Wasla: A leap in Digital Advocacy for the rights of persons with disabilities
In partnership with Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP), Social Developmental Forum held an introductory workshop on Wasla Project: “Improving Local Response to the Rights of Persons with Disabilities”.
Wasla project, implemented throughout 2019-2020, seeks to support youth’s rights and improve the reality of persons with disabilities, enabling them to actively advocate their issues within a more inclusive framework, and strengthening community inclusion, in addition to developing youth’s role and awareness in advocacy tools especially with the increasing importance of digital tools and the presence of social networks in all fields and sectors.
Nareman Hwaihi, Project Coordinator at the Forum stated that this project is in line with the Forum’s vision to achieve a community for all and our belief in the ability of young people to lead the future.This project will bring together people with disabilities and their peers to lead change in a holistic approach.
The project will target local institutions working in the disability sector, workers in local awareness and advocacy programs, new media activists and youth with and without disabilities to improve the use of social media and other digital tools in advocacy and awareness raising campaigns and to improve the technical capacity of bodies representing persons with disabilities. It will also work to promote the values of teamwork and continuity in the defense of the rights of persons with disabilities.
Perhaps the most important milestone in the project is the establishment of the first digital advocacy center in Palestine, which will be a focal point for the implementation of the project activities.
Amal Zakout of Medical Aid for Palestinians- MAP said that this project will revolutionize the digital advocacy for the rights of persons with disabilities.
It is worth mentioning that Social Developmental Forum is an NGO operating in Palestine since 2006. It invests in the most influential tools in supporting the Palestinian people in a holistic approach based on respect for human rights and civic values to bring about social change in a youthful energy.