Mission
Siwar aims to:
- Provide cultural, artistic, social, psychological, and educational services for youth and children through culture, arts, and supportive education.
- Activate the cultural and artistic scene of the Holy City.
- Empower youth in the educational and vocational fields.
Through these efforts, Siwar aims to enhance youth leadership skills to enable them to play an effective role in the community.
Areas of Work
Culture, Arts, and Music,
Location of Work
Inside the wall and inside the Israeli municipal boundaries of Jerusalem,
Notes
Siwar is an independent nonprofit association founded in December 2011 by intellectuals and artists who believe in the importance of civil society in creating a better reality for Palestinian children and youth. Palestinian youth in Jerusalem contend with Israeli policies that aim at marginalizing or displacing their community and alienating them from their Palestinian history, identity, culture, and community. Siwar aims to support Palestinian youth psychologically, socially, vocationally, and culturally.
