NGO Name:
HAYAT Center for Civil Society Development
History:
AYAT was mainly developed to fill a gap in Palestinian society and create a social body that is dedicated to the principles of civil work and development. The center, through various activities, encourages individuals to initiate development projects. The center believes that the Palestinian mentality needs to be reformed, to bear responsibility towards the development process and to rely more on local resources for a greater improvement of Palestinian society.
Members of the Board - from Nablus and other Palestinian cities – obtained the authorization certificate from the Ministry of Interior at the Nablus city as it is considered the central headquarters for launching the center’s activities & projects. The members agreed on the goals of the Center, which reflect a new pattern of working in the field of comprehensive sustainable development. The Board chose a specific administrative board to work on achieving certain goals within one - year period. The Administrative Board, in turn, selected a qualified Executive Team based on their field experience to manage the center’s daily needs, and offer leadership for activities and projects.
The Center’s achievements have affected a large sector of people throughout implementing many creative projects in a short period. The Center greatly emphasizes on reaching out young people through special activities. The Center’s success could continuously gain the support and trust of its donors.
Vision:
Hayat Center aims to achieve sustainable development in Palestine. We will, create a network of active youth and will help them to achieve their goals and be productive members of their communities. We will, create an local and international networks of youth and interested organizations to exchange Ideas, develop initiatives, and promote values of equality, equity, justice, interfaith dialogue, and community service.
Mission:
We believe in the civil society values of equality, quantity, and justice. Therefore we aim to establish and organize sustainable projects, to meet current and future development challenges. This is to be achieved through empowering youth to give them the opportunity to create positive changes, and promote the true image of Palestine as a moderate country.
Objectives:
• Promotion of cultural values, social development, culture of dialogue and coexistence, and free-thinking, especially among young people and children.
• Promotion and strengthening the culture and values of democracy and gender equality, principles of good governance and promote respect of law in the society.
• Participation in the development of cultural relations, support initiatives, and networking with communities and institutions at the local, regional, and international levels in the field of cultural and youth work.
• To equip the local and regional communities with the necessary interpersonal, life, and participatory skills vital for such communities to meet with developmental challenges they face, with an initial emphasis on the needy areas in Palestine
• To stimulate and facilitate the empowerment and development of local and regional communities, to support their participation in the centralized decision-making
•To stimulate and facilitate the use of appropriate strategic planning on local and regional levels, to induce the application of sustainable development.
• To establish and sustain a developmental network of local, national, and international, governmental, non-governmental, and civil society, organizations and bodies that share the Center’s mission.
• To promote for a better interfaith and intercultural dialogue, accepting the other among residents of the world.
•To properly use the media as an active, effective and adequate agent of change and influence on the public and decision makers.
• To promote the concept of rule of law and good governance.
Building:
Al-Kuni Center Building, 5th floor
وزارة الاختصاص:
Ministry of Youth and Sport
Targeted Geographical Areas:
Dates of the last three Board meetings ( starting with the most recent):
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Saturday, February 19, 2011
