Contributed by This Week In Palestine on 18.09.2009:
Rehabilitation: a story of transformation and change
By Ghada A. Harami
When Kareem is able to enrol in his village school with his siblings and peers, we are hopeful. When Leila is able to participate in her family activities and be active within the community, we are proud. When Samar is able to join the university, have access to all its resources, and ultimately equally comp(...)
Contributed by This Week In Palestine on 18.09.2009:
By Irene Archos
Navigating through the labyrinthine streets of the Old City of Jerusalem is hard enough with a map, but what if you were blind? Many a morning outside my house near the fifth station on the Via Dolorosa I see blind men arm-in-arm on their way to work who easily make their way around the city without getting lost like me. They are workers at the Arab Blind Workshop nestl(...)
Contributed by This Week In Palestine on 18.09.2009:
Gender and Disabilities: Marginal Issues in Palestinian Development and Rights Initiatives
By Lamis Abu Nahleh. Ph.D
Under the heading “Diseases” in the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) summary of the final results of the Population, Housing and Establishment Census 2007, we learn that the disability rate in the West Bank (WB), excluding Jerusalem, is 5.3 percent (...)
Contributed by This Week In Palestine on 18.09.2009:
Disability in Palestine
By Dr. Kamal Abu Qamar
Unlike the situation in previous years, the issue of disability - in Palestine, in general, and in the Gaza Strip, in particular - has been on the top of everyone’s agenda: the General Union for the Disabled, non-governmental organisations, and international organisations such as Diakonia/NAD, Handicap International, WHO, and variou(...)
Contributed by Armando Gaetaniello on 30.07.2009:
Solidarity tourism in Palestine: a project of the Darna Center, Nablus
Description
This project aims to host groups of people who want to visit Palestine and to organize tours for them. The project focuses on Nablus area but visits and activities can also be organized in the rest of the West Bank. According to the visitors' interests the program can include visits of holy places(...)
Contributed by This Week In Palestine on 30.07.2009:
Youth Look for Change in Palestinian Villages
By Hilmi Abu Atwan
Young people in the villages of Marda and Bidya in the Salfit district continue their efforts to incur the positive changes in Palestinian rural society that the Youth for Change Project seeks to achieve. In a recent development, young people have been asking to meet with top officials and decision makers in their (...)
Contributed by This Week In Palestine on 28.07.2009:
Authentic Palestine: Solidarity Tourism in the Hebron District
By Sandrine Bert Geith
Hebron is one of the most significant cities in the West Bank, situated only 35 kilometres to the south of Jerusalem. Throughout history, Hebron has been at the crossroads of the traditional communication routes between the north and the south and a necessary transit point for caravans and pilg(...)
Contributed by Armando Gaetaniello on 09.07.2009:
Who are we?
Nablus Association for Social and Community Development and its project “Darna” for Youth and Citizens Initiatives is considered as house of civil institutions, and the foster of youth talents, skills, and Innovations.
The Association was able through its project “Darna”, to build a strong relationship between Nablus associations and institutions, through its cultura(...)
Contributed by Armando Gaetaniello on 09.07.2009:
Nablus Association for Social and Community Development
And its project “Darna” for Youth and Citizens Initiatives
Who are we?
Nablus Association for Social and Community Development and its project “Darna” for Youth and Citizens Initiatives is considered as house of civil institutions, and the foster of youth talents, skills, and Innovations.
The Association was a(...)
Contributed by Armando Gaetaniello on 08.07.2009:
Subject: tour in Europe under the title
"Butterflies from Nablus dancing for peace and love under the skies of Europe"
Masha’el Falesteen is preparing itself for a cultural tour in the European cities and neighbourhoods, where they wish to make their dance performance under the title "Butterflies from Nablus dancing for peace and love under the skies of Europe". This folk dance (...)