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In 2019, a community-cultural initiative was launched in Aida refugee camp, as a response to a sencere need where youth in general and the female in particular living in a very hard conditions resulted from the daily oppression and attacks from the military forces of the occupation army. This initiative aims to provide young women with access to education, psychological support, and empower youth women to participate decision-making and to have effective role in the community inside the refugee camps and not only Aida Camp , in the same time we aimed to try to create a safe space for young women to express themselves and to have the role as agents of change. The initiative developed in 2021, when it worked with youth and women’s groups inside the camp and implementing several cultural activities, where we worked as a team to develop the initiative and to be as the first young institution in the camp led by a group of youth who succeeded together to deal with the social barrier and limitations and working In this organization where members of both sexes work and think together and looking forward to reach their dreams as refugee youth. Today, we at Al-Manar Organization for Culture and Creativity are working on several programs that support women and youth with the aim of providing opportunities for community participation
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The mission of Al-Manar society for Culture and Creativity is to enhance cultural and creative awareness among women and youth and empower them. The center aims to achieve this by providing an inspiring educational and cultural environment through implementing activities and organizing events that promote critical and creative thinking, developing personal and social skills, increase the youth awareness regarding their fundamental rights The center focuses on promoting values of tolerance, coexistence, and equality among youth, Al Manar Center believe that gender equality one of our main value which guided our community work in the camp
First - eradicating illiteracy and psychological comfort in marginalized areas and camps first.
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Teaching children extracurricular activities through drawing, music, theater and individual education.
Youth initiatives such as: promoting learning from peers and the Literary Salon Program:
The program targets school students from the age of 14-18 and university students from the age of 19-30 in the Bethlehem governorate.
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Enhancing the role of women in cultural, social and economic life.
Enhancing the youth participation of refugees in the camps
Providing a safe space for education, awareness, and psychological relief for all segments of society.
Contribute to the education process and encourage reading as a basis for community awareness.
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cofounder of al-manar society
Manar Qaraqe, 23 years old, a young Palestinian woman from Aida Refugee Camp. She studied a Bachelor's degree in Literature, minor Journalism and Media,and a Master’s in Development and International Cooperation. Since my childhood, I had an interest in community work and the ability of women to change. I acted in theater and began as a volunteer in Aida Camp. In my second year of university, I launched a cultural community initiative in the Aida refugee camp, and it served as an outlet for the girls and boys of the camp, where we would give lectures highlighting the needs of refugee youth. After that, the initiative developed, as I worked with youth groups inside the camp in the culture and community activities sector, where I developed the initiative into a community cultural institution, as the first young woman in the camp and the first youth group in which this framework worked, and thus we succeeded, along with the rest of the youth, in breaking the barrier of not implementing male and female activities. Together, we have succeeded in building an organization where members of both genders work and think together to change their lives. Reality and achieving their dreams as young refugees, all of us under 25 years old Through the Al-Manar Society for Culture and Creativity and the youth activities that it implemented, we were able to bring about a change in the behaviors of young men and women, and their vision of life. Through our activities, we have become more in love with life, and through our participation in these activities, especially those of a literary and creative nature, we have been able to express ourselves and our feelings through them. I also succeeded in working with school and university students in 12 schools and 3 universities, and working with 300 women over the past years in developing their skills and encouraging them to participate in decision-making and in achieving local and international partnerships. With the support of my colleagues, I was able to gather more than 100 volunteers in one year and develop the initiative into a community cultural institution, in order to prove that women are capable of change and my belief in youth work, and also to prove that even inside the camps we can live and achieve our dreams as young refugees.
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Through Al-Manar society for Culture and Creativity, we seek to build a safe, interdependent society based on the values and principles of social justice, pluralism, and the empowerment of women, youth, and refugee children, with your help and support.
Your donations will directly fund empowerment projects, helping to build a safer and more prosperous society. Your generosity is deeply appreciated and vital to our ongoing efforts to make a meaningful impact on the lives of those we serve.
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call to support poor families affected by the war
In the midst of the October 7th War and the brutal assault of the Occupation on the Palestinian people, amid bombing, road closures, and societal and economic destruction in Gaza and the West Bank, we, Al-Manar Organization for Culture and Creativity, launch this appeal. Our goal: to support poor families affected by the war inside the […]
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Al-Manar Cultural Center volunteers at the organization’s youth forum collectively painted the organization’s walls as part of the weekly activities.
“You Are Not Alone”
Al-Manar Center for Culture and Creativity held a meeting with women within the “You Are Not Alone” project and hosted lawyer Areej Shaheen from the Center for Psychological and Social Counseling. The meeting included awareness of the legal aspect for women, knowledge of ways to protect themselves, in addition to awareness of the decision 1325.