Allababidi ST.
Gaza
Palestinian Territories
- Democracy and community development
- Gender
- Youth and education
Society of women graduates in Gaza strip is non-governmental and non-profit organization, established in Gaza in 1974. The society basically works on developing and empowering the women graduates' potentials in Palestine, which effects on them, their families and the Palestinian society in general positively.
Mission of SWG: The Society of Women Graduates in the Gaza Strip is a non-governmental, non-profit independent organization that aims to empower women university graduates through capacity building development programs, skill rehabilitation, education, awareness-raising, job placement and advocacy for their rights by creating local, regional and international partnerships SWG does its effort to achieve its objectives which are : 1) Gathering the educated women power in Gaza Strip. 2) Creating job opportunities for the un-employed women graduates . 3) Encouraging women graduates on thinking and scientific research. 4) Orienting women graduates in cultural, social and legal fields . 5) Encouraging women graduates to spend their leisure time in constructive Entertainment activities. 6) Relief the families of needy women graduates.
The Society provide its services to the target group through : - The training Unit. - women graduates Cultural Forum. - The Computer Center. - The Projects Unit. - The Employment and Assistance Unit. - The library. 1. Women Graduates cultural forum: every Saturday, a meeting is conducted in the forum by a number of professors from different associations in different topics include: Prepare for the labour market, health and Legal awareness, educational, hygienic, social, psychological, gender and culture.. etc. these topics are identified based on the needs of women graduates. Each year more than 1200 women graduates participate and attend the meetings which conduct in the forum. 2. Computer center : Through the computer center SWG aim to serves the women graduates and develop her skills and help her to cope with the information revolution and the technological progress. Recently, 6 training courses on ICDL for 120 fresh women graduates and a training program for 10 fresh women graduates on IT were completed. 3. Training unit: In this unit we conducting short training programs does not exceed a period of three months in different fields and getting use of the experts and specialists. Recently, a training course entitled Early detection of mental disorders was completed for 15 women graduates specialty psychology and social service. Also, a set of workshops on domestic violence awareness-raising in the Community were completed by participating 20 women graduates. The aim of these workshops was to empower the capacities of these women so they can exercise freedom of choice and become their own best advocates . Currently, a training course on French language for 15 women graduates is conducted. SWG has already finished project of Emergency Psychosocial Programme for Children and Parents After war 2014 which helped in providing psychological support sessions for the 4800 children and their parents after 2014 war through 40 qualified female psychologists. This Project funded by Pontifical Mission. Currently, SWG implements project of Creation of temporary Job Opportunities for 90 female graduates from the Families Who Had Their Homes Totally Destroyed As Result of Gaza Assault 2014 . This project funded by Welfare Association. .Furthermore, SWG is now in partnership with Civil Society Program (CSP) in GIZ
exchange the experiences with the other members
To exchange the experiences with the other members