Palestine: Joint Advocacy Initiative

International representation of interests and networking

Activities

• Conducting lobby visits to six international partner organisations
• Dialogues with five decision-makers (from parliaments, NGOs, etc.)
• Reception of two international YMCA/YWCA delegations and ecumenical movements

Effect

As Palestinian and international youth build lobbying capacity, global awareness of Palestinian concerns is raised as they sensitize those around them.

Olive Tree Campaign

Activities

• Distribution of approximately 40,000 olive trees to 600 farming families.
• Organization of olive tree planting and harvesting with the participation of international helpers (YMCA/YWCA, individuals, ecumenical organizations).

Effect

When olive farmers receive international support, they improve their livelihoods by securing their land claim.

Awareness-raising and human rights work with young people

Activities

• Conducting advocacy and human rights trainings for 240 Palestinian youths
• Receiving 140 foreign youth who learn about the human rights situation on the ground through trainings and exchanges with Palestinian youth
• International youth groups conduct six awareness-raising campaigns for Palestine in their home countries

Effect

When Palestinian and international actors are informed about the human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territory, they work for a just peace in Palestine because they have a heightened awareness of the vulnerability of the Palestinian population.