Summer Camp Activities Usama Nicola and Wael Zeineh trained 30 scout members of Terra Santa High School on 11 July2013. They trained them in the best use of social media and ways of enhancing justice and mutual respect. They also give them tips on ways of not be misguided by misleading sited and to know […]

For the past few days, WI’AM has met with several international groups concerning the occupation of Palestine and the reconciliation work that WI’AM does. Voices of Peace, a group from Aosta, Italy, came and attended a two-day program with WI’AM, which was coordinated by the WI’AM staff. Voices of Peace is a part of International […]

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This base line study has been undertaken to explore the extent to which the current environment in the West Bank is conducive to enhancing women’s rights, in recognition of the growing interest and efforts to promote and strengthen inheritance rights in Palestine. Limitations: The research team has faced a high level of unresponsiveness among the […]

“Our birth is in our unity. Unity makes incarnate the message of Heaven to Earth.” Merry Christmas to all people, with love and peace, from Wi’am Center and its staff. “I will hold the Christ-light for you In the night time of your fear. I will hold my hand out to you: Speak the peace you […]

This Christmas season, in the spirit of Advent, the staff, interns and friends at Wi’am greet you in the name of Jesus.  Christ’s miraculous birth was that critical first step toward a new positive change for the whole world.  Following Jesus’ footsteps, we at Wi’am embark on transformation on a personal and community level. Our […]

برنامج حواري حول حق المرأة في الميراث بث على الهواء من راديو بيت لحم 2000 , يمكن الإستماع الى الحوار عن طريق الضغط على الرابط في الأسفل Click here to play Part 1 (عربي) Click here to play Part 2 (عربي)

The participants gained enhanced skills and knowledge as they identified types of conflict and models for managing conflicts, mapped real-life case studies, and engaged in role plays that enhanced their mediation and conflict management skills. In addition, the training for trainers strengthened the capacity of young people in the de-escalation of peer/community conflicts and changed their behavior and practices towards adopting a peaceful resolution of conflicts in their life and community relations. The training helped young people change negative perceptions about the other with more openness to a dialogue of words and rational, thinking approaches to conflicts. The training empowers the participants to recognize how personal values and views influence behavior and identify conflict management styles. They are more able to analyze the needs of each party, develop skills to resolve conflicts in a flexible manner, develop positive influence techniques, and develop negotiating skills appropriate for a win-win solution.

Wi’am concluded a training as part of its women’s empowerment program to help women attain their inheritance rights. The three-day training in Nablus included topics related to inheritance rights, women’s rights, gender, conflict resolution, advocacy and lobbying campaigns. The training was attended by 20 women from the surrounding areas who logged five hours of training […]

Report Ecumenical women project Submitted To: World Vision Submitted by: Wi’am Palestinian Conflict Resolution Center Period: Piece of Art done by Wi’am’s children  Report The Ecumenical women project is an opportunity for women from different congregation from Bethlehem area to be together through engagement in two intertwined activities: firstly, Ecumenical meetings and presentation by academics […]