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Young women from Palestine and Egypt participate in a joint webinar on the occasion of International Youth Day

Young women from Palestine and Egypt participate in a joint webinar on the occasion of International Youth Day

On Monday, August 12, YWCA Palestine and the Ibrahimiya Media Center in Egypt (IMC), organized a joint webinar on the occasion of International Youth Day, entitled “The Role of Digital Transformation in Empowering Young Women to Leadership and Combating Gender-Based Violence”, within the Young Women's Awareness, Agency, Advocacy, and Accountability Programme (YW4A).

The webinar hosted two digital advocacy influencers, Yasmine Abu Rayya from Egypt and Mona Shtayyeh from Palestine, who discussed their experiences using  digital platforms to empower young women to leadership, gender equality, combating gender-based violence, and other human rights issues.

The webinar provided a safe space for attendees to ask questions and share ideas and opinions about the issue.

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).

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