HAYAT Center for Civil Society Development

- Objectives • Promotion of cultural values, social development, culture of dialogue and coexistence, and free-thinking, especially among young people and children. • Promotion and strengthening the culture and values of democracy and gender equality, principles of good governance and promote respect of law in the society. • Participation in the development of cultural relations, support initiatives, and networking with communities and institutions at the local, regional, and international levels in the field of cultural and youth work. • To equip the local and regional communities with the necessary interpersonal, life, and participatory skills vital for such communities to meet with developmental challenges they face, with an initial emphasis on the needy areas in Palestine • To stimulate and facilitate the empowerment and development of local and regional communities, to support their participation in the centralized decision-making • To stimulate and facilitate the use of appropriate strategic planning on local and regional levels, to induce the application of sustainable development. • To establish and sustain a developmental network of local, national, and international, governmental, non-governmental, and civil society, organizations and bodies that share the Center’s mission. • To promote for a better interfaith and intercultural dialogue, accepting the other among residents of the world. • To properly use the media as an active, effective and adequate agent of change and influence on the public and decision makers. • To promote the concept of rule of law and good governance. The target group: all of the society sectors especially the youth