News

22 Aug 2019

Shelter, protection and legal assistance to women victim of GBV

Bethlehem, 22 August 2019 – The Italian Cooperation is continuously supporting the Mehwar Centre since its establishment in 2007. The Mehwar is the first anti-violence center in Palestine and in the Region that provides shelter, protection, legal advice to women survivors of gender-based violence and supports them their successful reintegration into the community. During the last […]

01 Aug 2019

A new coalition for Palestinian adolescents thanks to the Italian project in partnership with UNFPA

The promotion of policies to support adolescents’ #health on the national level, in order to reduce violence, unawareness and diseases among Palestinian youth, is the core mission of a new coalition of partners committed in #Palestine, launched today in Ramallah at the presence of the new Minister of Health May Kaileh. During her speech, Minister […]

24 Jul 2019

4 new initiatives thanks to the interests accrued within START-UP credit line

25 July 2019 – New meeting of the Advisory Committee of the project START-UP, a credit line by 20 MLN EUR funded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation in Jerusalem for Palestinian small and micro enterprises. Along with the approval of the 2nd installment of the budget support to the Palestinian Fund, 4 new economic development […]

24 Jul 2019

For a dissemination of the Disability Mainstreaming in Palestine

24 July 2019, Ramallah – Yesterday, the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation has organized two workshops in coordination with Local Aid Co-ordination Secretariat and the Office of the EU Representative, in the presence of Mr. Daoud Deek, Deputy Minister of Ministry of Social Development, Alessandra Viezzer, Head of Cooperation at the Office of the European […]

27 Jun 2019

A new strategy and action plan to promote gender equality in Palestinian media and fight negative stereotypes on the role of women

Did you know that about 75% of Facebook posts that talk about Palestinian women are actually written by men? #AICSJerusalem – in the context of its work to promote and enhance gender equality and its WELOD 3 programme – is a proud sponsor of Palestine’s #Gender Sensitive Media Network, a group of 17 Palestinian media […]

24 Jun 2019

Italian Cooperation for the most marginalized communities in #JordanValley

Good news and achieved results for the project “Reinforce resilience and improve living conditions in the West Bank Palestinian communities at risk of forcible transfer”, implemented by Gvc Onlus and CISP Sviluppo dei Popoli in partnership with some local communities in the Jordan Valley, North of Jericho. Members of Al-Jiftlik, Kardala and Ein Eil Beida […]

17 Jun 2019

Touristic reception and catering services for #Specialitaly’s second year of activities in Palestine

Antonio Sorbillo and Eugenio Castaldi, well-known pizzamakers from Naples, took part to a mission managed by Comune di Comacchio and Italian partners in #Palestine with the aim of meeting up some local educational institutions’ representatives and developing a draft for the second year’s activities in the framework of the project “Specialitaly – Inclusive development for […]

11 Jun 2019

Sexual and reproductive rights for young Palestinians

A second phase of the project implemented in partnership with UNFPA Palestine has been launched this morning by the Steering Committee for an amount of 500,000 euro (like the first one). The aim of this second phase is to make sustainable the #YouthFriendlyHealthCenters established during Phase I at Al-Quds University جامعة القدس in Abu Dis […]

10 Jun 2019

New hopes for dates farmers in the Jordan Valley

Jericho, June 10th 2019 – Support to productive, managerial and commercial reorganization of Palestinian and Egyptian dates producers’ associations, a development cooperation project funded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation and implemented by John Paul II Foundation, concluded its activities this morning with a final ceremony in Jericho. With the participation of the General Consul of Italy […]

30 May 2019

Participatory reconstruction at Al-Nada neighborhood in Gaza

Relevant updates have been achieved in Al-Nada, Gaza in the framework of the reconstruction project funded by the Italian Cooperation. According with the official agreement, design architects proposed different choices for cladding and home fittings and finishing to the community representatives, before and after the set-up, in order to let them evaluate the best solutions […]