Amira Al-Natour, a 20-year-old youth activist, studies English language education at Al-Azhar University and works with a number of volunteer teams to advocate for societal issues through social media platforms and other digital tools. Amira is one of those accepted into Wasla program in its second year, and since the first training day, Amira was […]
Life doesn’t always do you justice, sometimes it puts you in the face of obstacles and challenges to know how determined and patient you are. Ahmed Al-Najjar, a student of media and mass communication at Al-Azhar University, although he suffers from difficulty in pronouncing “stuttering”, but his passion for media pushed him to take many […]
Stories- Wasla Warda AlShanti- 27 years old An ambitious young woman whose visual impairment did not prevent her from practicing her radio broadcasting hobby. She believed in her abilities and talents, and after completing her university studies in the field of media, she strived for an active role in the community. She did not give […]
When you are 20 years old, you find that you are standing before a wide world that asks you to keep experiencing, particularly if you live in an extraordinary situation like the Palestinians do in general and youth in specific. All young people are now seeking to prove their presence and name in the midst […]
I never realized the importance of advocacy as an effective tool in the implemented campaigns and projects. With this quotation Nihal expressed her impression on the digital advocacy training conducted by the Social Developmental Forum targeting partner institutions. This comes within the work of “Improving Local Response for the Advocacy of the Rights of People […]
Mahmoud El Shafei, 29, works in the advocacy and media program of Nuseirat Rehabilitation and Social Training Association, which was targeted within Wasla Center to improve the digital performance of NGOs working in the field of advocacy for the rights and issues of persons with disabilities. Nuseirat Association uses social media to reach the public, […]
I never planned to be part of a youth team. For me, a girl who has passed secondary school and is now attending university, I was just thinking about my academics and university specialization until I came across Yalla Change announcement on Facebook. I did hear some of my friends talk about Yalla Change which […]
I always kept to myself and didn’t engage much with my peers. Being a person with a disability made me step back from my peers and people my age. I always tried to spend my time with my textbooks, as I had no friends to spend my time with. I previously joined the “Integrity School” […]
Stories- Wasla Naji Naji- 28 years old Naji, a young man with a physical disability whose will enabled him to overcome his disability and become the first amputees football player in Palestine. After completing his university studies in business administration, he sought to participate in community activities and advocate for the issues of persons with […]
Mohammed Abo Galy, 20 years old Mohammed studies physics at the Islamic University and has a partial hearing impairment. He is passionate about reading and science and is very interested in staying up to date with the latest scientific research in his field. As for community participation, Mohammed did not participate in any youth programs […]
