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Achievements:
Presently, the Union
occupied a spatial and a well-equipped
building that allows for its various
activities. This move was on July 2003 and
since our training hall is been used
extensively for the Union’s training
programs as well as for many activities,
meetings and training space for other NGO’S.
This move is considered as a basic step
towards achieving our operational goals and
objectives generated from our statement of
mission. The old office was unequipped to
conduct all these activities.
On our way to
institutionalize the Union and develop its
internal capacity the board hired a
professional and experienced man to take
over the directorship of the Union. This
move was implemented on February 2004. This
move was taken since all board members are
rather busy and can’t volunteer all their
time and energy to the Union expanding
activities. The methodology of volunteer
work and the involvement of the Union
members will still be a basic approach for
us, yet the director will activate, deepen
and coordinate this approach. Among this two
highlights of the Union achievements towards
establishing a professional center, the
following is a summary of the activities as
well as the ongoing projects that are
implemented by the Union:
1.
Building a credible
network with local as well as international
NGO’S, universities, Ministries and
International unions with similar
foundations.
2.
Attending to the
needs of our members by conducting 32
specialized workshops and courses in the
fields of working with traumatize children,
family counseling, and learning
difficulties.
3.
Contributing and
lobbying the employment of 30 graduates.
4.
Design and implement
many programs in the field of community
services, such as psychosocial support for
children exposed to violent environments.
5.
Established and
maintained a sponsorship program for needy
children in partnership with the
Palestinian-Canadian Foundations.
6.
Established a
professional exchange program with Oslo
University.
7.
Professional exchange
visits with the Norwegian Union of Social
Workers.
8.
Participate in
Community Empowerment training projects;
local leadership training, youth activities
and women issues in partnership with local
Palestinian NGO’S.
Through these programs volunteers were
recruited and trained from among the
graduates and unemployed professionals in
order to provide them with opportunities to
improve their professional expertise,
promote their competencies for better
competition in the labor market and serve
the disadvantaged groups in their
communities.
The monthly average of
volunteers who are actively involved in the
programs is 20-30. New volunteers usually
recruited and trained to replace those who
find jobs (they represent 40%). In fact,
this experience with volunteers, who are
involved with children programs, youth
training programs, networking activities,
job creation activities, proved the
efficiency of this approach to serve
different purposes and groups. The proposed
project lies is designed to accomplish the
same vision.
The Union adopted a
methodological framework
that allows for the utmost net working and
integrated work with all civil society
organizations and grassroots movements. Our
strategic vision is based on a methodology
that allowed for active participation of all
members, professionals in the field and in
partnership intervention in all programs.
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