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  • Tahani Nassar and Nisreen Abu Zeineh have both been prisoners in Israeli prisons, where they were subjected to abuse. Now they participate in meetings that the organisation PWWSD arranges to discuss the conditions for female prisoners. Photo: Annika Flensburg/The Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation.

    Tahani Nassar and Nisreen Abu Zeineh have both been prisoners in Israeli prisons, where they were subjected to abuse. Now they participate in meetings that the organisation PWWSD arranges to discuss the conditions for female prisoners. Photo: Annika Flensburg/The Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation.

  • Palestinian women’s rights defenders participating in an Integrated Security workshop in Jordania, organised by The Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation. Integrated Security gives the activists tools to guard their own security and well-being – an important prerequisite to be able to carry out this type of work on a long-term basis.

    Palestinian women’s rights defenders participating in an Integrated Security workshop in Jordania, organised by The Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation. Integrated Security gives the activists tools to guard their own security and well-being – an important prerequisite to be able to carry out this type of work on a long-term basis.

  • Hilda Issa from the Palestinian Centre for Peace and Democracy with a sign from a campaign in Nablus demanding gender-equal pay. Photo: Anna Björkman/The Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation.

    Hilda Issa from the Palestinian Centre for Peace and Democracy with a sign from a campaign in Nablus demanding gender-equal pay. Photo: Anna Björkman/The Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation.

Palestine

The Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation opened a field office in Jerusalem in 2001. We cooperate with both Palestinian and Israeli women’s organisations.

In Palestine, we support organisations that work to empower women by offering them education, access to legal aid and psychosocial support in matters concerning family law. Our efforts are also focused on women’s political organisation. We support the women’s movement in its work to reduce the negative effects of the occupation, through activities at local women’s centres and by providing psychosocial support.

To promote the sustainability of the women’s movement in Palestine, we work with the security and wellbeing of women’s rights activists. We also facilitate networking between young activists and established women’s organisations, to prepare for generational change and ensure the continuity of the women’s movement.

Senast uppdaterad: 2013-04-02