World Vision support to economic development in Tyr camps || Newspapers (Arabic)

The World Vision organization launched from the “Palestinian Youth Center” in the Borj al-Shamali camp a new project with the purpose of contributing to the social and economic development of Palestinian refugees. The project will extend over four years, targets around 180 beneficiaries from the Borj al-Shamali and Al-Bass camps in addition to Ma3shouk, Jal al-Ba7er, and Qassimiyya settlements and aims at increasing the income of poor families so that they may provide their children with better health care, nutrition, and education. The project will support new household economic projects or previously existing ones and will be implemented in partnership with the Arab Palestinian Women Union with a major part of the project earmarked for women beneficiaries. The project was preceded by a field research study that reviewed many economic sectors and professions in the camps. Based on this study, a plan was put forward with the aim of providing technical support for entrepreneurs. For that end, a team of experts has been formed in order to enhance the skills of the beneficiaries, and to provide them with the necessary economic information, to link them with the market, and to train them on communication, negotiation, project management, planning, and fund-raising skills.

Source: Al-Akhbar, Assafir