Palestinian-Israeli Meeting for University Students  

       On 14-17/8/2007, Palestinian-Israeli university students met in Aqaba city in Jordan. The events of this meeting were around the Palestinian cause and the issue of borders between the two states, in the meeting there were five units a day for three days ,each unit lasted 90 minutes discussed everything related to the Palestinian cause and its solution.

       Future Generation Hands Association in Nablus and Adam institution in Jerusalem organized the project. Both determined to hold the meeting despite all the obstacles and the difficulty in choosing the place, but it was eventually agreed to have this meeting in Aqaba .The results of this meeting were so important, whether on the personal level of the participants, or on the level of the associations which exceeded so many obstacles and managed to prepare a group of 12 people (6 Palestinians and 6 Israeli).The group worked on practical solutions through short duration not exceeding three days.

       At the end, we thank CLARK CHARITABLE TRUST INSTITUTION, which funded our program.

Future Generation Hands Association summer camp Future Generation Hands Association and within its program( alleviating the psychological pressure on children) initiated a summer camp for children which includes 220 child who came from under the rubble of the old town and the old neighborhood in Nablus, they came to scream (it is our right to live our childhood as all children in the world). 22 of the association's volunteers opened the camp ,and the happiness flooded the faces of children. The groups have been established and the children are distributed on them. The first day for children was a precious and unspeakable moment, it provides everything for a brighter tomorrow for these children.   We draw your attention that we need additional funding for the camp.     For additional photos click here            After ten days on Smile and Joy Third Camp, and through all activities we have implemented in order to remove the dust on the children's ideas, smile and creativity, it was necessary to establish a festival which bears the children s' talents and hopes; those children were and still and will remain the hope for a better future. All words fails to describe the talents and the ideas of children, it fails to explain how much this distressed category suffer ,which doesn't know anything except the voice of bullets.         After what we have done through our psychologists and supervisors, it has been essential to exhibit the children's' products. Through this festival the children song for a brighter future, full of love and peace. This camp which asserted the non-violent culture via CDs showing and the activities for children welfare and education.          This festival is donated by our friends in Francisco (Len, Lebby & Carol Winograd) to draw the smile on the faces of children. The festival  was attended by the parents of children, who expressed their happiness and joy of what their children have achieved, they asserted that they are happy of what they saw in the exhibition, the festival was also attended by journalists ,and it was broadcast through the local channels directly.                At the end we thank all who contribute and support our programs and we say," hand by hand  to draw the smile on the faces of children".  Note:          We are in Future Generation Hands Association , after  studying all reports related to the children of the camp , and because of  the difficulty of their situation we decided to work with 60-80 child ,divide them into four groups, and work on them for 6 months .We hope that you could support this program ,for who wish to send an email and we are going to send him\her a full detailed plan.

Empower youth abilities project (training trainers)

Future generation hands association with the support from our friends (Ramallah Federation Group) in San Francisco started implementing the project of (training trainers) on Thursday, 31^st, May, 2007 which includes 20 hours.

This training involving the best fourteen 14 young men and women who have extensive experience in the association work, and finished many training courses in the leadership training and gender, also they have certificates in computer and internet fields.

The general objective: 

Create youth leaders, trained on writing projects skills and sessions training management
To improve the performance of the association.

Sub-objectives:  

1- To improve the ability of the volunteer youth in future generation hands association on sessions training management method and writing projects method, about 20 training hours for five weeks – one meeting weekly.

2- The trainees gain the required skills and knowledge which will make them able to manage training activity efficiently.

3- To provide the trainees with writing proposals method.

 The importance of this project: 

The importance of this project focus on creating trainers who have previous experience. As we see that the importance of this program comes from the marginalization of youth category in the shadow of what Nablus city is suffering in particular, and the west bank in general.

 work plan:

The third day: 14/6/2007 1- Time management 2- Time concept. 3- The matters that helps in organizing time. 4- Wasting time factors. 5- The mis conception of time management 6- How to use your time in the activity.

The fourth day: 21/6/2007 1- Writing projects proposals. 2- The stages of project life. 3- The proposed funding sources for the project. 4- The basic steps to apply for the projects. 5- How to choose the idea of the project.

Reducing psychological stress.

\	On 30, May, 2007, Future Generation Hands Association within a specialized program in ( alleviating psychological pressure on children ) distributed  648 milk can ( France leh  – weights 2.5 kg ) and tooth paste ,which were funded by (US.OMEN) institution in Co-operation with ANERA institution 40 volunteers from the association helped in the distributing process. The name of this campaign was (hand by hand to break the siege, and bring back the smile to children faces). This campaign included several areas in Nablus city, who were in dire need of assistance and support. Because the importance of this project comes in the shadow of imposed siege on the Palestinian people. The idea of this campaign is to send message to the people in the world (That our children have the right to live like the other children in the world).   Through this program, the association try to focus on the role of children ; to live their innocent childhood and practice their natural rights, and a far cry from the political game and international conspiracy. Finally we send all thanks and appreciation to US.OMEN institution and all those who contributed in the implementation of this campaign, In particular our dear brother Mr. Hanna danfoura in helping us and supporting the children of Nablus city.    Together for the safety of children

complementary  day )Thursday April 26-2007)

       The course included training on:

·     communication skills

·     how to build a successful team

·     how to prepare a work plan

the importance of this program lies in keeping the participants in the environment of successful team work, and to benefit from it in the association programs particularly the child stress release program

Course title: How to build a successful Team

      What is a team 
 

A group of individuals with different backgrounds of skills and knowledge, whom are chosen from different career fields to do a certain task

       The composition of a Team:.

·     leader and team members of the team

·     tasks and goals

·     the team's propaganda   

Principles to make a team:               1.Choosing a leader and team member  Leader's descriptions -Able to influence - understands differences in opinions  2. training, a continuous process that aims to: - improving work skills. - increasing awareness  3. communication 4. motivation 5. Identifying goals and tasks 6.unity( common responsibility, evaluating each other, dealing with differences)  Difficulties that face team work: 1. failure  in proper communication 2. struggle in the work environment 3. clear individual differences 4.not identifying tasks clearly 5.the unwillingness  of some to work as a team 6. depending on other team members

The program of elevating psychological pressure of children living in Nablus. The Future Generation Hands Association had begun working on its program. This is based on reducing the psychological pressure of children’s. On the date of april 5-2007 which was the Palestinian child day and also was the binging of the program The program has 6 sessions. Each  session includes working with 20 children's from age 7-10 years on every Thursday from 4 o'clock to 7 o'clock afternoon and there was a lot of activities such as drawing, painting, coloring and several meetings represented by bringing specialists.

The importance of the program:

The project gives a chance for the children's to express themselves through activities which appropriate to their age's and there special inclination

Financing Program:

This program had been financed by our friends in America US OMEN Institution and also MR. Terry Wingrad

The date of the sessions:              

 April 5--2007 \ April 12-2007 \ April 19-2007 \ April 26-2007 \ may 3-2007 \ may 10-2007

The first session april 5-2007:

Playing some games, drawing, painting… it dealt with collaboration and unity working.

The purpose of these activities was:

1- Revitalization
2- Make the child's to interact with each of them
3- Confidence
4- Make them feel good and comfort 

The second session april 12-2007: dealing with problems caused throughout violence

1-Drawing a smile on a child's face and making him happy

2- creating an atmosphere of collaboration, unity and raising teamwork skills.. releasing extra energy in children

3- creating an atmosphere of pure pleasure and fun and psychological stress releasing

The third session April 19 -2007: Imagination
 

The crew for elevating psychological presser on children has begun discovering and activating capabilities throw some games and activities sothat they can detect their skills and their creations The purpose of these activities: 1- Creating an atmosphere of humor and happiness for the children's 2- developing there abilities of imagination 3- Thinking and Innovation 4- The ability to communicate and listen good 5- Turning over their suffering into good feelings 6- Identifying a person's life Interior

The activities of the fourth session of children stress release titled: Developing creativity 26^th of April 2007

The fifth session, May 3^rd .2007

Using raw materials for the formation of paintings

The sixth session , May 10 , 2007

A recreational trip

The sixth session for children was a trip , it was entertainment and adieu for them

The trip was set up in a park for children, the happiness and the smile seemed on their faces, also they were sad because it was the final session and we will not continue with them.

We will bring another new group and we will choose the best participants to share in this program, to continue with them in the other activities.

The final evaluation showed the changes which seemed on the children through many previous activities, that have contributed in crystallizing their vision and helped in bringing happiness to them through reducing pressure.

The parents of the children were encouraged and admired this program, besides, they pointed out to the importance of this program and its reflection on the children’s behavior inside their houses. At the end they recommended to be long-term program because of the difficult and complicated circumstances which children suffered from.

The director of this program Mrs. Ghadeer Alhabash , listened to all demands , she gave  instructions to the parents of the children and confirmed its readiness to receive any phone call or help any child needs assistance in any time

The Association confirmed to continue keep in touch with those