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A new living accomodation for displaced families in Al-Nada neighboorhood in Gaza
November 20th 2019 – Internal and external rehabilitation works are almost completed in Al-Nada area, Gaza Strip, where since 2014 displaced families are waiting to get back home. Al-Nada community, that actively participated to the project funded by a soft loan of 15 million euro provided by the Italian Government, is thankful and excited for a […]
3 new development projects for the The Italian Agency for Development Cooperation – Jerusalem Office
Jerusalem, November 19, 2019 – The Italian Agency for Development Cooperation in Jerusalem is glad to complete a 2019 full of accomplishments and satisfactions with the official approval by the Italian Joint Committee for Development Cooperation of 3 new development projects to be implemented in 2020. In Your interest – Protection and promotion of the best […]
Chef of the future, a Tuscan and Palestinian recipe book for the job opportunities of the Palestinian chefs
Ramallah, November 19th 2019 – The Italian Agency for Development Cooperation is participating at the third edition of the Italian Cuisine Week in Palestine and, according with its commitment for the local economic development and in favor of Palestinian refugees, launched an Italian-Palestinian recipe book, including a storytelling about the workshop organized last year. In November […]
Together against gender-based violence in Palestine
Ramallah, November 14th 2019 – The Italia Agency for Development Cooperation in Jerusalem keeps supporting Palestinian institutions combating gender-based violence. In the framework of the projects WELOD III and SI-GEWE, a new survey on violence in Palestine has been produced, 8 years after the second and last edition. The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) delivered […]
Launch of the National Observatory on Gender-Based Violence
Launch of the National Observatory on Gender-Based Violence, established in the framework of the programme WELOD III. Thanks to the strong and fruitful collaboration with the Ministry of Women’s Affairs, all the collected data will support the enhancement of protection services and the policy-making related to violence against women in Palestine.
University partnership between Bologna and Gaza to treat wastewater for agricultural purposes
Jerusalem, November 2019 – Important results arise from the mission that experts from the Gaza Strip have recently conducted in Italy, within the project funded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation and implemented by Overseas “Reuse of treated wastewater for agricultural purposes in Al-Mawasi District, Rafah Governorate, Gaza“. Through the initiative, a filtration and treatment […]
Italian Cooperation and Ministry of Women’s Affairs: a long-lasting and fruitful partnership
Ramallah, November 4th 2019 – The Consul General of Italy in Jerusalem Fabio Sokolowicz and the AICS local Office Director Cristina Natoli met last afternoon the new-Minister of Women’s affairs Amal Hamad for un update related to the different development projects on-going and the most relevant issues about gender equality in Palestine. In particular, while thanking […]
Support to new start-ups and zero-interests loans for vulnerable Palestinians
Ramallah October 22nd, 2019 – Two new initiatives have been approved with a signature ceremony between الموقع الرسمي لوزارة العمل الفلسطينية – رام الله the Ministry of Labor and Palestinian Banking Corporation/المؤسسة المصرفية الفلسطينية, within the framework of the Program #STARTUP funded by Agenzia Italiana per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo. The first credit line (900,000 USD) will deliver […]
Inauguration of Gelateria Sociale in Gaza in the framework of the development project PEACE STEPS implemented by Vento di Terra
In the framework of the project PEACE STEPS, implemented by Vento di Terra ONG, a “gelateria sociale” has been inaugurated this morning, with the aim of offering traditional italian gelato made with local ingredients and encourage social activities in favor of marginalized segments of population. A specific vocational training has been delivered in the last […]
Services for diagnosis and treatment of genetic hematological diseases in Palestine
30 September 2019 – Thanks to a partnership between the Italian Higher Health Institute and the Palestinian Ministry of Health, and with the support of specific technical partners, in the next 3 years a network of hemophilia treatment centers will be established in Palestine to heal congenital hemorrhagic diseases, thalassemia and other hemoglobinopathies. This is a […]