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Launching for the project entitled
"comprehensive development for the kindergartens in East Jerusalem”
funded by the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development
Under the supervision of Welfare Association
The project will be implementing in full partnership and cooperation between the Early childhood resource center (ECRC), Qattan Foundation, Ministry of Education, and the Union of Charitable Societies

The Early Childhood Resource Center celebrated the graduation ceremony yesterday, January 17th 2011, of the second cohort of head teachers and teachers of kindergartens as part of the “Capacity Building of Early Childhood” project in East Jerusalem ENPI/2008/172-438 whereby the European Commission has funded 89% and Oxfam Novib has co-funded 11% of the total budget of 625,325.20 Euros. Beneficiaries of the project’s second year included 23 kindergarten teachers who participated in the teachers’ on-the job training program and 15 head teachers who participated in the head teacher training program. Other beneficiaries included 320 mothers who participated in the parents’ program. The project targeted 23 KGs where infrastructure renovation works was carried out in addition to providing indoor and outdoor educational toys to ensure a holistic and integrated approach for the early childhood education sector in East Jerusalem.

Oxfam Novib and the Union of Charitable Societies participated in the event. The ceremony took place in at the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) in East Jerusalem during which several speeches were presented by members of the project steering committee who have strengthened the partnership of institutions in their support of the early childhood sector particularly in East Jerusalem and surrounding areas. A summary of the project’s second year achievements was also presented.

During the event presentations were carried out illustrating all programs that were implemented in the area (teachers’ on the job training, teachers training and parents’ program) and participants expressed the direct and indirect benefits they have gained from the project on the professional, academic and financial levels.

At the end of the ceremony certificates were distributed to graduates namely head teachers: Muntaha Tutunji, Hanadi Sunnokrot, Sundos Da’aas, Khitam Khamis, Susan Nunu, May SUnnukrot, Hiyam FUad li Rumman, Sa’adiyya Wazwaz, Kifah A’raj, Dalal Kurdiyyeh, Latifah Abu Afifiyyeh, Rania Ahmad Ayyad, Abla Al Sheikh Ali, Nadia Badriyyeh, Hanan Abu Sneineh. Certificates were also distributed to teachers: Amal Dkeidek, Hayat Sbeih, Rania Abu Odeh, Samira Muhammad Ali, Hilda Al Sayyad, Manal Khayri Abed Rabbo, Ghada Ra’fat Muhammad Shweiki, Hana Dirbas, Mirvat Nimer, Layla Elwi, Majdoleen A’raj, Hana’ Kassem, Amani Karaeen, Alaa Nassreddin, Ameera Abu Kaff, Maha Taha Issa Ghanayem, Thana’ Darweesh, Nahed Al Shirif, Dina Rizek, Niveen Aljulani, Rana Saqallah, Mirvat A’raj and Rana Abu Alfeelat.



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ECRC General Director Mr. Nabil Sublaban and CCP Representative Ms. Harumi Kawagoe have signed an agreement to implement the CCP initiative program "Training of Psycho-social support in villages of Palestine", supported by the Japanese Government.
The project duration is from 1st of March 2010 to 28th of February 2011.
The project will be implemented in Ramallah area and villages around, worth to be mentioned that this project is a continuous project for the third year since 2007.

Media and children Conference was held and organized by Early Childhood Resource Center under the project “Utilizing and activating media for promoting and spreading children rights” (EIDHR/2008/165-955) funded by the European Commission, it was held on Monday and Tuesday 23-24/11/2009 in Ramallah, which coincided with the twentieth anniversary of signing of the Convention on the Rights of Children and on the light of the International Day for the prevention of child abuse.

The opening session was headed by Mr. Basri Saleh the assistant Deputy Minister for Planning and Development of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education representing the Minister Mrs. Lamis al-Alami; and by Mrs. Basima Adawin the Task Manager- Human Rights Projects of the European Union and by Mr. Judeh Jamal the Early Childhood Resource Center Board Chairman and by the General Director of ECRC Mr. Nabil Sublaban.

The conference attendances were representing an outstanding collection of professionals from formal, local and international organizations.
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The Conference sessions over the two days addressed ten specialized working papers in addition of presentation of the experiences of children with the media and the children rights.

The Conference is also offered the opportunity for the working groups to discuss the vision and recommendations pertaining children and media, and develop a strategic plan to promote children issues and rights through media.

It is worth to mention that a special book documenting all of the conference papers and experiences, discussions, recommendations, and strategic plan of media will be a published.