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Palestinian Youth to Support Palestinian Farmers during Olive Harvest

Photo of Palestinian youth who are volunteering to help Palestinian farmers and show solidarity with them during Olive Harvest during Olive Harvest in the village of Shweikah in the north of Tukaram governorate in the north of West Bank-Copy Rights for ActionAid Palestine-2020
Photo of Palestinian youth who are volunteering to help Palestinian farmers and show solidarity with them during Olive Harvest during Olive Harvest in the village of Shweikah in the north of Tulkarem governorate in the north of West Bank-Copy Rights for ActionAid Palestine-2020 .
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Strengthening Land Protection and Community Resilience

 

Through its programme of “ Civil and Democratic Participation of Palestinian Youth in partnership with Alternative Information Center (AIC) and  Al-Awda Center for Childhood and Youth , ActionAid Palestine(AAP) supported Palestinian youth initiatives seeking to help Palestinian farmers and show solidarity with them during Olive Harvest in  the villages of Walageh in the West of Bethlehem governorate and Shweikah in the north of Tulkarem governorate during Olive Harvest .They  also aim to promote the role of youth in strengthening the resilience of farmers in their lands.

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 (Photo of youth while they are helping Palestinian farmers during olive harvest in Walageh village in the West of Bethlehem -West Bank -Copy rights for ActionAid Palestine 2020)

These advocacy activities implemented by youth aim to highlight the effect of settlements and barrier on the lives of Palestinian and their livelihoods. They also shed the light on the humanitarian consequences the Palestinian farmers suffer from due to the restrictions of access to land, confiscation of water sources, markets, livelihoods and effect of settlers’ violence on security and physical safety of farmers.