{"id":208087,"date":"2010-08-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T19:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=208087"},"modified":"2019-03-12T19:30:22","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T19:30:22","slug":"auto-insert-208087","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-208087\/","title":{"rendered":"First Summer Camp Held for Female Community Leaders in the West Bank – UNRWA article"},"content":{"rendered":"
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West Bank Women Strive to Make a Difference<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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August 2010, Dheisheh camp — West Bank —The motto of the first summer camp for female community leaders across the West Bank is “one woman can make a difference”. The camp, held in Dheisheh camp in July 2010, aimed to empower women to be involved in decision-making and to influence their society.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Abeer Mohammed Kamal, from Aqbat Jaber camp, was able to meet another 60 young girls and women at the summer camp organised by the women’s department at UNRWA.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The camp introduced the women to various new skills and concepts such as team-building, leadership, communications, self-expression, international conventions on abolishing all forms of discrimination against women, and <\/span>UN Resolution 1325<\/a> on the protection and empowerment of women in areas of conflict.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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Boost in Self-Confidence<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Abeer said: “Participating in this camp has really boosted my self confidence; I’ve increased my self-awareness, and fine-tuned my skills for dealing with topics and terminology such as gender. It’s also given me a great opportunity to meet other pro-active women in my society.”<\/p><\/div>\n

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The group gathered in Dheisheh for five days in early July to achieve one goal: to make a difference. They met to try to contribute towards building a better society and to improve conditions for refugee women. The women, all of whom currently work in various women’s centres, also discussed the value of volunteering and serving society.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Spending time together away from their families, the group got to know one another. During activities such as outdoor trips around the West Bank, strong friendships were formed.<\/p><\/div>\n

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A Significant Change<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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In past years, UNRWA has organised recreational summer camps for the benefit of children and young people. In this sense, a similar activity targeting educational and recreational activities towards women is a unique experiment.<\/p><\/div>\n

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It is hoped that these camps, geared towards a different target group, will help to build the self-confidence of women, and gradually to encourage a greater role for women in Palestinian society.<\/p><\/div>\n

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As Laila Sa’ad, of Far’a camp, stressed: “Making a difference in the life of every refugee woman, and improving her role in society, is an ongoing process… but a beautiful one.”<\/p><\/div>\n

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