This program targets the feeling of helplessness among Palestinain youth in order to give a platform for them to be empowered and regain their confidence in themselves as they do in their own generation.
Youth can be the power of lobbying to address issues that range from local social services to national issues on poverty, unemployment, democracy, national concerns and even politics.
Training in the fields of civics, leadership Lobbying and advocacy, is a must and it definitely gives the tools needed for better influence and greater impact. It is educating the Palestinian youth in order to serve their national aspiration of independence and freedom.
The JAI has organized an educational guided trip for a group of 19 Palestinian youth from the Nablus and Ramallah area, on the 27th of September 2013, within the JAI' ongoing Democracy and Citizenship project. The trip included Nablus and Ramallah areas, where the youth where guided into Jacob’ well site and Church in Nablus, Nablus old city, the site of Sabastia - Nablus, as well as Bili’n village in the Ramallah area.
The trip aimed at introducing these holy and national historic sites to the young people, where most of them it was the first time to visit most of these sites. Following the trip, the youth are to start initiative(s) to advocate at decision makers to pay attention and actively promote such sites.