In recent months I have been working closely with a group of young people to set up a youth project at the Ramallah Friends School in the Occupied Territories. In general, youth here tend to see their futures in bleak and narrow terms.
Youth here tend to see their futures in bleak and narrow terms.
It is their hope that through the youth project they will be able to make contacts with concerned youth in their community and around the world in an attempt to bridge the gaps that exist between youth here, and other youth in other parts of the world. They are concerned with a wide variety of global issues and would like the opportunity to discuss their ideas with other youth. To this end we are undertaking a summer pilot study to explore the viability and value of establishing a youth project based at the Ramallah Friends school in the coming year. A core group of students will spend their summer researching youth groups and projects, both locally and internationally. Among the components we are considering for the youth project are Young Leadership Programmes, Futures Studies and Human Empowerment Programmes.