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ActionAid Palestine Supports Palestinian Youth-Led Responses Fighting COVID-19 to Drive Social Change

Photo of Staff members along with member of youth groups established by AAP during preparedness and response actions conducted by AAP in the governorates of Bethlehem and Hebron
Photo of Staff members along with member of youth groups established by AAP during preparedness and response actions conducted by AAP in the governorates of Bethlehem and Hebron
ActionAid Palestine Staff Member

Through its “Civil Society and Democratic Participation of Palestinian youth” programme, ActionAid Palestine (AAP) supports the meaningful participation of Palestinian young people to take part in both, the response to COVID-19 pandemic and broader democratic participation. For their part, young people continue to advance health and safety measures whilst performing their duties as researchers, activists, innovators, and communicators.

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(photo of members of youth groups during preparedness and response actions conducted by AAP in Bethlehem)

Palestinian young people are often excluded from decision-making spaces related to the distribution of (or access to) the resources necessary to design, implement and monitor interventions focused on, or which have an impact on youth. 

APP supports young people to organize themselves into networks with the affected populations, strengthen their capacity to mobilize and advocate but also manage resources that are reducing the severity of the crisis whilst empowering youth leadership.

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(photo of members of youth group during preparedness and response actions conducted by AAP in Hebron)

AAP facilitates youth-led responses which we believe as enabler for social change. When young people participate as leaders in their own communities, they can take up higher leadership positions at different levels. They are also enabled to initiate and supervise their own interventions.

AAP provides both the virtual space for young people to connect, share, and collaborate during the crisis, and offering small and rapid resources that can also help in engaging young people in responding to pandemic.

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(photo of members of youth group during preparedness and response actions conducted by AAP in Walajeh village in Bethlehem)

Stories of Palestinian youth under AAP’s interventions have made crucial contributions to the COVID-19 response.  

Hasan Awad-Young people to Utilize Energy and Time to Fight COVID-19 for Better Future

Hasan Awad-is a nurse and  youth activist living in “ Khalet Al-Mayya” which is one of the most marginalized villages in the southern slopes of Hebron Governorate, in the so-called Area C which falls under full military control by the Israeli occupation, which is exposed to unlawful practices including home demolitions and land confiscation.