YWCA Palestine Celebrates the graduation of "She Leads" Academy first Cohort

Ramallah - The YWCA of Palestine celebrated the graduation of the
first cohort of the leadership academy for young women "She Leads".
The General Secretary, Amal Tarazi, said in her speech during the
graduation ceremony that 18 female members of the academy received 200 hours of
training, which included theoretical and practical skills related to planning,
networking, and other skills that qualify girls for leadership in society, in
addition to educational trips and seminars with international institutions.
She added that the academy is a new model based on international
experiences, pointing out that this model was built and developed in Palestine
as a youth leadership program with a non-stereotypical learning approach for young
women between the ages of 23 and 29, with the support of the United Nations
Population Fund (UNFPA).
The Academy includes several activities, including training and
capacity building, networking and relationship-building visits, experiences
exchange meetings, lectures for experts on various topics related to
leadership, excellence and entrepreneurship, developing ideas for community
initiatives, exploratory study tours, and job training opportunities.
The academy aims to empower young women to become active
participants and contributors to Palestinian society, develop their knowledge
of the basic concepts necessary to understand contemporary social issues,
including those related to political participation and leadership, assess needs
and analyze obstacles to the development and implementation of policies and
programs related to leadership for young women, and strengthen knowledge,
skills and connections with governmental and non-governmental opportunities for
young women, through organized trainings and dialogues with institutions.