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24 Feb 2024
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I, Raed, am a Palestinian activist, and the director of a Community Education Center in Dahria town, south of Palestine. I obtained my PhD in political Science from Universite Libre De Bruxelles in 2018. I participated in many youth initiatives in Palestine. I strongly believe that the community work is a main pillar to develop the Palestinian society and to empower the people.
The Community Education Center will fill some serious educational gaps in Dahria town, south of Palestine. The center will be the first of its kind in the area to combine in-class and community-based learning to promote both learning and community development using a variety of formal and informal approaches. The centre aims at strengthening the educational capabilities and skills of students of different age categories through a variety of specialized training courses in fields like languages, social media, planning, and arts. It also aims to enhance youth engagement in their communities through organizing voluntary initiatives and interventions in different localities.
We plan on expanding our community interactive library for children, where they can conduct discussion sessions with other children, read stories, watch movies and play some mental games. This library will include both normal and audio books, and will be the cornerstone for establishing a bigger audio-visual library in the future. We will also establish a community garden in the center, where we provide students with some agricultural skills so they establish a good relation with the land. The community will also have the opportunity to contribute to the garden, through assisting us in the farming and harvesting processes. These two important components will help us combine theory with practice in a conducive educational environment.
Our volunteers will be working at the international relations section at the municipality, where they help expanding the institutional network of the municipality, connecting them with other municipalities abroad, and help the staff in the fundraising process. Moreover, the football club is looking for the opportunity to take on volunteers for networking and management opportunities as well as the opportunity to act as an assistant coach for the local children’s team. The club is well known for their competitive edge and talent, competing as the best team in Palestine. They are looking for volunteers to help them grow their club through networking with clubs abroad, their social media presence, and coming up with new and fresh ideas to help grow the club beyond Palestine.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Teaching
Hospitality/Tourism
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
- They will have the opportunity to exchange ideas/languages with youth.
- They will participate in the internal tourism program that the center organizes, which enables them to visit the majority of the Palestinian cities.
- They will be introduced to the Palestinian culture, food, dance, music, dress..
Help
- Teaching languages for school boys and girls.
- Participating in some local initiatives with the youth.
- expanding the network of the center.
- Doing some office work.
- working in the community garden, and library at the center.
Languages
Languages spoken
Arabic: Fluent
English: Fluent
French: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.
Accommodation
Workawayers sleep in a local hostel in the heart of the old town.
What else ...
Palestinian families that host workawayers will introduce them to the Palestinian cuisine, so, some helpers will use their free time cooking and tasting nice food.
Helpers can visit the different cites and enjoy the sun of the south. They will also learn about the political situation in Palestine, and its impact on youth.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
4 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (18)
thank you for joining the center Luis, and hope to see you… read more
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thank you for joining the center Luis, and hope to see you… read more
I enjoyed great food, hospitality, trips to neighbouring cities, live football matches, visits to the municipality and so much more.
I loved teaching the kids… read more
In Dahria you will leave your heart and soul.. the kids at the center, the shopkeepers, the families who invite you to their homes, and especially Raed who is a… read more
The people of Ad Dahriya are truly wonderful and incredibly welcoming! The host Dr. Raed, his family and the people connected to the center(Markaz Isnaad) are all very helpful and kind, and the people I've met in my time there will forever be printed… read more
The education center it’s a marvelous place to teach and improve the knowledge from the kids and families. I could see how happy and interested were the kids by all the projects.
I receive so much back from the kids when I was teaching them first aids, that… read more
It was a human and rich experience. I learned so much things about the story of Palestine, the culture.. Thanks to them I visited lots of places in West Bank and I met lots of nice… read more
My stay in Dahria was by far the most enriching and life-changing experience I have ever had.
I spent a month here, from mid-December to mid-January, and every morning I woke up with a smile on my face knowing how grateful I was for being where I was, for what I was… read more
The experience was absolutely positive. During the mornings I was involved in tre municipality establishing relations with foreign organisations and institutions. There is the chance of teaching languages in schools, but unfortunately I arrived in the city during… read more
Eloise is a super kind person,… read more
The center is not completely constructed yet. They are… read more
It is a very new education centre so it is still discovering its role in the community. I volunteered in person withe the center for six weeks and no day was the same as another. I focused on teaching English, which I did for… read more
