Integrity School 2019: Young People against corruption

With the participation of 35 young men and women, Integrity School was launched in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, April 20th in the Nusseirat area. The school was implemented in partnership with the Coalition for Integrity and Accountability (AMAN).

The School was implemented over the course of three consecutive days totaling 24 training hours carried out through a team of trainers and facilitators. It aims primarily at promoting the integrity, transparency and accountability among youth, deepening their understanding of corruption concepts and increasing their involvement in anti-corruption efforts.

Commenting on the School activities this year, Executive Director of the Forum Mahmoud Zant said: “This year’s Integrity School is an important step in enhancing the Forum and AMAN’s role in working with youth to enhance their role in the community and increase their awareness of their basic rights in order to have a positive impact in community change. We will continue to implement our interventions with young people and the local community in general.

The school for this season included various activities and sessions such as active learning, simulation of community accountability sessions as well as group educational games to enhance values and deepen skills acquisition. There were also film screening of experiences and success stories about fighting corruption around the world in addition to discussion and
analysis sessions that dealt with the impact of corruption on Palestinian society in different sectors.

“I learned a great deal of information and topics from The School, especially on anti-corruption issues that I had never learned and this gave me practical skills that enabled me to apply my community ideas,” Monthaha Barakat, a participant.

The school also strengthened planing skills for practical practices and community initiatives that strengthen young people efforts in the fight against corruption and arming them with accountability tools and the development of skills to turn ideas into practical initiatives.

In the same context, the participants presented a set of ideas inspired from their reality and the reality of the Gaza Strip. The ideas varied between university activities and services, the quality of food in public schools, university curriculum and channels of access.

“The school has taught me the right ways in practicing community accountability and how to raise youth issues to decision-makers, in addition to a great deal of skill in designing initiatives,” said Reem Abu Zayed, a participant in the School.

The Integrity School is being implemented for the third consecutive year as part of a partnership program with the Coalition for Integrity and Accountability (AMAN) as part of a series of interventions that contribute to enhancing the role of youth in combating corruption and improving the reality of basic services in the Gaza Strip.