Project Description
Problem Statement Hebron is a large Governorate in the Palestinian Territories that suffers from lack of transparency and citizens of Hebron do not have confidence when dealing with the municipalities’ bids and contracts process. This is due mainly to the lack of knowledge in the contracts and bids law of both the citizens and municipality workers. Irada conducted a related study in Hebron Province that includes Hebron city, Halhoul city, Yata city, Samou city and Tafouh city, which showed a lack of satisfaction by the citizens of these cities, in the municipalities’ performance and services and general mismanagement of public funds.
This project will train 20 of the community individuals (males and females) on the rule of law in Hebron Province. This project will also raise the awareness of the citizens and the decision makers in Hebron Province about the importance of their role in monitoring the 2 quality of the municipal contracts and bids to maintain the public money. This includes their contribution in activating a website for monitoring. This website will be the first reference in Palestinian Territories that deals with the laws of municipal contracts and bids.
Objective The first objective of the project is to raise awareness on the rule of law among municipality employees and to build the capacity of 20 individuals in the local community of Hebron Governorate. In addition, the project aims to establish a website for citizens to use as a reference guide in the Palestinian Territories for municipal contracts and bids.
Goal I: Pluralistic societies built where diversity is reflected in social organizations, politics,
business, media, and government, and where all citizens have equal standing, protected by guaranteed rights and by independent and effective courts of law.
Goal I: Pluralistic societies built where diversity is reflected in social organizations, politics,
business, media, and government, and where all citizens have equal standing, protected by guaranteed rights and by independent and effective courts of law.
This project is supported by MEPI and implemented by IRADAH
About Iradah- First Women Incubator in Palestine is a Palestinian non-governmental company which is established in 2014 by activists in human rights particularly in women rights field in order to empower women economically, socially and politically and protecting their social and economic rights via several programs and projects. Our work comes based on respecting allLocal and International Agreements and laws. Our Vision To make social, economic and political change for Women in Palestine Objectives 1- Empower Palestinian women economically socially and politically. 2- Build the capacity of women and enable them to run development projects. 3- Protect the rights of working women. 4- Enhance the role of women in the NGOs , syndicates and chambers of trade 5- Market women products locally and internationally Programs First- Capacity Building Program A program aims to build the capacity of women in running small income generating projects and enable them of management, marketing, following up and evaluation skills. Second- Working Women Rights A program aims to enable working women to defend their economic, social and cultural rights. Third- Women Associations Project A program aims to establish women associations in Palestine that help women in building their own small income generating projects. Our Values Respect the local and international agreements on women rights and working on implementing them in Palestine.
MEPI, Aiming to advance stability and prosperity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) program supports governments and their citizens to achieve shared political, economic and stability objectives. In its fourteenth year, MEPI’s role in MENA region shifted in response to new challenges and opportunities.
The MEPI program responds to needs and emerging opportunities for citizens and organizations that target three core objectives: Participatory Governance, Economic Reform, and Educational Advancement. A cross cutting theme is the focus on government-citizen relations: empowering partnerships between citizens, non-governmental organizations, the private sector, and government institutions to promote shared solutions for the people of MENA
Media Coverage
Tafouh Muncipilaty || Samou' Muncipilaty
Samou' Muncipilaty || Yatta Muncipality
