PWWSD concludes Annual Youth Summer Camp in Nablus.

The Palestinian Working Women’s Society for Development concluded the annual Youth camp at its office in Nablus on Wednesday. The camp targeted 50 university students from different academic backgrounds. Skilled trainers supervised the camp, which tackled many issues that should assist the participants in their daily life. Of the issues that were discussed were elections, the international law and media skills, in addition to lobbying and advocacy skills and documentation of violations.

Project’s coordinator Mayssara Sadeldine said that the project aims to encourage the youth to participate in the public life. It also aims to build their capacities and personal skills.  The series of activities  will develop the youngsters’ abilities and encourage them to volunteer, as it will also promote their role in society.

Maysara added that the theoretical part of these activities will be initiated through giving the participants the task to document violations against human rights. The participants will take responsibility to write field reports, and news about the Nakba and the Nakssa.

Montasser, one of the participants said that the topics that were discussed in the camp built the youth’s awareness, and encouraged cooperation between civil society institutions.