Organizations on the Ground

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Abnaa al-Quds was established in 1976 to create sporting, social, and cultural activities for Palestinian Jerusalemite children, youth, women, and the elderly.

Abnaa al-Quds is located in a very sensitive location in the Old City next to the Old City wall, over a space of five acres. It offers a football field and basketball court, sports hall, lecture hall, computer lab, and administrative offices.

The club organizes afterschool programs such as youth leadership workshops, dancing classes, football and basketball training, sports training and classes for women, and workshops in legal awareness and positive parenting (in collaboration with other Palestinian organizations).

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Adalah (“Justice” in Arabic), an independent human rights organization and legal center, became an independent NGO in 1997. Since then, it has brought about 250 impact litigation cases before the Israeli Supreme Court and the lower courts, which have spanned diverse fields including land and planning rights, civil and political rights, economic, social, and cultural rights, and prisoners’ rights. Numerous cases have resulted in landmark, precedent-setting decisions.

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The African Community Society is a nongovernmental and nonprofit society established by the African community in Jerusalem in 1983. It seeks to promote culture in the Old City and empower women and youth to improve their quality of life by identifying and fulfilling community needs.

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All Palestine Youth Commission was established in 2008 to work on youth development and society improvement. The commission aims to enhance the capacities and talents of Palestinian youth, providing them with the experience and knowledge they need to develop themselves and their societies; to promote mutual respect, forgiveness, and dialogue among youth; to fight racism and prejudice; and to encourage youth initiatives.