PALTEAM Association for Community Development

PALTEAM seeks through activities, projects, youth and women's programs and initiatives to play a prominent role in the development of society and to empower marginalized groups. PALTEAM can access and implement activities at all governorates of GAZA through its partnership with several organizations such as GUPW (General of Palestinian women) , and it can access a very wide category of the Palestinian community, particularly women, disabled people, youth. We target people with disabilities through a project “Empower medical cadres in Palestine” in cooperation with Slovenian Nour Institute and funded by ITF, where 40 physiotherapists were targeted in advanced topics according to their needs, its implemented in partnership with Al-Azhar University and the Physiotherapy Syndicate Additionally this project target people with disabilities with home visits for physiotherapy, and providing help tools with them. The main activities have targeted 1920 beneficiaries in 6 months. They were implemented with partnership concentrate at awareness at GBV, legal issues, political participation, women and youth rights, Good Citizenship and Governance By Empowerment and Capacity Building Program and Good Citizenship and Governance: These programs focus on empowering and building capacities for vulnerable groups specially women to access their economic, political and legal rights through providing multi-sectoral services and promoting their access to opportunities. This includes sensitizing target groups about the international laws and conventions relating their rights specially to women and increasing their access to political and economic rights and opportunities. It also includes the provision of legal aid services that enhance their protection and security and prevent their exposure to violence. By Heritage &Cultural Exchange program PALTEAM has implemented awareness workshops about the Palestinian culture and it has prominent participation in national and heritage events In achieving its vision and mission, PALTEAM is committed to working within a multi-sector human rights approach based on human rights principles, social indicators and national priorities and strongly believes in the importance of women’s role in developing communities, Empowering marginalized groups including women and children and gender mainstreaming into all programs and activities offered. The PALTEAM's philosophy is built on being an organization adopting Human Rights Based (HRB) participatory holistic approach in responding to the needs of the target groups and promoting women’s rights in the Palestinian Society. to promote equality and social justice in the Palestinian society and protect the rights – as defined under international human rights frameworks and international humanitarian law - of women (including those with disabilities) exposed to VAW through their inclusion in mainstream services and initiatives in the Gaza Strip and influencing decision makers and legislators to bring about change at the level of local laws and policies that undermine women’s access to justice. The beneficiaries and stakeholders participate actively and effectively in designing PALTEAM’s interventions and forming its strategic thinking and plans.