From our experience in the Women's Consultations Unit, we have heard and recorded many stories about the violations against women in the Palestinian society. We want through our project to train a number of 20 social media activists who are going to produce social media content (Photo essays, blogs, audio recordings, and videos) about these women. 30 training hours will be giving and training manual will be distributed.
Topical focus:
Country:
What locality or neighborhood will your project focus on?
Gaza Strip
Describe the specific community with whom you will be working.
Women who live in the marginalized area next to the Palestinian-Israeli borders are outcast from the mainstream media and their stories are not being told or heard as many of them are either illiterate or socially oppressed by their family members and cannot talk about their suffer and the violations against their rights. Usually, they do not have access to internet or do not know how to use it.
What kinds of news, stories and other content will be created?
Stories about the following women's rights violations issues: 1)Inheritance right 2)Right to work 3)Forceful work 4)Rights of wives of martyrs 5)Force marriages 6) Children custody 7)Underage marriages 8)Financial rights 9)Unjust laws 10)Role of civil society
What technologies and digital tools do you plan to use in the trainings?
Describe the connections that you or your organization have already established that will contribute to the success of the project.
We have undertake many consultation sessions and raising awareness sessions in various organizations: 1)Voice of Society Society 2) Young Muslim Females Society 3)Society of the Cultural Folklor Society for Culture and Arts. These connections will help us to attract the women to talk about their stories.
How many participants do you think will be involved in your project?
20 participant will participate in the project and each two will team up to write 10 stories talking about stories they will hear from women who are oppressed and violated.
Besides the microgrant funding, what other resources and support are you seeking for your project to ensure its success?
- Publishing our work and stories on the global level to make more people aware of Palestinian women's situation and raise their awareness on the kind of life they are having under occupation and siege.
– Providing any media or advocacy kits
Contact name
Ismael Abu Saada
Organization
Himaya Center for Human Rights