Feb - 2010Feb - 2010

Public AchievementPublic Achievement

Youth are not only the pillars for the Youth are not only the pillars for the future, but they are the citizens of the dayfuture, but they are the citizens of the day

Facts about Youth ( Middle East)Facts about Youth ( Middle East)

Youth forms the majority of the population Bad Economic Situation ( Poverty,

Unemployment ) High social expectation from the community ( marriage, forming a family )

The heritage of taboo, prevents Youth to participate in community development programs

To invite youth to participate in community development while there are no community programs

The Arab societies are authoritative and the constructive dialogue culture is narrow

Available options for the YouthAvailable options for the Youth

YouthYouth

InterestedInterested In socialIn socialInitiativesInitiatives

exaggerationexaggeration IndifferenceIndifference passivitypassivity migrationmigration

Available opportunity for Youth to Do Something

Based on the understanding of the reality of the youth work & the belief in the creativity of the

young people there is an opportunity

For a creation and the For a creation and the expansion of the area expansion of the area " the specified " for " the specified " for the participation of the participation of the young people in the young people in the society mattersthe society matters

For the positive For the positive networking networking between the between the

participants & participants & other stakeholdersother stakeholders

Powers

Tribal and family Powers

Political parties ( National and

Islamic)

Civil SocietyCivil Society

Elements in PA Elements in PA

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Institutions

Society

Area for Area for Civic workCivic work

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AchievementAchievement

1. It creates an area of freedom & choice in participation, where the young people participates in the deliberations and feel the security and the mutual respect to their viewpoints

2. Reinforcement of understanding and practice of democracy & citizenship, where the participant reaches a deep understanding of his/her rights and his/her responsibilities, this yield to launch their initiatives towards the contribution in the solution of the raised social issues

3. The Empowerment, where the young people are trained to use the tools of a comprehensive& democratic teamwork

The mechanism of the work in the Public The mechanism of the work in the Public Achievement ...Achievement ...

The skillsThe skills : :credibility, credibility,

responsibility, responsibility, planning the work, planning the work,

solution of the solution of the problems, power problems, power

map, the solution of map, the solution of the conflictthe conflict

The conceptsThe concepts : :The democracy, the The democracy, the human rights the human rights the diversity, the diversity, the citizenship, the citizenship, the society organization, society organization, the violence, the the violence, the social worksocial work

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Invite coaches from Invite coaches from the ages of 19-25the ages of 19-25

Participants are connected in Participants are connected in a learning processa learning process

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Start working with youth groups ion schools and Start working with youth groups ion schools and communities ( 2-3 hours per week for 6 to 7 communities ( 2-3 hours per week for 6 to 7

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Follow up action planFollow up action plan

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The mechanism of the work in the The mechanism of the work in the Public Achievement ...Public Achievement ...

77Some Initiatives Some Initiatives

Develop youth centers – clubs – and targeted to youth people – Electronic sites

Facilities for Schools ( Labs, Play grounds, library, build classes)

Campaigns for social issues, family planning , early marriage violence in schools, poverty eradication steps.

Societal projects : Water bumping devices fro their communities, public library, planting, entertainment programs and activities

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Youth Reshape the world around them

Young people today have few opportunities to really be involved in shaping the world around them. In Public Achievement, they do.

People of all ages work with others, meet challenges and solve problems. Learning from each other the meaning of citizenship and democracy. Ordinary people do extraordinary things, Public Achievement is a youth civic engagement initiative focused on the most basic concepts of citizenship, democracy and public work.

Public Achievement draws on the talents and desires of ordinary people to build a better world and to create a different kind of politics.

2003 till Present

Participants Coaches (Leaders)

2460205WEST BANK

2280190Gaza

13210Jordan

31825Morocco

Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria

Gulf Countries

Work with Young people rather than work for Young People

Relation with Ministries of Education and Higher Education , Social Development ministries.

Young who were engaged became community leaders , positional political leaders

Young people became key players in the social change process

Feb - 2010Feb - 2010

Public Achievement ProgramPublic Achievement Program

Youth are not only the pillars for the Youth are not only the pillars for the future, but they are the citizens of the dayfuture, but they are the citizens of the day