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YWCA Milestones

1893
1893

Informal groups of Christian women start meeting in Jaffa and Jerusalem as YWCA groups....

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1918
1918

The YWCA is formally established in Jerusalem....

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1948
1948

YWCA activities come to a complete halt as a result of Al Nakba (the catastrophe), and the subsequent uprooting of the Palestinians....

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1950
1950

The YWCA establishes its women’s training center and preschool in Aqbet Jaber refugee camp, Jericho. The YWCA is one of the first NGOs to provide services for Palestine refugees before the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) is established....

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1956
1956

The YWCA establishes its vocational training center at its headquarters in Jerusalem....

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1967
1967

With the occupation of the West Bank, the YWCA establishes pre-schools in the Qalandia and Jalazone refugee camps on premises provided by UNRWA, which are later expanded to accommodate women’s activities....

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1987
1987

During the first Intifada (uprising), the YWCA continues to provide social and economic services and support for the Palestinian people....

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1991
1991

The YWCA of Palestine is approved as an independent association at the World Council in Stavanger, Norway....

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2000
2000

During the second Intifada, due to movement restrictions and the Apartheid Wall, the YWCA opens its vocational training center in Ramallah....

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2004
2004

The YWCAorganizes a witness visit for international participants with the aim of offering them the opportunity to experience daily life in Palestine under military occupation. The visit includes witnessing the Israeli Apartheid Wall and check points in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, the confi...

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2009
2009

The YWCA of Palestine, in cooperation with the Joint Advocacy Initiative (JAI), organizes another witness visit for international participants....

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2014
2014

The YWCA convenes the international women’s conference under the title “Women’s Freedom, Peace, and Dignity in Palestine: UNSCR 1325 for Accountability”....

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2014
2014

The YWCA local association in Bethlehem is established....

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2015
2015

The National YWCA is established and registered at the Palestine Ministry of Interior....

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2018
2018

The YWCA convenes its international youth conference under the title “Youth Participate and Youth Decide: Towards Freedom and Justice”....

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2019
2019

The Former General Secretary of the YWCA of Palestine, Mira Rizeq, is elected as President of the World YWCA, on behalf of the Middle East, during the 29th World Council in Johannesburg, South Africa....

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