About the Association

ADWAR Association is a Palestinian non-profit, non-governmental association that obtained the official license from the Ministry of Interior Affairs in 2010 as a national Association working in the women’s empowerment sector. ADWAR Association was established through the initiative of a group of students from universities in Hebron, as a result of their belief that access to social justice is achieved through the approach of gender and development, which works to bridge the existing gaps between women, girls, men and boys in various fields, and to promote women’s participation and empowerment by realizing their social, economic and political rights in the governorates of the State of Palestine.

During many working years as organization specialized in gender and development issues, ADWAR Association has focused on leading the process of social change, which refers to social progress through cultural, economic, political development, environment, and climate change. ADWAR Association believes in the philosophy that the Palestinian society needs to move forward through developmental programs and means that affects the social environment of women’s lives at all stages of life at the level of the private and public spheres, and also affects the national level in terms of policies and measures protecting women’s equal rights, in addition to raising Palestinian women’s issues at the international level in order to protect their rights from the procedures and practices of the Israeli occupation.

ADWAR Association adopts the change approach that contributes to the provision of a work approach and a human rights development path based on gender equality and justice through the reproduction of a new culture based on respect for freedoms, peace, civil peace and equal civil rights, through the implementation of work programs that adopt a participatory methodology in the production of knowledge, and building capabilities, policies, and investment in the private and public sphere, in which forms of social, economic, political, cultural and environmental work are active. These work programs are led by women, girls and youth from both sexes free from the traditional system of social and political work, and influence from the bottom up on the decision-making process, which helps raising the ability of Palestinian women and men in facing risks and challenges, and taking advantage of opportunities in an effective manner that contribute to bringing about transformations that would enable women to accomplish achievements that contribute to their control over resources, decision making and increasing their range of influence in various fields.

ADWAR Association has become a leading association for dialogue, discussion and exchange of views and ideas on various issues and concerns of the Palestinian women, young women, and girls, with the participation of various relevant social, economic, political and environmental parties in various Palestinian sites and gatherings with local partners, influencers and international organizations. This is achieved through adoption of the gender and development approach, in terms of studying, analyzing, and addressing gender gaps in participation rates and empowerment in the three programs that ADWAR Association works on to enhance women’s participation at the level of roles, responsibilities, rights and duties, in order to enhance the process of achieving social justice and protection of equal rights for the Palestinian women.