The Palestinian Association for Empowerment and Local Development

Annual Report2 14 Contents 04 Letters and Forewords

06 Board of Directors

09 Staff

16 About us

18 Our programs 18 Local Development (TAMKEEN) 24 Social Transformation Program 34 Governance and Public Policy Program

45 Media coverage for year 2014 46 Projects’ framework 47 REFORM’s Publications

48 Policy papers, General results and outcomes, Partners

50 Financial Report Letter form the Board of Foreword by the General Foreword by partner Directors Manager GIZ Facilitating Social

“As it is our obligation to rethink The year 2014 has witnessed a mechanisms and systems that should be significant phase with respect to the Participation devoted to restoring social participation, completion of REFORM’s institutional and enhancing the capacity of incapable structure. During the reporting period, groups to exercise their citizenship, REFORM has worked on completing of Palestinian improve social cohesion and enhance and approving its procedural manuals the capacity of disadvantaged at the financial, administrative and groups in development processes procurement levels, and has developed Refugees ultimately creating a society in which a behavioral framework which frames all have opportunities to the relationship between the members Since 2011, the German Government through the exercise their citizenship in a system that of the organization on the one hand, programme Facilitating Social Participation of is more responsive to their needs and and between the organization and (former Regional Social and aspirations”1, REFORM has, during the last the various Stakeholders on the other Cultural Fund for Palestinian Refugees and Gaza) of year, increased targeting marginalized and disadvantaged groups. Moreover, hand. Furthermore, this year has witnessed considerable steps towards the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH supports it has worked on developing intervention tools in local communities so as to developing the organization’s utilization of IT and computerization of its the NGO REFORM with capacity development and grants, namely for the projects enhance positive interaction with different decision-making frameworks, as it work, enhancing thereby its good governance, its partnership frameworks Bridges, Tatweer and Platform to Act. has also established interactive platforms which respond to the needs of those in decision-making, and the associated supporting supervisory tools. groups and deepens participation of the local community in establishing and REFORM continues to be a very dynamic and reliable partner that is open for leading the development process at both the local and national levels. Moreover, the organization has worked on advancing the reality of its constructive dialogue at all times and proves itself being an outstanding cooperation participation at both the national and international levels, as it has also partner of GIZ in the Palestinian Territories. On the other hand, REFORM has taken a great leap towards the widened its targeted areas to include new areas, most prominently advancement of internal organizational frameworks in its effort to develop Jerusalem and southern governorates (). It has also employed its Meanwhile more than 900 community members from the 19 refugee camps are good governance tools, and control the pace of work by-laws ensuring efforts to develop participation tools in order to design and implement its actively involved in the initiatives which REFORM is implementing. The media reports organizational interaction, in line with its targeted audience. It has also programs and interventions within the targeted areas, seeking to improve show and describe the impact of these measures. This is based on the innovative and developed the reality of information in-flow towards various supervisory of the participation of the Palestinian society in leading developmental effective approach of REFORM. The team is working on different levels of the society bodies and has improved the reality of participation in decision-making. work and owning its tools, improving thereby the chances of its success and engaging at a micro as well as meso and macro level with relevant actors in order and sustainable effects. to improve the living conditions of Palestinian refugees and overcome social fault lines On another level, during the reporting period, REFORM has worked on developing its monitoring tools with respect to the needs of the targeted in the society. audience from the various interventions. Furthermore, it has developed its On another front, REFORM has contributed in developing the regulatory method of forming interventions ensuring the participation of the targeted structures of several organizations, bodies and service committees in its Furthermore, REFORM constantly improves its organizational capacities which audience, not only in the implementation of those interventions but in their targeted areas, as it has also contributed in developing the participation manifests itself in enhanced project management skills such as financial and design as well as in adapting the intervention tools to the needs of the targeted of women and youths in the decision-making process, and their effective administrative planning as well as internal communication and public relations. local community. By doing so, REFORM has worked on reintroducing the participation in developing their communities. Moreover, they were able to pass on this competency to their project participants who relationship between the Palestinian audience and NGOs, devoting mutuality are able to reflect upon their society in a needs-oriented and peaceful manner. in the beneficial relationships between NGOs and the targeted audience, and Furthermore, REFORM has worked on bridging the relationship between advancing the values of participation in developmental decision-making. its targeted communities, decision-makers and service providers. It has As a programme manager of FASPAR, I am deeply impressed by the great development also implemented numerous pressure and advocacy activities towards of REFORM’s technical and institutional capacities and their achievements. The Therefore, REFORM has transferred leading its internal developmental improving the reality of the responsiveness of public policies, systems innovative, creative and constructive engagement of REFORM within the society is of interventions within targeted areas to a number of groups of youth and and official developmental plans designed to respond to the needs of great value for the community and our partnership. women therein; as it has also contributed in establishing platforms for the targeted communities, as well as to create objective conditions for leading this work within the targeted areas, ensuring thereby the effective women and youths’ broader and deeper participation in those areas in I therefore thank the REFORM team for all its efforts, commitments and achievements, participation of women, and integration with governance bodies and developmental work and related cultural and structural reform processes. and I am looking forward to an equally fruitful partnership in the future. existing service institutions.

Sincerely, Mr. Samir Qirresh Sincerely, Oday Abu Karsh Sincerely, Gudrun Kramer/ Programme Manager 1 Awni Eshtiwi, former board Chairman

Annual The Palestinian Association for Empowerment and Local Development 4 Report2 14 5 Board of Directors

Adv. Samir Qirresh Chairman of the Board Raed AbuKarsh Vice-Chairman

Lawyer and legal adviser, Qirresh holds a bachelor’s degree in private law from the University social activist, holds a BA degree in Food Technology form Al-Quds University serves as of Fez in Morocco and is currently working as an expert in the field of legal legislative drafting Director of the Customer Service Department at the Ministry of Economy – Jericho and is a and legislative review at the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). Qirresh, is not volunteer in various environmental groups in Jericho and the Valley. AbuKarsh is a only a lawyer for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, but also, an independently Co-Founder of REFORM. practicing lawyer. Since 2013, Qirresh has additionally contributed to the comprehensive guide to legislative drafting for the Ministry of Justice in partnership with the OECD and worked as an advisor in legislative drafting techniques.

Member Eng. Hedayah Al-Shelleh Secretary Luna Shameyyeh

Computer systems engineer, holds a Bachelor’s degree in computer systems engineering Expert in monitoring and evaluation, holds a master’s degree in education and a master’s from Al-Quds University, Member of the Jordanian Engineers Association, and works in degree in management from Birzeit University, worked as a lecturer at Birzeit University the information technology department at the Palestine commercial bank, Al-shelleh and as an expert in monitoring and evaluation for a number of international and local contributed to the founding of REFORM. institutions in projects in the areas of comprehensive development.

Member - chairman of internal control committee Hassan Mahariq Treasurer Tariq Abu Hash-Hash

holds a BA degree in Sociology from Bethlehem University, worked in the relief field for a social activist, holds BA degree in English from Hebron University, and a High Diploma number of international organizations such as the Catholic Relief Services. Currently serves in Project Management. Serves as the Director of the Emergency Program at as coordinator for the Food Security Project and has published a number of research papers UNRWA, and served as an Executive Director of the Non-Violence House project by USAID; on Palestinian Women. Mahariq is a Co-Founder of REFORM. he is also Regional Director of the Dutch Theatre Days organization. Abu Hash-Hash is a Co- Founder of REFORM.

Annual The Palestinian Association for Empowerment and Local Development 6 Report2 14 7 Staff

General Manager Sahar Rafidi Member Oday AbuKArsh

received a BA degree in English Language and Literature/Translation in 2009 from Birzeit social activist, holds a BA degree in Business Administration from Hebron University, studied Business Foundation, and University in Palestine – West Bank. works as a Project Coordinator with the INGO Right To holds an MA degree in Humanitarian Affairs fromLaSapienzaUniversity in Rome, a Co-Founder of REFORM. AbuKArsh served Play, and worked with the Palestinian Initiative for the Promotion of Global Dialogue and as Policy Advisor for UNDP and led a project for amending the Palestinian Basic Law, the Electoral Law and the rules and Democracy- MIFTAH for four years, a Head Coach for people with intellectual disabilities procedures of the Palestinian Legislative Council during his work at the Palestinian Center for the Independence of Judiciary from the Palestinian Special Olympics/ Middle East, South Africa International Special and Legal Profession. AbuKarsh also participated in developing a methodology for Social Transformation in Conflict during Olympics. his work at the Palestinian Initiative for the Promotion of Global Dialogue and Democracy – MIFTAH. AbuKarsh has a number of publications related to Palestinian civil society work, globalization effect on Ethnicities and minorities in the Middle East and total quality management. AbuKarsh is a fellow of the International Center for Studying Radicalization and Political Violnece – KC, London.

Dr. Rami Abu Khalil Member

political activist, holds a BA degree in Medicine, a member of the administrative body of the Advisor Red Crescent Society, the president of the Alumni Society of University Graduates in Egypt Ruham Nimri and served as the President of the Palestinian Students Community in Egypt. Abu Khalil social activist, holds a BA degree in Political Science and Statistics from Haifa University, serves as the Daily News Service contributed to founding REFORM. Officer at the Jerusalem Media and Communication Center – JMCC, served as project manager at the Palestinian Initiative for the Promotion of Global Dialogue and Democracy – MIFTAH. Nimri is considered one of the local specialists in media monitoring and media coverage in conflict areas, he is a trainer and facilitator in Social Transformation in Conflict and Participatory Strategic Planning and Evaluation, Nimri has lengthy experience in facilitating and training working groups in areas of conflict and has also participated in developing a methodology of Social Transformation in Conflict during his work at MIFTAH. Nimri is also an advisor for the youth program at MIFTAH and a Research Associate for Dr. Jerome Segal from the University of Maryland. Adv. Latifa Sehwail Member

a lawyer and legal scholar, holds a BA degree in Law from the University of Jordan, member of the Palestinian Bar Association and the Council of Islamic Judiciary, worked as a legal researcher at the Women’s Center for Legal and Aid andSocial Counseling (WCLAC), worked Projects’ Officer in legal and women’s organizations as an activist and researcher in the fields of women’s Nadim Qandil rights and human rights. Sehwail contributed to founding REFORM. holds a BA degree in Political Science and Diplomatic Studiesfrom Al-Quds University, served as a social researcher for Alpha organization for Economic and Social research, and as a coordinator for the PCRD. Qandil is a co-facilitator in social transformation in conflict.

Annual The Palestinian Association for Empowerment and Local Development 8 Report2 14 9 Dina Shawwa Technical Support Unit Officer Shorouq Thawabteh Field Coordinator holds a BA degree in Finance and minor in Business Administration from BirZeit University. Shawwa worked at the Red political activist, holds a BA in mathematics and teaching methods from Bethlehem University, active in Union work and Crescent Society and “Golabcom” as an accountant. served as Secretary of the Students Council at the University, Shorouq volunteered in many institutions, including REFORM, and worked as co-facilitator in social transformation in conflict.

Lily Lerner Public Relations Officer Jihan Badawi Field Coordinator holds a BA degree in Peace Studies and Conflict Transformation from the University Earlham, and BA degree in linguistic comparison. During her years at university, Lerner was responsible for donor relations at the Department of Languages of Holds a BA in education from the University of Hebron, worked as a facilitator in Al-Amir Al-Saghir center in Al-Arroub refugee the University of Earlham; she has extensive experience in working with youth groups. camp and a facilitator of a number of educational programmes, Jihan was active in the global network for the defense of children’s rights.

Nivine Hamdan Accountant Majd Al-Jamal Courier Feminist, holds a BA degree in Accounting from BirZeit University, participated in a number of trainings related to women’s leadership at the American University in Cairo, in addition to trainings in the fields of Women’s rights and Human rights. courier Social activist, currently studying at Al-Quds Open University since 2012 year, majoring in business administration.

Alice Abdo Field Coordinator holds a BA degree in Financefrom BirZeit University, worked at Caritas.

Rawan Sharqawi Field Coordinator political activist, holds a BA degree in Media and Journalism from Al-Najah National University, worked as presenter and producer in a number of local radio stations, a co-facilitator in social transformation in conflict.

Annual The Palestinian Association for Empowerment and Local Development 10 Report2 14 11 Reform in Picture

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Reform in Picture

Annual The Palestinian Association for Empowerment and Local Development 14 Report2 14 15 About us About us

• Ownership: we believe in a needs-based and Vision participatory approach. Strengthening local capacities is the main guiding principle of all our activities. REFORM strives for a Palestinian society where everyone Vision has the capacity to participate effectively, individual and • Sustainability: we believe that our target groups are collective rights are respected and pluralism is ensured in entitled to sustainability. For this reason, our impact an independent Palestinian state. is based on the needs of our beneficiaries and builds their capacity allowing them to continue being active Mission Mission beyond our intervention.

REFORM’s mission is to contribute to an inclusive and • Integrity: we work in a transparent and cost-effective pluralistic governance system, responsive to citizens’ manner. needs and based on citizenship values. Strategic Directions Values REFORM adopts a strategy for sustainable empowerment of marginalized groups in order to provide equal • Empower marginalized and disadvantaged groups. opportunities for all and establish safe spaces for the • Engage in a sustainable community development different groups of society –especially women and youth – process and establish an alternative production to address the various social fault lines, aimed at enhancing system. their individual and collective abilities in order to increase • Facilitate citizens’ equal access to public utilities their role in public life. without discrimination. Strategic • Improve policy-making processes and strengthen Directions Values communal participation. Our work is guided by the following core values:

• Participation: we believe that empowering social groups towards full participation in society, especially marginalized groups, is a prerequisite for improving the living conditions of Palestinians.

• Transparency and Accountability: we believe that access to information is a sacred right for every Palestinian. Hence, we are accountable and transparent in everything we do.

Annual The Palestinian Association for Empowerment and Local Development 16 Report2 14 17 Developing cooperative production systems capable of integrating all Palestinians targeted in the local development Our programs processes. Main Results Local Development (TAMKEEN) First: contribution in establishing empowered working groups: REFORM has sought, within this framework, to create and develop the capacities of a broadened number of its targeted REFORM focused through the TAMKEEN program during the reporting period at improving the capacity of marginalized groups within the framework of social analysis, which targeted advancing the capacities of its targeted groups towards groups and strengthening their participation in the public sphere. The approach is based on the hypothesis that unequal creating a social mobilization directed at improving the participation of various social groups – especially women and youths power relations are the main obstacle that hinders these groups from participating in public life. We have developed a – effectively in the targeted communities, and establishing safe interactive platforms that enable them to interact positively concept for empowerment that is based on an analysis encompassing the dialectical relationship between needs capacities, within their local communities, and enforce pressure with respect to developing public policies responsive to their needs. the available opportunities, creating safe spaces the required mechanisms to increase the responsiveness of societal systems. Thus, our intervention in the targeted communities is based on the following pillars: I have learned a lot in each station of Bridges starting from the training workshops which have helped me analyze 1. Defining the needs of the target groups through action-based and participatory research. the community’s cultural and structural reality, and transform the alienating energies in decision-making into 2. Analyzing the social and cultural realities regulating the relationship between various social components in order to constructive energies that contribute to local development and advance communal participation. devise a comprehensive developmental vision without leading to any disruption of the regulating values chain as a (Nibal Al-Sweiti, member of Doura’s municipal council) result of the intervention process. 3. Defining our development strategies and creating participatory mechanisms that support and strengthen the Empowered groups in the different target areas - 12 meetings community ownership of the development process. 60 Program’s Goals The program aims at facilitating development and empowerment processes responsive to the needs of the various local 50 communities, not only through financial empowerment, but also through promoting social reform capable of ensuring equal access to public life for less fortunate groups. Towards this aim, TAMKEEN follows these specific objectives: 40

1. To develop individual capacities of marginalized groups, especially women and youth, on three levels: 30 a. Knowledge. b. Skills. 20 c. Supporting tools. 10 2. To create awareness within the community on the need for sustainable development processes based on the following levels: 0 a. Strengthening community participation in the development processes. Al-Ein Al-Fawwar Balata Ramallah Al-Arroub Hebron Bethlehem b. Strengthening local ownership of development processes. Refugee Refugee Refugee Camp Camp Camp

3. To influence the policy system and the structural frameworks governing local communities, by: A graph which illustrates the number of participants in building-capacities of groups during 12 meetings. a. Generating pressure to create systems and policies capable of responding to the needs of the public. b. Improving the participation of marginalized groups within their structural frameworks, and strengthening their ability to participate in development planning processes.

Annual The Palestinian Association for Empowerment and Local Development 18 Report2 14 19 worked on coordinating with the Ministry of Planning and Administrative Development so as to include this strategic framework in the national development plan (2014-2016).

Third: creating groups combating gender based violence: REFORM has extended its efforts through the “Path to Justice” Project to work on building and developing the capacities of working groups in Hebron and Bethlehem governorate, on mechanisms to documents violations based on gender, and the effective use of media to bring about a concrete change in the stereotypical view of men and women, and deepen the concepts of integration on the basis of social function. REFORM has concentrated on building and developing the capacities of the targeted working groups in pressuring and influencing the parties who develop political frameworks which respond to the needs of women within the targeted areas, leading awareness processes related to the various social roles, forming a supervisory body to oversee the related public policies, countering gender based Second: service providers are more interested in the standards of good governance: violence, developing mechanisms to REFORM has worked during nineteen training meetings targeting service providers and youth initiatives in five Palestinian integrate women and create gender- Refugee Camps – Balata, , Al-Azzeh, Al-Aroub and Al-Fawar – on building and developing the capacities of service sensitive developmental plans. providers towards progressing their organizational capacities, and improving services provided for their local communities. REFORM also focused on advancing their capacities in view of involving the local community in services related decision- making, and enhancing the concept of participation and integration among service providers in line with the needs of the targeted communities.

Furthermore, REFORM has facilitated a comprehensive planning process aimed at enabling popular committees in developing a strategic framework to scale up the level of their performance in service provision. It has also expanded the participation of social activists in decision-making frameworks and has improved cultural and social performance of the popular committees on the one hand, and has enhanced its coordination capacities internally on the other hand. In this context, REFORM has

Annual The Palestinian Association for Empowerment and Local Development 20 Report2 14 21 Developing and building the capacity of service providers Activities’ calendar Capacity building of youth groups 2014 August September October Dec. June July August July July August September October Aug. September 27 September 26 September 19 September 20 September 26 September 25 September 23 October 23 August 19 September 05 September 06 September 25 August 25 August 19 August 22 September 21 October 06 July 22 August 13 September 09 October 06 September 23 August 03 September 09 September 26 September 25 September 14 October 18 October 16 October 25 October 11 December 28 June 06 July 21 August 08 July 09 July 18 July 07 August 16 August 30 August 05 September 06 September 05 September 06 September 12 September 13 September 12 September 17 October 30 August 05 September - - Bethlehem Bethlehem Bethlehem Bethlehem Bethlehem camp refugee camp refugee camp refugee Violence/Hebron Violence-Hebron -Hebron Violence Hebron Violence/ Hebron Violence/ Hebron Violence»/ & Jericho/Ramallah Bethlehem Violence/ Bethlehem Violence- Bethlehem Violence- & Jericho/ Ramallah2 & Jericho/Ramaalah3 Violence”/Bethlehem Bethlehem Violence»- camp refugee Al-Azzeh Refugee camp Writing-Balata camp refugee Balata Training- Gender Based camp refugee Writing-Al-Fawwar camp Qalandia refugee Accounting- media camp and Story/Marionette Al-Arroub group-Hebron Hebron Planning workshop- camp refugee and Story/Al-Arroub Marionette Introduction Gender to Based Introduction Gender to Based camp Qalandia refugee and Advocacy- lobbying camp refugee session- Balata planning workshop -Bethlehem - Bethlehem group Planning workshop Introduction Gender to Based Introduction Gender to Based camp refugee session -Al-Azzeh a planning workshop Designing and Proposal camp refugee Balata designing and writing”- “Proposal designing and writing” Proposal Designing and Proposal camp refugee issues- Balata & Administrative Procurement camp and transactions-Balata refugee documents Financial camp refugee issues-Al-Azzeh & Administrative Procurement issues- refugee & Administrative Procurement camp refugee issues-Al-Arroub & Administrative Procurement camp issues- Qalandia refugee & Administrative Procurement camp refugee session/ Al-Fawwar a planning workshop attend camp refugee issues-Al-Fawwar & Administrative Procurement camp refugee and transactions-Al-Arroub documents Financial Combat Media to Using and Advocacy: Introduction Lobbying to camp refugee and transactions- documents AL -Fawwar Financial society- Hebron in the Palestinian situation of women’s Deep analysis society- Hebron in the Palestinian situation of women’s Deep analysis society- Hebron in the Palestinian situation of women’s Deep analysis society- Hebron in the Palestinian situation of women’s Deep analysis and political in participation cultural activate Mechanisms to of youth society-Bethlehem in the Palestinian situation of women’s Deep analysis society-Bethlehem in the Palestinian situation of women’s Deep analysis society-Bethlehem in the Palestinian situation of women’s Deep analysis centers-Aida of youth systems and Financial of the Administration Analysis Ein Al centers- of youth systems and Financial of the Administration Analysis Al-Ein centers- of youth systems and Financial of the Administration Analysis and Resolutions- Agreements International Laws, Introduction Palestinian to and Resolutions - Agreements International Laws, Introduction Palestinian to and political in Nablus participation cultural activate Mechanisms to of youth and political in Hebron participation cultural activate Mechanisms to of youth and Resolutions” Agreements International Laws, Introduction Palestinian to and Resolutions” Agreements International Laws, Introduction Palestinian to Gender Based Combat Media to Using and Advocacy: Introduction Lobbying to Gender Based Combat Media to Using and Advocacy: Introduction Lobbying to Gender Based Combat Media to Using and Advocacy: Introduction Lobbying to Gender Based Combat Media to Using and Advocacy: Introduction Lobbying to Gender Based Combat Media to Using and Advocacy: Introduction Lobbying to Gender Based Combat Media to Using and Advocacy: Introduction Lobbying to and political in Ramallah participation cultural activate Mechanisms to of youth and political in Ramallah participation cultural activate Mechanisms to of youth and political in Ramallah participation cultural activate Mechanisms to of youth

Annual The Palestinian Association for Empowerment and Local Development 22 Report2 14 23 Social Transformation

Through this program, REFORM seeks to bridge the gap between the various components of society, by promoting an agenda of national harmony and reducing polarization within society. The program aims at establishing participatory platforms based on intellectual pluralism and applying practical research methodologies in order to deal with conflict situations within Palestinian society.

Towards this aim, REFORM follows these specific objectives:

1. Combat discrimination and racism. 2. Establish an awareness against of alignment and polarization. 3. Develop the capacities of social activists in analyzing cultural and structural frameworks, which regulate the relations between social components, and create mobilization combating the asymmetry of power between the various components.

First: institut ionalizing Bridges’ café: In this context, REFORM has worked on institutionalizing the idea of Bridges café, which aims at allocating interactive platforms through which its targeted groups can lead social mobilization through communicating and interacting with their surroundings in the form of open dialogue sessions with the Palestinian society towards shedding light on specific social issues. This was made possible through discussing selected life stories based on issues set by the groups for the purposes of discussing and illustrating their effects on the community. REFORM has also highlighted, in this context, the following issues:

• The existing controversy between individual and collective identities. • Social cohesion and its challenges in light of the severe changes in the production and political systems. • The existing gap between social components, asymmetry of power and the recanting recession of access to the different regulatory bodies. • Social contract and the forms of political practices in light of the disruption of the Palestinian democratic process.

Annual The Palestinian Association for Empowerment and Local Development 24 Report2 14 25 I am a human being and women are human beings, people with disabilities and children are also human beings, no one was born with less dignity, wrong can be done but must be fixed, we now know who we are, what should we do and what are our human responsibilities, we will continue to work toward a purer and better society, we will achieve social justice and will never give. (Fares Zawahreh)

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Second: establishing voluntary working groups: In an effort to revive voluntary work in Palestine, as being part of civil service, and in an attempt to deepen the involvement of youth in public life, REFORM conducted a number of voluntary days in less fortunate areas in order to shed light on The Scholar and The Commander- Nablus Commander- The and Scholar The I Don’t Want This Poem to End- Bethlehem End- to Poem This Want Don’t I

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The Separation between Freedom and Fear- BierZeit Fear- and Freedom between Separation The days in Al-Fawar, Al-Aroub, Balata and Al-Azzeh Refugee Camps as well as in the town of Aseera Al-Qiblieh. REFORM’s In the Arms of the Weak, Dreamers are Made- Nablus Made- are Dreamers Weak, the of Arms the In God is Great and Peace on Earth- Ayida refugee camp refugee Ayida Earth- on Peace and Great is God

Myth and Fiction in the Novel- Al Arroub refugee camp refugee Arroub Al Novel- the in Fiction and Myth voluntary groups have carried out study days in UNRWA schools in both Al-Fawar and Aida Refugee Camps, maintained the Thakerat Al-Lawz- refugee camp(Almonds memory) camp(Almonds refugee Askar Al-Lawz- Thakerat main park in Balata Refugee Camp main park, improved Al-Azzeh Refugee Camp main street, helped farmers in the town of Aseera Al-Qiblieh during the olive harvest season, and trained volunteers of the art workshop in Al-Aroub Refugee Camp on making puppets and playing music. The Separation between Freedom and Fear- Al Arroub refugee camp refugee Arroub Al Fear- and Freedom between Separation The

A graph which illustrates the number of participants in Bridges Cafe

Annual The Palestinian Association for Empowerment and Local Development 26 Report2 14 27 Fourth: establishing an effective youth council in Al-Fawwar Refugee In order to enforce change we must reconsider our concepts regarding participation and its tools, and our camp: responsibility towards our community. I believe that youth groups involved in REFROM’s various projects have REFORM has contributed in the establishment of a youth council in Al- taken significant steps in this direction. (REFORM’s General Manager, Oday Abu Karsh) Fawwar Refugee Camp in support of the Camp’s need for a youth body capable of advancing the reality of youths’ participation in regulatory bodies, and positive interaction in youths’ issues with the decision-making Voluntary youth groups authorities. The council has worked, on conducting numerous cultural and 120 voluntary activities, and dialogue sessions with a number of officials and decision-makers addressing the following issues: 100 97 • Pressure regarding provision of scholarships to outstanding students 80 in the Camp. • Pressure to include building a government school as part of urgent 60 projects at the Ministry of Education. • Establish a cultural library at the youth council’s headquarters. 40 43 • Work with the Popular Committee on attracting funding towards 40 26 reducing unemployment among women and youths in the Camp. 20 22 20 Fifth: establishment of an art workshop in Al-Arroub Refugee Camp: REFORM has aimed, through establishment of an art workshop, at finding 0 educational platforms in support of the local community, enhancing Aydah Al-Fawwar Aseerah Al-Azzeh Al-Arroub Balata Refugee Refugee Al-Qibleyah Refugee Refugee Refugee artistic means in conveying the reality of the Camp, and strengthening the Camp Camp Camp Camp camp involvement of youths and women in servicing the Camp. REFORM has sought, through the art workshop, to organize puppeteer shows through A graph which illustrates the number of participants in Voluntary days which the group had discussed the reality of service provided to the Camp community. In addition, REFORM has formed a supporting educational Third: safe interactive platforms for women and youths: and expressive platform capable of involving youths of the targeted area Within a series of activities aimed at enhancing the bonds and ties between the relationships of various communal and creating innovative interaction directed towards their issues and components, the working groups have conducted numerous house-visits thereby shedding light on the reality of disruption concerns by using creative means. Within this framework, REFORM has of social relationships, social isolation, and their interrelation to the changing economic, political and social systems which employed its efforts towards empowering its targeted groups in Bridges on have resulted in cases of classification of classes and a serious decline in the social correlation status; constituting thereby an leading training processes of the art workshop; thereby giving them the invitation to the Palestinian decision-maker on the necessity of adopting developmental interventions in the areas wherein opportunity to bring about a social mobilization harmonious with their these visits have taken place, and reconsidering humane social relationships and the reality of communal integration. intellectual orientations. Whereas REFORM has realized the following:

• An increase in interactive platforms amongst the Palestine audience in the targeted areas. “I had never thought that I would one day make a puppet with my own hands through which I would present my • Rethinking eliminative social values and the disarray of the Palestinian community resulting thereof. story. I stood with the puppet in my hand before people and related my story through that puppet until it became • Highlight life issues through their embodiment in individual stories. a part of me. It taught me how to be bold, speak, and fear nothing. I thank Jihan (field coordinator) because she taught me something new through which I was able to say what’s on my mind directly and without fear” (Obaida Abu Aiash, participant)

Annual The Palestinian Association for Empowerment and Local Development 28 Report2 14 29 Sixth: establishment of a cultural center in Al-Azzeh highlighting the camp and refugees’ issues , and placing them under the microscope of decision-makers and the Palestinian Refugee Camp: society in general. Whereas the media center has realized the following: REFORM has contributed in the establishment of “Elia Cultural Center” in Al-Azzeh refugee Camp, which aims at creating a • Building and developing the capacities of young journalists and enhancing their skills towards finding an effective framework involving the youths of the Camp and advancing youth base. their participation in social and cultural life. The Center also • Improving flow of information related to the lives of the refugees. seeks to create partnerships with various regulatory bodies • Organizing awareness meetings. inside and outside the Camp. The Center has conducted • Pressuring various bodies at both the governmental and civil levels, so as to adopt innovative programs capable of numerous cultural and social activities including carrying out handling the issues of Palestinian refugees. a folklore exhibition over a period of three days, a coordination • Documenting the Palestinian history and highlighting the suffering of the Palestinian refugees. meeting to highlight the situation of the main road surrounding the Camp in coordination with the competent authorities (the Palestinian Police and the governorate of Our experience at the Media Center over a period of one year was great and a new. The Center had focused on Bethlehem), a meeting to discuss women’s involvement in resolving the outstanding issues between the camp institutions through correct networking and communication the Camp within the regulatory bodies, and lobbying towards between them, and by forming a unified committee including all centers and institutions, in which they all worked establishing sidewalks on the Camp’s main road. together to cover activities and events in the camp and which, in their turn, played a significant role in highlighting the camp issues. Moreover, it increased networking with Media Institutions outside the camp in order to convey these activities to surrounding areas. (Ahmad Thouqan, Head of the Popular Committee of Balata refugee Camp). After the exerted effort, Ahmad Al-Najjar, one of the volunteers of the cultural center and a participant inthe exhibition, has described the Center as a reflection of the history of Palestinians, their unseen feelings and suffering”; emphasizing that “this exhibit focuses on the Palestinian roots in an image which forms a tie between humans, their cultural surroundings and their past which had formed their future”.

Seventh: establishment of the Media Center in Balata Refugee Camp: REFORM has contributed in the establishment of the Media Center in Balata Refugee Camp, which serves as an informational platform towards shedding the light on the issues and concerns of the Palestinian refugees of Balata. It also gives refugees an opportunity to change the refugee’s life, activates youths’ energies towards expressing the needs of refugees in the Camp and strengthens their integration and social responsibility towards their daily issues. This was made possible through the website and local radio station in which they work on establishing training workshops aimed at developing the capacities of youths who study media and journalism, hosting press conferences and holding sessions and workshops on the camps’ affairs, refugees and their daily lives, and integration with various media institutions towards

Annual The Palestinian Association for Empowerment and Local Development 30 Report2 14 31 Activities’ calendar Activities’ 2014 07 January Take me back in history - Al-Arroub camp

January 08 January Take me back in history - Aida refugee camp

25 January Al Tantouria

March 08 March She deserves

August 10 August I Don’t Want This Poem to End

20 September Myth and Fiction in the Novel

September 28 September An example of Success, Saed Karazoun

28 September God is Great and Peace on Earth

16 October In the Arms of the Weak, Dreamers are Made October 25 October Al-Arroub refugee camp

03 November “The Separation between Freedom and Fear” - Birzeit November 25 November The Scholar and The Commander

April 29 April let’s plant a Home land Bridges café

July 30 July view on life House meetings and voluntary days August 07 August we are Othman for his family

16 October Turning point October 17 October If the olives could remember who planted them, the oil would turn to tears

25 November A letter to a Student - Al-Fawwar refugee camp November 25 November A letter to a Student - Aida refugee camp

Annual The Palestinian Association for Empowerment and Local Development 32 Report2 14 33 • Creating social mobilization through an interactive radio show directed at issues of women in marginalized areas. Governance and Public Policy • Documenting cases of gender based violence. • Following-up with members of the legislative council towards finding mechanisms which contribute to realizing social Through this program, REFORM engages both civil society and official actors with the aim of reforming and amending the structural justice. relations and public policies which frame the relationship between individuals and/or communities and governing bodies. • Following-up with women’s institutions in view of unifying the feminist discourse. To this end, REFORM calls for a renewal of the social contract for Palestinian society in order to improve the way in which public policy is being formulated to ensure broad participation from different components of society at all levels of governance. Path to Justice is a rich and beneficial project; I have gained a significant amount of information through the The program also aims at promoting an in-depth analysis process that is capable of offering constructive critique of values, trainings and meetings we carried out. As a Law student I was directly influenced by this project culturally and laws and public policies. Through this program, REFORM is promoting public consultation in regulatory processes and raising informatively, and have gained a deeper and broader understanding of the gender and justice concepts due to public awareness for a wider participation. REFORM will also make recommendations to decision makers, and establish women, away from sarcastic opinions on this matter, which can adversely affect society, to ward off all forms of a space for the production of applied research, through which the organization works as a database and contributes to violence against women and solidify the concept of gender in all aspects of life. As well as research, education and reforming general statutory tools. commence treatment in this matter. (Mervat Arameen)

The program is based on an in-depth analysis of the capacities of the Palestinian public to participate in policy making. This capacity is determined by the ongoing dynamics between the systems of production as well as the economic system workshops to combat gender based violence as a whole, the nature of Palestinian society and the regulatory processes resulting from the interaction between them. Palestinian society has experienced a paradigm change in the political, economic and societal structures. This change, 100 for which most groups in Palestinian society have not been prepared, has produced new forms of structural and partisan 90 systems which led to the transformation of political practices and a disruption of the value-systems that in the past shaped 80 the relationship between different components of Palestinian society. 70

With the establishment of the Palestinian National Authority, the nature of the social contract changed and the mechanisms 60 of representation were dramatically affected. In this new reality, it is not only the relationship between individuals that has 50 changed but also relationship between the Palestinian people and their governing authorities has also taken a new form. 40 This process has had a direct impact on the level and type of community participation in the public sphere and has produced 30 new systems that were not necessarily consistent with the needs of the Palestinians and did not fulfill their expectations until now. Hence, a gap was created between decision makers and the public. The government and public policy program seeks 20 to achieve the following objectives: 10 0 1. Strengthening the Palestinian public’s capacity to participate in decision-making processes. 2. Tracking the performance of decision-makers associated with individual and collective rights. 3. Improving the access of marginalized groups, especially women and youth, to decision making positions. Palestinian Society Palestinian Society Palestinian Main Results First: establishment of working groups capable of utilizing media means to combat gender based violence:

The groups, who have undergone capacity building trainings within the ”Path to Justice” Project, have led information of the in the eye women Palestinian of the in the eye women Palestinian law: introduction to Palestinian laws, laws, law: Palestinian to introduction laws, law: Palestinian to introduction Intriduction to Gender Based Violence Intriduction Gender Based to Intriduction to Gender Based Violence Intriduction Gender Based to media to combat gender based violence combat media to gender based violence combat media to Deep analysis of women’s situation in the situation of women’s Deep analysis campaigns through local radios, television stations, social networks and awareness meetings with the local communities and in the situation of women’s Deep analysis International Agreements and resolutions International Agreements and resolutions International Agreements institutions operating in the field of human rights, towards developing and improving the reality of women’s participation in Advocacy:Introduction Lobbeying to using Advocacy:Introduction Lobbeying to using regulatory processes, in addition to facilitating women’s access to the components of justice through establishing supporting Hebron Bethlehem pressure networks that work alongside the groups, in view of establishing a system responsive to the needs of women. In this context, REFORM has realized a number of results that can be summarized as follows: A graph which illustrateing the number of beneficiaries in training workshops to combat gender based violence

Annual The Palestinian Association for Empowerment and Local Development 34 Report2 14 35 Second: a society capable of accessing the decision-making centers: Public meetings REFORM has implemented a series of public meetings aiming at establishing communication between communities in the target areas and decision makers, to highlight the public policy-making and its relevance to the needs of society. The 120 meetings addressed the services’ reality and its organizing mechanisms, as it has also facilitated discussions on a number of issues regarding the relationship between citizens and decision-maker related to access to the public service system 100 and disparities of capacities to access them on a gender-basis, issues on the killing of women, the extent to which laws and regulations respond to the needs of women, inheritance issues, readiness of public and educational institutions for disabled 80 persons, women’s involvement in the professional educational system, and other similar issues which directly prejudice the reality of women’s participation and other marginalized groups in the public life, in a balanced manner. 60

REFORM has realized a number of results which can be summarized as follows: 40

• Bridging the relationship between a number of women’s centers and various regulatory bodies in the governorate of Hebron. 20 • The Palestinian Ministry of Culture has adopted the establishment of cultural activities in Al-Arroub Refugee Camp. 0 Al-Azzeh Qalandia Samou’ Nablus Hebron Al-Arroub Sourif Nahalin Taqo’ The meeting held at the women’s center of Sourif, entitled: “women Between thepast and present technology”, Refugee Refugee had a great impact in opening horizons for the women’s center and other women’s institutions in Sourif, through Camp Camp developing networking with other institutions. A graph which illustrates number of beneficiaries in public meetings We were able to network with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Hebron, and we were introduced to the Third: the radio program “Issues of Citizenship”: policies and procedures that must be followed in order to register the center with the Chamber of Commerce, in Through “Issues of Citizenship” program, REFORM has managed to raise the issues of gender based violence, issues of order to improve its performance through finding new innovative methods for marketing products of the center. unemployment amidst disabled women, issues related to the civil rights system, and women killings issues, in order to (Fathieh Al-Qadi, Director of the women’s center at Sourif) pressure decision-makers at both the regional and national levels to develop participatory systems capable of involving all Palestinians in the cultural and regulatory bodies.

REFORM has realized the following:

• Religious figures have responded to the issue of involving women in religious institutions. • REFORM highlighted the cultural and structural frameworks and their relationship to the so called “Honor-killings”. • REFORM highlighted government policies and their effects on the reality of unemployment in Palestinian refugee Camps. • REFORM highlighted the existing cultural failure in the issue of women employment. • REFORM highlighted medical errors resulting from negligence and its relation to the ability of access of social components.

Annual The Palestinian Association for Empowerment and Local Development 36 Report2 14 37 Radio program Citizenship” “Issues of calendar 2014 Political courses of action (communication commission – normalization 17 April or a struggle, boycott… where to?) April 22 April Women killings. Between the absence of law and values collapse 24 April Removing religion from ID cards 01 May Governmental policies regarding unemployment in refugee camps Freedom of speech in refugee camps through youth institutions and May 07 May clubs 15 May Social responsibility sand the limited services provided in refugee camp 22 September Honor Killing Victims, Nothing more than Numbers 1 September 27 September “Honor Killing Victims, Nothing more than Numbers” 2 Women in the workplace remain unprotected by law and community 13 October values suffer as a result The role of the religious establishment in shaping social awareness October 20 October towards gender issues 1 The role of the religious establishment in shaping social awareness 27 October towards gender issues 2 Development and its correlation with actual achievement reflected in 03 November the public Development and its correlation with actual achievement reflected in November 10 November the public Gender mainstreaming in vocational education in accordance with the 17 November labor market 01 December Feminist discourse obstacles and ways to develop it 08 December Privacy for Women When Receiving Medical Care 24 December «The Prospective Future of Justice” December «The extent of gender sensitivity in regards to budgeting within the 30 December Local Government» «Cultural and structural frameworks that raise community awareness 31 December about gender issues»

Annual The Palestinian Association for Empowerment and Local Development 38 Report2 14 39 Coordination meetings

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A graph illustrating the number of beneficiaries in the different targeted areas

Fourth: exerting pressure to adopt gender sensitive public policies: Through a series of meetings, REFORM has aimed at exerting pressure to adopt policies which contribute to the expansion of women’s participation. These meetings focused on reconsidering the Palestinian curriculums and the extent of their sensitivity towards gender based issues, the readiness of public facilities and their sensitivity towards disabled persons, and the extent to which national developmental plans respond to the needs of marginalized areas. In this context REFORM realized a number of results, is as follows:

• Assigning one of the participants who participated in Path to Justice to volunteer in the Ministry of Education within the team responsible for amending the curriculum. • Highlighting the readiness and sensitivity of a number of schools for the needs of disabled persons. • Coordinating with the team of the national developmental plan 2014-2016, to include the needs of Camps in national planning.

Annual The Palestinian Association for Empowerment and Local Development 40 Report2 14 41 Public meetings

Awareness meetings Activities’ calendar Coordinating meetings 2014

Jan. February March April Oct. November September Nov. Dec. October November Feb. March July September November Dec. Nov. Dec. 25 January 20 February 25 February 01 March 13 March 29 March 18 April 25 October 15 November 07 September 27 September 04 November 10 December 23 October 29. October 08 November 03 November 18 February 15 March 26 March 16 July 06 September 10 September 06 November 08 November 19 November 19 November 17 November 02 December 27 November 01 December 13 November 22 November

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Annual The Palestinian Association for Empowerment and Local Development 42 Report2 14 43 Askar Refugee Camp

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Alamari Refugee Camp

AL auja Media coverage for year 2014

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Al-Azzeh Refugee Camp Nablus REFORM received vast media coverage in different media outlets including audio-visual and print. In addition, REFORM Gaza sought to expose its beneficiaries and Palestinian audience to the outcomes of its activities through various social media Tarqoumia websites. Media coverage of REFORM’s activities may be summarized as follows: Qalandia Refugee Camp Samou’ Abu Dis • Publishing more than (419) news items on various websites. Al-Arroub Refugee Camp • A total number of (31) televised and radio interviews on various media channels. Jerusalem • A total number of (6632) visits to REFORM’s website. Sourif Asira • A total number of (4014) views on REFORM’s YouTube channel.

Beit Ummar Nahalin News Coverage Doura Taqo’ Seir Raya News Netwrok 12% Other News networks 10%

Beit Fajar Other TVs 7% Refuge Camp

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Al-Ein Refugee Camp Alkhader Maan 0% Al-Quds 18%

Ramallah Hebron Al-Felesteneyah TV 1%

Al-Fawwar Refugee Camp Balata Refugee Camp Palestine TV 0%

Other radio and netwroks 0% Distribution Activity Areas Radio Nablus 1%

Radio Bethlehem 2000 0%

Raya Radio 1%

Al-Hayat Al-Jadida 4%

Al-Ayyam 7% Alwatan Voice (Dunia Al-Watan) 16%

Al-Fajer Network 9%

Asda’ Network 4% Ma’an 10%

Annual The Palestinian Association for Empowerment and Local Development 44 Report2 14 45 in Jerusalem, and revive the collective Palestinian identity. Jerusalem is experiencing deep isolation and an identity crisis Projects’ framework as a result of numerous factors, most prominently, the practices of the Israeli occupation and the Apartheid Wall. This has given rise to the existence of a rift in the relationship of Jerusalemites amongst themselves, and between Jerusalemites TATWEER project and the rest of the Palestinian society. Another reason is the lack of a Palestinian legal mandate capable of dealing with The TATWEER Project seeks to improve participation in the social and political life, and developing governance structures Jerusalemites’ various needs. in marginalized areas, particularly, in Refugee Camps and their surrounding areas, through building and developing the capacities of marginalized groups, especially, youth and women. This project focused on enhancing the participation of youth and women in the decision-making bodies, and has sought to find safe Platforms which respond to their needs and REFORM’s Publications enables them to effectively participate in the local platforms. A youth campaign against the killings of women Bridges Project In its effort to establish youth groups capable of combating gender based Despite the significant development taking place in the Palestinian society, at both the economic and political levels, especially violence and alienation, REFORM has carried out a campaign against the in the centers of main cities, which has to this day resulted in a noteworthy mobilization at those levels, nonetheless, this killings of women in southern Hebron. development hadn’t received the same success at the social and cultural levels. Moreover, this process did not produce the required results in all areas, whereas some local communities became less fortunate in that process. Training manual on social transformation in conflict REFORM produced a training manual which documents REFORM’s experience The idea of Bridges came so as to launch a supporting developmental process at both the cultural and social levels, in of intervening in existing conflicts and contradictions between society marginalized and disadvantaged areas. The project aimed at improving the social and cultural reality in targeted areas components, political parties and different cultural structures. This manual through building and developing the capacities of a vast group of youth and women in Refugee Camps and surrounding aims at establishing RFORM’s work in interventions related to bridging the villages and cities in five governorates: “Hebron, Bethlehem, Ramallah, Jericho and Nablus”. existing gaps between various parties, regulatory and social components, whether on the basis of gender, geographical entity levels…etc. Platform to Act Project This project aims at establishing youth groups in the targeted areas, who possess the abilities to formulate and identify their Training manual on gender based issues goals in an effort to strengthen the involvement of youth and women in political and social life, as well as improve local Through this manual, REFORM aims at empowering its targeted groups to governance in marginalized areas, particularly, in Refugee Camps and their surrounding areas. This is to be realized through use the manual in intervening in gender based violence cases, integration of creating Platforms to exert pressure towards realizing developmental interventions in the targeted communities. women, and social analysis related to gender based issues. Path to Justice Project Through Path to Justice, REFORM has aimed at establishing pressure groups to combat gender based violence, develop and Media Addendum “Path to Justice” improve the reality of women’s participation in the regulatory processes in local communities through participating in an Through this addendum, REFORM aimed at combating gender-based in-depth analysis of the power relations between the various social components, facilitate the access of women to justice violence, developing and improving the reality of women’s participation in components through establishing supporting pressure networks that work alongside these groups, in view of fighting regulatory processes in local communities, facilitating the access of women cultural and structural violence and non-integrative social values. Also, Path to Justice aimed at Pressuring decision-makers to justice components through establishing supporting pressure networks at both the regional and national levels, towards improving responsiveness of systems to the needs of the targeted groups. that work alongside the groups, in view fighting violence in terms of culture, structure and social values. Also, to pressure decision-makers at both the GUSU Project regional and national levels, towards improving responsiveness of systems, REFORM seeks to strengthen the Palestinian identity of Palestinian citizens in Jerusalem, and re-bridge the gaps between structural nd frameworks to the needs of the various social components, Jerusalemites and their cultural and social surroundings as well as identify the obstacles preventing this from happening, and especially women. 18000 copies of the addendum were distributed with Al- exert pressure towards establishing systems responsive to Jerusalemites. It also aims at enhancing the Palestinian cultural Ayyam newspaper. and social heritage, and strengthening the participation of women and youths in the Palestinian political sphere, particularly

Annual The Palestinian Association for Empowerment and Local Development 46 Report2 14 47 Policy papers

• Paper regarding the freedom of expression Partners between theory and practice by Jihad Harb. • Paper regarding Palestinian refugee Camps – • GIZ Facilitating Social Participation Reality, needs and opportunities by Jihad Harb. of Palestinian Refugees • Paper regarding the political participation of • The Spanish Consulate in Palestinian youth by Jihad Harb. Jerusalem through the Spanish • Paper regarding the readiness of service International Development frameworks in the governorate of Ramallah and Agency (ACED). Al-Bireh as a model by Rami Mihdawi. • Representative Office of the Republic of Malta. • Representative Office of the Federal Republic of Germany.

General results and outcomes

• REFORM has abandoned the traditional method in designing its projects, and has adopted a method of involving its targeted groups in the planning process. This has been realized in the “Innovation Hub” (Byout Al-Ibda’a), whereas, 76 beneficiaries participated in its design over a period of three days. This project will be implemented during the upcoming period. • REFORM contributed in the formation of regulatory structures in Palestinian Refugee Camps (Balata, Al-Arroub, address AL-Azzeh, Qalandia and Al-Fawar Refugee Camps). • REFORM produced a radio show, whereas 17 radio episodes REFORM, Second Floor, Tirawee Center, have been aired. The program has become well-known in Almasyon, Ramallah Palestine. Telephone: +970 2 296 66 45, Fax: +970 2 296 66 46 • REFORM has become more widespread, by adding the Mobile: +970 592 33 32 31, P.O.Box: 4455 governorates of Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip to its targeted Email: [email protected] areas for this year. Web Site: Reform.ps • REFORM produced 3 documentaries which revolved around Reform-Association the implemented projects and the marginalized areas (Al- reform_Assn Aouja, Path to Justice and Bridges Projects). reformAssociation • REFORM has produced 4 policy papers. • RFORM has issued the Path the Justice addendum (18000 copies distributed with Al-Ayyam Newspaper). • REFORM has implemented 5 projects in the year 2014, which is an increase of 3 projects as compared to the year of Annual The Palestinian Association for Empowerment and Local Development 48 Report2 14 its establishment. 49 Annual The Palestinian Association for Empowerment and Local Development 50 Report2 14 51 REFORM, Second Floor, Tirawee Center, Almasyon, Ramallah Telephone: +970 2 296 66 45, Fax: +970 2 296 66 46 Mobile: +970 592 33 32 31, P.O.Box: 4455 Email: [email protected] Web Site: Reform.ps Reform-Association reform_Assn reformAssociation