QPYP Gaza Programs
News from GazaLetters from Gaza staff November
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Popular Achievement (PA)
2006 Popular Achievement Festival in Gaza
For the first time QPYP in Gaza
decided to have a festival at the end of the
current Public Achievement cycle.
Horsemen (Al Fursan) - Popular Achievement Group in Gaza City
A group of 13 young men came
together with the help of the Palestinian
Committee for Intercommunication in Gaza, one
of AFSC's partners in the region.
Previous QPYP Projects
Architectural Conservation and Community Renewal Project, was was an ambitious community renewal and restoration effort launched by the QPYP. The Project targeted Al Daraj, one of the oldest and most impoverished quarters in Gaza, in a multi-sectoral effort to survey and restore buildings of significant historic importance, including a Mamluk-era bathhouse. The restoration effort was led by groups of young architects, engineers, artisans, and community workers. The Architectural Conservation and Community Renewal Project sought not only to transform the quarter from its present neglected state, but also to become a model for historical preservation and future community restoration elsewhere in Palestine.
Heritage Education Summer Program targeted school girls, aged 15-18 years, living in the Al Daraj Quarter of Gaza City. The Program aimed to strengthen their heritage education and provide an extra curricular activity that is lacking for girls.
Assistive Technology Center for the Blind - The QPYP worked closely with the Islamic University of Gaza to develop programs for special needs students. The Assistive Technology Center for the Blind, for instance, was established by the QPYP at the Islamic University of Gaza, in order to strengthen the use of IT among visually impaired university students, and to provide an accessible and suitable environment to facilitate greater independence and learning.
Web CT Project encouraged virtual learning environments as a mechanism to access greater and more diverse information and resources. The project was launched at a local university in Gaza; however, it experiences difficulties in the face of closure and restrictions placed upon movement in Gaza.