YMCA - YWCA Journey for Justice Youth Program

Youth leaders from YMCA and YWCA movements around the world are invited to join the annual Journey for Justice Program in Palestine and Israel.

Posted: Thursday, April 8, 2010 - 10:46

Location: International (Palestine)

Event Date: 23 June 2010

Organisation: YMCA-YWCA

Link: http://www.jai-pal.org/content.php

Contact Name: Ibrahim Hannouneh

Contact Phone: + 970 2 2774540

 The challenging program aims to witness and accompany Palestinian youth in their daily life, which includes:

Stories / experiences / dreams and daily life sharing
Devotions and reflections
Home stays with Palestinian host families
Passing through checkpoints and roadblocks together
Visiting their universities and realize Palestinian students' difficulties
Joining a local youth work camp, where youth come from all over Palestine.

It also includes:

Witnessing the various EJ YMCA and YWCA of Palestine programs in action and during activities in Bethlehem, Ramallah, Jericho, and Jerusalem.

Meetings and discussions with Palestinians and Israelis: Political and religious leaders, Israeli groups and settlers, grass root Palestinians including farmers, refugees, students...etc.

Presentations and discussions with specialists on issues of: children, refugees, academics, media, international work...etc.

Visiting various sites including old cities of Hebron, Bethlehem, and Jerusalem, Church of Nativity, Holy Sepulcher, Al-Aqsa Mosque, swimming at the Dead Sea...etc.

Building coalitions of YMCA-YWCA committed youth leaders and set advocacy plans together.