Masafer Bani Naeem Bedouin Gathering

Wednesday, 1/8/2018, Masafer Bani Naeem Bedouin Gathering

With an effective presence, Roles for Social Change Association-ADWAR ended the fourth accountability session to question decision-makers by members of the village Council at Bedouin Masafir Bani Naim Community with Ministry of Local Government.
This activity comes within the project “Towards Women Leading Change in Priority Societies and Making Change in Their Lives and the Lives of Others”, funded by Dutch Government; In partnership with the local Bedouin Councils in Hebron and East Jerusalem. This session was attended by Bani Na’im village Councilor and women in general in the Bedouin Community, and the project coordinator Duaa al-Jamal and Head of Budget Department Mr. Ezzeddine Al-Atawneh in the local government administration.
Women presented many needs where their most important requirements were to provide decent living conditions where the region lacks most important living needs of water, electricity, health, education and transportation and how to work on fulfilling their needs.
Al-Jamal as a representative of ADWAR Association indicated that their needs will be taken in consideration and that they will provide aid as much as possible. While Al-Atawneh promised to convey the region’s needs and conditions to the Minister of Local Government and letting him know more about the conditions habitants live and asking him to visit the region and to get a close look at situation in this region to work on fulfilling their needs.
At the end of this session, ladies expressed their thankfulness for ADWAR and asked for holding more workshops and sessions due to their importance in empowering them and raising their steadfastness, especially in such marginalized areas.