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Youth Groups of ActionAid Palestine to Organize a Solidarity Visit to Palestinian Jordan Valleys

Photo of Youth group of ActionAid Palestine during their solidarity visit with residents of the Jordan Valleys -Ein-Al-Sakout -North Jordan Valleys-West Bank-Copy Rights for ActionAid Palestine 2020
Photo of Youth group of ActionAid Palestine during their solidarity visit with residents of the Jordan Valleys -Ein-Al-Sakout -North Jordan Valleys-West Bank-Copy Rights for ActionAid Palestine 2020
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Jordan Valleys-West Bank -Through its programmer of “Civil and Democratic participation of Palestinian Youth”, youth groups of ActionAid Palestine (AAP) in partnership with Alternative Information Center (AIC) organized a solidarity visit to Jordan Valleys (JV). More than 70 young people gathered to start their solidarity trip that included visiting the villages of Al-Zbiedat, Ein-Al-Sakout and Bardaleh. Youth met with their youth pioneers and the representatives of those villages to strengthen communication and solidarity with the residents of JV and introduce youth to the importance of this area and  issues of annexation and displacement plans that is exposed to.

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(photo of youth groups of ActionAid Palestine while they were walking in the village of Ein-Al-Sakout during their solidarity visit to Jordan Valleys-West Bank- Copy rights for ActionAid Palestine 2020)

During this visit, youth were engaged in discussing means of supporting residents and their resilience. Youth were briefed about factors and obstacles of resilience and survival as frequent solidarity and school visits, and role of government and local community in responding to necessary requirements strengthening resilience of its residents.