Women

Samira Kilani could not have foreseen how a terrible incident of inhaling the fumes of chemical cleaning products and nearly suffocating would become a life-changing moment. Yet, it did. It began with replacing all chemicals with natural products and using media outlets to advise women on the dangers of mixing chemical cleaning products.

As part of the project “Towards Enhancing the Voice of Palestinians in Jerusalem”, The Jerusalemite Women Forum (JWF) concludes a series of activities with the aim of developing the capacities of female community leaders and activists on political, social, legal and cultural levels.

As part of the "For Us – By Us” project, ARDD’s Al-Nahda Women’s Network visits Women Producers in Al Salt as part of an initiative to activate the role of women in economic life.

As part of the project “Promoting the Culture of Respecting Women's Rights in Academic Institutions - Respect Her”, hbs partner Community Media Center (CMC) commences implementing a training program to develop the capabilities of Palestinian female academics.

The Center for Women's Legal Research, Counselling and Protection (CWLRCP) in Gaza succeeds in obtaining the approval and endorsement of the High Judicial Shari’a Council in Gaza in raising the age of child custody to 18 years old.

A virtual conference, the establishment of a commission for Palestinian female academics, a youth camp, and awareness-raising workshops are some of the activities carried out in Gaza by hbs partner CMC.

Liberate yourself, [and] you liberate the land, Hanan Ashrawi’s fathers told her. She became the first woman in the Executive Committee of the PLO.