The seventh public meeting has been implemented in Tulkarm Governorate

The seventh public meeting has been implemented in Tulkarm Governorate

ADWAR Association continues implementing activities of third phase in the project: “Women advocate against the concept of (Divorced) and their isolation from civic life” which are public meetings in Partnership with Middle East Partnership Initiative MEPI and funded by American Consulate.

Public meetings are being implemented in Palestinian Universities and governorates offices, at (Hebron , Jericho, Ramallah, Bethlehem, Nablus, Jenin, Tulkarm, Qalqilya, Tubas, Salfeet) aiming at awareness of young women and men in Palestinian society and in universities in particular towards changing negative stereotypes image for women who have been through divorce experience ‘after or before marriage’, as well as confirming their rights to participate in civic life and limit all types of discrimination against them.

The seventh public meeting has been implemented in cooperation with Mrs. Raeda Awwad\Gender Unit director in Tulkarm Governorate, whom welcomed ADWAR to implement the public meeting.

As the General Director of Planning and Development Unit at Tulkarm Governorate Mr. Khaled Al-Zaghal, confirmed the importance of the project in our Palestinian community and the importance of targeting young women and men to change for a better society that ensures social justice for both women and men. Also, he stressed that the Palestinian decision makers give great attention to women, as women do not represent half of the society as said, but they represent the whole society as she is a leader, a mother, a martyr and prisoner’s mother, and a decision –maker.

As for her part ADWAR’s projects coordinator Bayan Salaymeh pointed that the public meeting in Tulkarm was positively successful through the open discussion that was conducted after the stage show entitled, “The Stranger” which embodies the Palestinian society negative image on women who went through divorce experience and their suffering