ADWAR Association and Zimam Palestine continues implementing awareness seminars entitled (The Role of Women in Rejecting Violence Culture in Palestinian Society) in cooperation with Sons of Jericho cooperative in Jericho province represented by Heyam Ghroof , with the presence of the Political Palestinian delegate Mr.Khalil Abdo, The general director of social affairs Mr.Sulaiman Bsharat, Zimam Palestine director Wisam Zyadeh, ADWAR's general director Sahar AlKawasmeh, and several men and women from Jericho province.
Mrs.Sahar AlKawasmeh started the seminar with an illustration about Palestinian women role in rejecting extremism culture within family and society and she confirmed the importance of protection for Palestinian families under such political and social changing conditions in the Arab world as well as the importance of women's role in building the national Palestinian culture.
The Political Palestinian delegate Mr.Khalil Abdo pointed to the internal Palestinian situation in terms of increased violence, also he shed light on women's exposition to mental violence in which they became victims of it. He also confirmed the importance of supervision for girls when using social media networks. The general director of social affairs Mr.Sulaiman Bsharat shed light on the role of the ministry in protecting poor women, decreasing unemployment, and contributing in supporting women to face violence culture.
Furthermore, Sons of Jericho cooperative director Mrs.Heyam ghroof welcomed attendees and thanked ADWAR and Zimam for supporting Palestinian women. She added on the necessity of women's awareness and contributing to enhance their social and political roles in Palestinian society.
The most important outcomes of the seminar were: the necessity to work on enhancing women's' role in rejection of extreme culture and mental extremism within the family and society, that is through implementing several field activities to enhance such values as well as organizing an open dialogue session with ministry of social affairs in order to help poor women households in solving their problems and open job opportunities for them to prevent their engagement in practicing violence in future.
