FLC: ICB - Palestinian Youth Leadership Training Project /Phase III The Palestinian Youth Leadership Training Project-Phase III is an initiative that was started in 2011. It seeks to identify motivate and cultivate young Palestinian leaders to become more informed engaged and proactive citizens since the youth are among th
e most marginalized groups in the Palestinian society by empowering them to articulate and organize around significant civic issues through using the powerful medium of culture. It also plans to build on the success of the first year and expand the outreac
h and network. The project in its third phase intends to continue making the needed change in the situation of the youth by employing its 3-part approach which consists of the following: (1) Activating the potential of and developing the capacities of youn
g future Palestinian leaders. The methods used to achieve this segment is (a) a series of intensive training workshops for 100 young men and women from different areas in Palestine with emphasis on rural areas as they are considered among the most marginal
ized parts of Palestine on leadership culture and civil society issues. (b) Internship training opportunities for a maximum of 10 young people who participated during the first and second phases of the project where their leadership organizational research
 and communication skills are further developed and cultivated. (2) Enhancing the civic and cultural understanding of the young people and helping to evolve their involvement in and appreciation of the importance of civil society and culture in Palestine. 
The methods used to fulfill this particular part of the approach are (a) Holding 2 national seminars where significant issues and cultural figures and role models are highlighted discussed and debated. (b) Carrying out 2 cultural field visits for the parti
cipating trainees to expose them further to the issues at hand through a different approach which is to be physically present at different locations. The cultural visits consist of Hebron or Ramallah (depending on the political situation) and Nablus Distri
cts (3) Strengthening the young people?s consciousness of the past and heritage and increasing their sense of ownership of their history and culture as this is fundamental to the formation and evolvement of a dynamic and inclusive identity. This section wi
ll be focusing on developing 1 cultural resource which comprises of re-discovered Palestinian cultural figures and heritage of the old city of Bethlehem. Betlehemiläisen Diyar-järjestön hankkeen tavoitteena on identifioida motivoida ja voimaannuttaa uusia nuoria palestiinalaisia johtajia. Palestiinassa nuorisotyöttömyys on korkeaa ja nuoret ovat marginalisoituneita yhteiskunnasta ja päätöksenteosta.
 Toiminnassa kulttuurisella ilmaisulla on keskeinen rooli. Välittöminä tavoitteina on noin 100 nuoren naisen ja miehen kapasiteetin kehittäminen koulutusten työpajojen ja seminaarien kautta joiden teemoina ovat johtajuus kansalaisyhteiskunta kulttuuri
 ja palestiinalainen kansanperinne. Lisäksi ohjelma tarjoaa työharjoittelumahdollisuuden 20 nuorelle. Hankkeen osana tuotetaan myös kaksi kulttuuriperinnettä esittelevää julkaisua. Diyar on  luterilaispohjainen mutta koko palestiinalaisyhteisöä pal
veleva järjestöjen ja koulutuslaitosten konsortio. Suomella on pitkä yhteistyösuhde sen kanssa. Kulttuurikeskus Dar Annadwa on rakennettu Suomen kehitysyhteistyövaroin (2003) ja paikallisen yhteistyön määrärahoin on rahoitettu sen toimintaa usean 
vuoden ajan. Järjestön web-sivusto: www.diyar.ps.