الهيئة الفلسطينية لتمكين الشبابYouth Empowerment Center - YEC

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YEC was established under the law of the Palestinian Civil Authorities in the year 2005 through a youth initiative to response to the needs of the Palestinian society. The center is licensed by the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Ministry of the Interior under the license number (8050). The idea of

establishing the Palestinian Youth Empowerment Center came as a result of the difficult circumstances experienced by the Palestinian people, especially youth and children, since they suffer from the effects of bad

psychosocial conditions in Gaza. So the center was established by investing time, intensifying the effort, devoting the spirit of volunteerism and mobilizing the energies and capabilities to serve the community. This was through the development of target group participation in training programs and development projects. The center strives to utilize its maximum capacity to offer high quality services and facilities to youth and local community members which towards achieving its mission.

Youth Empowerment Center - YEC

Association's Vision:

Association's Mission:

Association's goals:

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Empowered Palestinian society to build promising youth future

Youth Empowerment Centre was established to To lead the civil society work in Palestine, as independent, social oriented and humanitarian organization, seeking to empower the community economically, socially and healthily in a way that enhances the youth roles and promotes their intellectual and cultural skills.

Empower youth and young people to build a community of healthy physical, social and psychological environment through ensuring concepts of justice, equality and human values.

Contribute to support the marginalized groups through facilitating their access to main services such as health, education and psychosocial support.

Contribute to support the communal economy and create jobs for -1marginalized youth groups.

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Psychosocial support program

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Programmes

Psychosocial support program

Contribute to the return of community members to the normal psychological and emotional status throughout dealing with the psychological and behavioral problems symptoms.

Contribute to raising the level of individual and community awareness about the causes of psychological and social problems and how to deal with it.

Contribute to the promotion of proper children socialization.

Work on raising the psychosocial preparedness of society members to response to disasters and crises.

Work to improve the quality of psychosocial support services to Gaza Strip community members who are suffering from symptoms of psychological and behavioral problems.

Enhancing social support networks that surround Gaza Strip community members who are suffering from symptoms of psychological and behavioral problems.

Contribute to the development of sustainable coping strategies to Gaza Strip community members who are suffering from symptoms of psychological and behavioral problems

The overall objective: to reduce t h e v u l n e r a b i l i t y o f t h e community members to be a f f e c t e d b y p s y c h o s o c i a l p r o b l e m s a n d d i f fi c u l t i e s through out:

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objectives:

Vulnerable households have access to safe, e q u i t a b l e w a t e r & sanitation services, and are able to demonstrate i m p r o v e d h y g i e n e practices through out:.

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Vulnerable households have an improved knowledge, attitude & practices toward water, sanitation & hygiene.

Water and sanitation providers have an improved practices in regard to quality control and management.

An organized & developed water, sanitation & hygiene service provision for households.

Developed safe water, sanitation, and hygiene i n f r a s t r u c t u r e f o r t h e m a r g i n a l i z e d communities.

Improved quality management & governance of the water resources.

Marginalized communities and women in specific has an active role in pursuing the accountability for access to better services.

Targeted communities are well prepared to mitigate WASH related disaster risks.

Public Health Program:

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“Increasing the resilience and improving access to appropriate care for older people in the Gaza Strip”

To increase the resilience for Old people At northern of Gaza Strip.

To contribute in social inclusion for the Older people at northern Gaza Strip.

To empower and role of older people at local community of northern Gaza Strip.

To reduce the social isolation for Old people and provide appropriate psychosocial support.

Specific Objectives:

Project Goal:

Community Based Rehabilitation

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" Advocacy and mobilization for the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities in northern Gaza area " 2012Funded by : Diakonia/NA

Building Capacity for Persons with disabilities & Youth leaders in understanding of disability rights and how to advocate for it

To raise awareness throughout the community in Northern area, regarding persons with disabilities, and to foster respect for their rights and dignity with specific prioritized right "to be determined with PWDs committees"

* To advocate a positive perceptions and greater social awareness towards persons with disabilities and raising the extent of engagement of persons with disability in society for the large scale through mass media.

Main Goals:

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Contribute to support the communal economy and create jobs for marginalized youth groups

To Raise the professional capacity by building the capacity of young people, giving them training opportunities and preparing them for the job market.

To Strengthen the role of youth in the community work and meeting the social, economic, psychological and cultural reality as well as its needs.

Specific Goals:

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Project title

Healthy Cantinas (HC) Initiatives inside KGs

Assessing the factors that affect the children nutritional health status

Improving Public health conditions in damaged schools and kindergartens in Gaza

Improving Public health conditions in damaged schools and kindergartens in Gaza

Support Vulnerable community in urban areas of the Gaza strip through increased food security and improved public health

Meeting the humanitarian needs arising as a consequence of the protection crisis in OPT

Emergency NFIs distribution after ALEXA flood

Meeting the humanitarian needs arising as a consequence of the protection crisis in OPT

Support to war affected and vulnerable population in Palestine

Public Health Program

Year DonorTotal #

of beneficiaries

2009-2010

2008-2010

2010-2011

2011-2012

2012-2013

2013

2013-2014

2014-2015

2015-2016

23 KGs

250 children

6000 students

7500 students

5600 people

6400People

300 House holds

4145 House holds

2344 House holds

OPEC

DCA

Oxfam GB

Oxfam GB

OGB & ECHO

OGB & ECHO

OXFAM & ECHO

OXFAM & ECHO

OXFAM & ECHO

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Providing social support for children in the northern Gaza project "SANED 1"

DCA

DCA

DCA

OGB & ECHO

CARITAS-SwissCARITAS-

Swiss

DCA

DCA

DCA

Caritas & Alliance

DCA, War Child Holland,

Caritas Germany

Distributing educational kit for the students who lost theirschools stuff during the war

Summer camps, activities for PWAs children and integration with other childrenProviding social support for children in the northern Gaza project "SANED 2"Providing social support for children in the northern Gaza project "SANED 3"

Summer camps

Support Vulnerable community in urban areas of the Gaza strip through increased psychosocial healthProviding social support for children in the northern Gaza project "SANED 4"Providing social support for children in the northern Gaza project "SANED 5"

Structured Psychosocial support for children in post-war Gaza for south area Structured Psychosocial support for children in post-war Gaza for north area

Social and psychological capacity building program

2009-2010

11210

1345

5400

11210

11210

1200

3600

14320

13420

2595

1512

2009

2009-20102010-20112011-2012

2011-2012

2012-20132013-20142014-20152015-2016

2011-2013

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Persons with disabilities PWDs Program

Advocacy and mobilization project for the right and dignity of person of with disability in the northern area in Gaza

Psychosocial Support for the 2012 Israeli Offensive on Traumatized People with Disabilities and their Families in Gaza Strip

2012 125

520

30women

Diakonia/NAD

Diakonia/NAD

HelpAge255

elderly

OCHA2012

2013

2015-2016

Women and girls with disability Speak Out

Increasing the resilience and improving access to appropriate care for older people in the Gaza Strip”

Elderly people

Public Health Program: marginalized areas most affected by the war,

Target areas:

Malalha

Moghraqa

Sawarka

Zarqaa

Juher El deek

Bit Lahya

Shijia

Addresses and phone numbers of YEC centers (north, south)

Tel:Jabalia Al-Falooja- behind Orient

Rafah Rafah-Salah Aldeen St,behind Alghaydaa Kindergarten

Khanyounis Khanyounis -Sami Almadhoon building

Shaje'ya Tawaheen –behind AL Ayyad divan

Bait Hanoon Bait Hanoon- Al-Qaraman St

Bait Lahia Bait Lahia- western turn- Al-Helo mill

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Our Donors

Gaza -Al naser - Qassam St. Building Loualoaa -floor 1

Tel: 08-2856624 : Email: yecgaza@hotmail.com

08-2483554

08-2470770

08-2488281

08-2807819

08-2132585

08-2063567

Youth Empowerment Center - YEC - Head Office