National towards the People of Palestine, hence legal empowerment comes as a logical premise to economical empowerment and combating extreme poverty.
The Project provides legal assistance to the vulnerable groups at three levels: first: legal education, second: individual and group legal consultation in addition to mediation that is based on restorative solutions in order to avoid further social conflicts, and third: legal representation including litigation before courts or through other means of conflict resolution such as arbitration. The Project was implemented in partnership with five other associations, namely: Al-Atta Association, Women's Affairs Center, Culture and Free Thought Forum, Women's Programs Union, Coalition for Justice and the National Association for Democracy and Law.
Fourth Project
Project Title: Improving Palestinian Social Awareness and Ability to Address Issues of Gender Equality
First Part
implemented in partnership with the Palestinian Center for Democracy and Conflicts Resolution
Implementation Date: 1/1/2011 to 30/4/2012
Location: Governorates of Gaza Strip
Number of Beneficiaries: 2175Beneficiaries
Financier: UN WOMEN
Budget: US$40300 (forty thousand and three hundred American Dollars).
General Objective
Raise awareness among the Palestinian society on issues of gender equality, and building the capacities of coordinators in the schools who will have the major role in project continuation
Nature of the Project
This project targets 1500 children from the preparatory stage in UNRWA schools, 500 citizens in addition to 160 initiative coordinators from the schools. The project compriises this comprehensive combination of individuals (children, citizens and initiative coordinators) in order to educate them on gender issues and violence in a way that will ensure sustainability and achieve targets.
The project consists of education sessions for the targeted group with discussion meetings between them in addition to a training for the initiative guides and coordinators in the schools in order to increase their efficiency in teaching the children on gender equality issues. Among the topics were: school violence, protection of children from exploitation, gender and child rights.
Second Part
implemented in partnership with Wefaq Society for Woman & Child Care
Implementation Date: 1/12/2011 to 31/5/2012
Location: Governorates of Gaza Strip
Financier: UN WOMEN
Budget: US$50000 (fifty thousand American Dollars).
General Objective
Improve awareness and ability among the Palestinian society to address gender equality issues.
Nature of the Project
It is a social education campaign for women and men on the issue violence against women, its results and implications and the mechanisms for intervention to protect violated women.
The projects targets 720 women and men from south governorates, Gaza and the north through 36 training workshops of 5 sessions each, of which three are psycho-social and two legal.
The project commences with a training course on the topics for 20 psycho-social and legal specialists, then 4 of these will be selected who are working in the awareness topic in hand. This will be through Aisha and Wefaq associations and two more partner establishments in the north, and other two in the south.
Fifth Project
Project Title: Project for Patients of Occupational Therapy and Rehabilitation
Implementation Date: 1/5/2011 to 31/12/2011
Locations: Aisha Headquarter and Occupational Therapy Headquarter
Number of Beneficiaries: 15 women
Financier: GCMHP in partnership with IMC
Budget: US$5340
General Objective
Rehabilitating and integrating beneficiaries from occupational therapy and rehabilitation project in the society.
Integrating women with some psychological disorders in the program for individual empowerment.
Nature of the Project
This project was undertaken in partnership with Gaza Mental Health Program in order to provide a group from the beneficiaries from occupational therapy and rehabilitation project in the society with vocational training at Aisha Association in order to facilitate their integration in the society and with the other beneficiaries.