ActionAid Palestine to Support Youth Initiatives in Cooperation with Palestinian Police to Combat COVID-19
West Bank-Hebron -Through its project of “civil peace” funded by the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), ActionAid Palestine (AAP) in cooperation with the Palestinian Police supported youth initiatives in governorates of Bethlehem and Hebron. Those initiatives aim to combat COVID-19.
Young people in governorates of Bethlehem and Hebron implemented youth initiatives. Those initiatives include providing the Palestinian Red Crescent Hospital based in Hebron with hygiene items, sterilization pumps, personal protective equipment (PPE) ad medical masks and gloves. Youth cooperate with the Palestinian police to implement and lead a campaign aiming to raise awareness of citizens about safety procedures by distributing masks on citizens in the cities of Hebron and Dura and school students in the town of Beit Kahel. They also put up educational banners at the entrances of Hebron city calling for the importance of adhering to safety measures. In addition, workshop on combating violence against women and episode of television on mess of gun were organized in partnership with local partners.
Members of youth groups participated in packing hygiene and health items and distributing them on the targeted groups. “Civil Peace” project aims to reinforce the role of young people, particularly, young women, in fostering civic peace and culture of tolerance and solidarity during this crisis. This intervention seeks to strengthen the preparedness and resilience of hospitals and protect healthcare and security workers who work under difficult conditions and lack of medicine and medical equipment.
This response is one in a series of interventions AAP has implemented after the state of emergency had been declared in oPt in March. Those interventions in West Bank and Gaza focus on supporting Palestinian organizations and strengthening the resilience and food security of the infected families by the spread of virus and improving their capacity to take preventive measures for combating the pandemic. They also alleviate social and economic impacts caused the current state of emergency.
Background Information
ActionAid
ActionAid is a global federation working for social justice and gender equality and eradicate poverty. ActionAid works worldwide to empower people living in poverty and exclusion with focus on women’s rights .ActionAid works directly and closely with communities, civil society organizations, women movements and social groups and movements and other allies to tackle root causes of poverty and oppression. ActionAid deliver grassroots programmes to utilize efforts of global struggle movements working for a just, fair and sustainable world. Based on human rights-based approach and women rights’ principles, ActionAid seeks to fairly re-distribute powers through solidarity, empowerment, awareness campaigns and creating alternatives to ensure that everybody enjoys the right to a life of dignity, and freedom from oppression.
ActionAid in Palestine (AAP) is a part of that federation which started its work in Palestine in 2007 to strengthen the resilience of Palestinian People as ActionAid believes that they should enjoy their rights to freedom, justice and self-determination. AAP implements a number of programs through its engagement with communities and women and youth groups seeking to empower them and enhance their influential civil and political participation to understand their rights and undertake collective activism to address the protracted rights violations resulting from the prolonged occupation of Palestine. AAP works simultaneously to enhance their leadership capacity and knowledge to practice their citizenship in holding authorities and other duty bearers to account.
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Riham Jafari
Coordinator of Advocacy and Communication in Gaza Strip and West Bank
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