“Your White Penny”...a theatrical performance on domestic violence

Ramallah- Al-Hara Theatre in Beit Jala, in partnership with the YWCA of Palestine and in cooperation with the Palestinian NGO Organization Against Domestic Violence Against Women (Al-Muntada), presented a theatrical performance titled "Your White Penny" as part of the Young Women for Awareness, Advocacy, and Accountability (YW4A) programme.

Mirna Sakhla wrote and directed the performance, which centered on domestic violence and starred Hadeel Al-Takrouri, Abdullah Banoura, and Nicola Zreineh. Issam Rishmawi created the decor and techniques, while Marina Barham managed the production.

In her YWCA Palestine speech, Grants Reporting and Compliance Manager Selina Salama emphasized that the YW4A is one of the organization's strategic programs, implemented in collaboration with a number of local, regional, and international partners, and aims to strengthen the ability of young women and local women's rights organizations to demand their rights by taking on leadership roles.

 “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.” She added.

Following the performance, lawyer Tala Hamdan, one of the young women participating in the programme, presented a legal paper on domestic violence, which was followed by a panel discussion moderated and facilitated by young women participating in the programme with representatives from the Ministries of Women's Affairs, Endowments and Religious Affairs, Justice, and National Economy, as well as the Al-Muntada coordinator, Sabah Salama. The panel explored the issue's legal and social implications, as well as audience insights.

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, Christian Agency For Peace And Development (CAPaD)- South Sudan, and Ibrahimia Media Center (IMC), Equality Now, KIT Royal Tropical Institute, and Faith to Action Network (F2A).