YDD Palestine
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT is a partner organisation of VAP in Palestine that works in co-operation with our Palestinian partners of IPYL.
Establishment:
The Youth Development Department (YDD) was established in June 2000, as an initiative supported by the late Mr. Faisal Husseini (PLO Executive Committee Member in Charge of Jerusalem Affairs) in order to support and protect the Palestinian institutions in Jerusalem, and also to note for the important role played by the youth and their institutions in Jerusalem.
The YDD was founded to work with a development perspective, and to work as a professional and technical umbrella for the Youth sector in Jerusalem, with and through the existing youth bodies in Jerusalem.
YDDs Vision:
The existence of Youth organizations that resort to self-funding and are able to develop Youth according to programs based on youths actual needs in a comprehensive and continuous manner.
YDDs Mission:
To work on providing managerial support, financial, and technical to the working organizations in Jerusalem for developing the youth sector based on the organizational needs with the highest level of quality.
Goals and Objectives:
YDD aims at Enhancing and improving the work and the role of the already existing youth institutions in Jerusalem, and giving rise to new initiatives.
This goal will be achieved through the following objectives:
Improving coordination & cooperation among local youth institutions.
Launching common projects between local and international youth organizations through youth exchange programmes, voluntary workcamps and trainings.
Training young leaders to establish and to manage new and sustainable youth centers and programs.
Providing expertise to existing youth centres and associations in planning programmes, fundraising and establishing new partnerships.
Main Activities:
The YDD organizes and participates in various types of activities, both locally and internationally, such as:
Building capacity and trainings programs for youth organizations leaders and individuals.
Performing detailed studies on Youth needs and resources to help in developing the sector.
Supporting the local youth organizations financially and technically.
Regional and International Youth Exchanges and voluntary campaigns.
Periodical coordination meetings gathering the local youth institutions leaders.
- In 2010 VAP has:
- 1 project(s) with YDD Palestine in Palestine
- 1 project(s) with YDD Palestine in Jordan
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