Anna Lindh Foundation

Palestinian Youth Organizations Network

National Network

Palestine

Street address 2

Mobile Phone

00970599393860

Telephone

0097022966004

E-Mail

adelsalameh@yahoo.com

Year of Establishment

2004

Contact Person1

Mr. Adel Salameh

Organisation Type

Non-Governmental Organization

Fields of Activity

Youth and education

General Information

The Palestinian Youth Organizations Network is an independent, not-for-profit organization that connects about fourty youth development organizations operating in Palestine. It was launched and legally registered in the Palestinian Ministry of Interior in 2004. It is led by a higher committee represents 9 member organizations, specialized in Youth-oriented activities. It has operational crew who are are responsible for planning, implementing, monitoring and assessing project activities through out the Palestinian territories . The budgetary resources are local and internal donations and grants as well as the subsecription of the member organizations . It implement Youth Exchange , capacity building , training , awareness raising , networking , information sharing projects . It has a It aims at enhancing the impact of youth development programs, sharing information and best practices amongst the member organizations, securing resources to support youth development programs and advocating for the interests of young people. Our main partner is the NGO development Center and the World Bank .

Mission and Objectives

–Create a framework for cooperation, coordination and solidarity among Palestinians Youth-serving Organizations locally and internationally. –Advocate, lobby with and for youth to influence the public policy on development issues to be more responsive to the needs of Palestinian Youths. –Develop plans to jointly address the political, organizational and financial challenges facing youth service providers. –Empower, support and build the capacity of youth organizations. –Manage information to improve the role of non-profit sector to contribute in youth development. –Strengthen youth efforts and enhance youth involvement in decision-making to become actively integrated into the physical, economic and social development –Facilitate exchange of information and sharing of experiences among youth organizations and other partners. –Promote the concept of culture, peace, volunteerism and participative work.

Main Projects / Activities

Capacity Building for the Network .