West Bank and Gaza Strip

al-Dameer Association for Human Rights
$31,500
To promote a human rights culture in the Gaza Strip. Al-Dameer will lead five 30-hour courses on human rights stan­dards and application for 150 social and political activists from Gazan universities; and continue support to its youth affiliate, Friends of al-Dameer, as it holds additional meetings and leads human rights initiatives.

Al Maqdese for Society Development
$27,300
To raise legal awareness of workers’ rights especially among laborers in East Jerusalem. MSD will lead nine legal rights awareness sessions, an eight-day training course, a series of on-site briefing sessions, and a “Workers Rights are Human Rights” campaign for Pal­estinian workers in East Jerusalem.

American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$352,575
To strengthen democratic reforms at the Palestine General Federation of Trade Unions through changes in their constitu­tion and their financial policies; improve media outreach through the media department; and expand the Hotel and Restaurant Workers’ Union’s organiz­ing capacity and membership outreach. The SC’s 2010 program builds on the previous year’s work with the PGFTU.

The Arab World Democracy and Electoral Monitor
$32,900
To promote more representative local gov­ernment in the West Bank that directly re­sponds to and represents citizen needs and priorities. The organization will lead four five-day trainings for local council mem­bers and 11 half-day awareness workshops on the organization of local government.

Center for Democracy and Community Development
$30,000
To promote youth civic participation in political, social, and economic spheres. CDCD will work through its established network of community-based organiza­tions and youth activists to enhance youth citizenship in marginalized areas of Jenin, Jerusalem and Gaza City; lead three train­ing courses on citizenship for youth; and mentor them as they develop a citizen­ship day and a youth citizenship appeal.

Center for International Private Enterprise
$239,019
To strengthen Palestinian women en­trepreneurs’ capacity to participate in the democratic process. CIPE will build Business Women Forum’s internal capac­ity through board and staff workshops, continue to build and expand BWF’s advo­cacy capacity, focus on expanding BWF’s outreach and strategic partnerships with key private sector organizations in the West Bank, and build the capacity and skills of BWF’s members and potential members.

Civitas Institute
$35,600
To strengthen citizen oversight and interaction with elected local representa­tives. The Civitas Institute will support a 15-person team as they lead 100 edu­cational sessions on the role of citizens, duties and responsibilities versus rights, public money, municipalities’ roles and service delivery, and citizens’ relationship with representatives; conduct five polls on the performance of local councils; and present the findings in 10 dialogue events.

Filastiniyat
$57,600
To strengthen the role of female journal­ists in Palestinian media and public life. Filastiniyat will establish a female journal­ist forum that will serve a minimum of 80 female journalists. In support of and cooperation with the forum, Filastiniyat will produce a 40-page gender bias media index, a female journalist directory, a 15-minute documentary, and a talk show.

The General Union of Cultural Centers-Gaza
$39,750
To promote youth inclusion in Palestin­ian reform through youth engagement in and oversight of national policies and budgets. GUCC and its Leadership Youth Committee will lead 100 half-day aware­ness workshops, five one-day district-level conferences, and media efforts to raise awareness of youth priorities on national policies affecting them.

Holy Land Trust
$41,000
To promote nonviolent youth leadership in the West Bank. HLT will lead a two-day coaches training for 20 youth and a one-day debrief a month later; and hold five monthly joint coaching sessions to work with a minimum of 80 local leaders to enact real change in their communi­ties, political parties, and organizations.

Leaders Organization
$29,800
To engage youth in monitoring lo­cal government councils. Leaders will train and work with 15 young men and women to monitor the activities of their 13-member West Bani Zeid municipal council and to engage the local commu­nity on these efforts; verify and present the findings in three town hall meet­ings; and publish a 100-page compila­tion of findings and recommendations.

Palestinian Center for Democracy and Conflict Resolution
$82,000
To fortify the principle of reconciliation among various sectors of the Palestin­ian population within the West Bank and Gaza Strip. PCDCR will coordinate six teams of women community activists and female student faction activists to lead a campaign that raises public aware­ness on the need for social peace and pressures decision-makers to pursue initiatives that promote social peace.

Palestinian Center for Peace and Democracy
$37,300
To strengthen youth engagement with their newly elected local governments so that these bodies better address youth needs and priorities. PCPD will organize 36 forums between youth from community based organizations and their local council representa­tives in 12 areas of the West Bank.

Palestinian Commission for Refugees
$32,500
To strengthen the leadership skills of a core group of young democratic leaders. PCR will lead a campaign to reengage Palestinian youth on democracy issues; coordinate a semi-monthly forum for leaders of democracy; and hold a democ­racy and leadership summer school.

Palestinian Initiative for the Promotion of Global Dialogue and Democracy, MIFTAH
$33,000
To enhance youth leadership in East Jerusalem. MIFTAH will lead a two-day training workshop on political commu­nication for 15 young politically active men and women, three half-day political awareness sessions for 13 young social activists, a policy meeting with Palestinian leaders, and a roundtable for 20 activ­ists from East Jerusalem and others in the West Bank to exchange experiences.

Ramallah Center for Human Rights Studies
$35,000
To promote the practice of leadership, democracy and citizenship among Pales­tinian youth. RCHRS will recruit and train four groups of youth on human rights, citizenship, tolerance and democracy; and establish two voluntary funds that will be managed by youth boards and supported through contributions from the youth, through which, RCHRS and the boards will award educational scholarships.

Safad Advertising Company (Wattan TV)
$48,000
To promote government accountability from the media and its viewing audience. Wattan TV will produce and broadcast 24 episodes of a hard talk recorded 55-min­ute television program that will address accountability of the Palestinian Authority in ministries and municipalities, as well as civil society officials and decision-makers in political, economic and social realms.

Sharek Youth Forum
$30,000
To promote a culture of debate, reconcili­ation and national unity among university students in the West Bank. Sharek will coordinate and lead the development of debate and campaigning clubs (DCCs) at Bethlehem and al-Quds Universi­ties; mentor and support each DCC as it organizes its own debate events.

Women’s Affairs Technical Committee
$48,500
To promote increased female participa­tion in public life, in particular in the field of peace and security. WATC will lead two trainings on security and women; conduct two trainings on collecting and documenting stories of women who have been affected by an unsecure environ­ment; gather a minimum of 30 stories in Jenin and Gaza, and use them to illustrate awareness sessions, networking meet­ings, and conferences to draw policy-level attention to these women’s concerns.

 

 

The grant listings posted here are from the 2010 Annual Report, published in August 2011.