ActionAid-Palestine to Discuss Identifying Young People's Needs for Technical Support Services for Entrepreneurial Enterprises.
Hebron-West Bank - ActionAid-Palestine(AAP) organized an introductory meeting to identify the needs of young entrepreneurs in the field of technical support for entrepreneurial, profitable and community enterprises in the governorates of Bethlehem and Hebron, through “ Start your Business” project that AAP implements in partnership with Bethlehem Business Incubator (BBI) and the Yunus Social Business Center (YSBC) and funded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) through International Voluntary Service for Development (VIS ). The project aims mainly to promote community entrepreneurship among Palestinian youth.
This meeting targeted approximately 25 young people who are currently leading entrepreneurial enterprises. This meeting aimed at identifying their needs for specialized professional and technical trainings necessary to develop their projects and build their administrative and financial capabilities and leadership and marketing skills.
At the end of the meeting, young men and women agreed that their needs revolved around specialized training in marketing for existing projects, e-marketing, and financial management of these projects.
It is worth mentioning that “Start Your Business” is a three-year program that aims to strengthen the economic empowerment of youth in Palestine through the development of a positive environment for the creation of new start-ups, traditional and social businesses in the areas Bethlehem, East Jerusalem, Hebron, Ramallah, Tulkarem, Jenin and Jericho.
Background Information
ActionAid in Palestine (AAP) is a part of global federation working for social justice and gender equality and eradicate poverty in more than 46 countries around the world. AAP 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.
For more information, please contact
Riham Jafari
Coordinator of Advocacy and Communication in Palestine
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