"YW4A" young women gathered to mark International Youth Day

On the occasion of International Youth Day, YWCA Palestine hosted a central gathering for young women in the Young Women's Awareness, Agency, Advocacy, and Accountability Programme (YW4A) on Saturday, August 17, in the "Youth Village" in Kafr Ni'ma, west of Ramallah, with over 120 young women from various governorates in attendance.

The gathering included trainings, discussions and team building activities, as well as presentations on community initiatives developed by young women to address issues such as young women's political participation, child marriage, workplace harassment, domestic violence, and others.

The YW4A is one of YWCA Palestine's strategic programs, implemented in collaboration with a number of local, regional, and international partners.

YW4A’s strategic objective is to defend and expand the fulfilment of young women’s rights to dignity, bodily integrity, and equal participation in decision-making, through the implementation of gender-just policies and laws.

YWCA Palestine implements (YW4A) programme, in cooperation with the East Jerusalem YWCA, the Psychosocial Counseling Center for Women (PSCCW), Al-Harah Theatre, and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land.

YW4A is a five-year program, funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and led by consortium partner World Young Women’s Christian Association (World YWCA), working in collaboration with YWCA Kenya, YWCA Palestine, YWCA South Sudan, and Ibrahimia Media Center (IMC), Equality Now, KIT Royal Tropical Institute, and Faith to Action Network (F2A).