GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — In cooperation with the Palestinian Youth Advocacy Network (PYAN), the House of Wisdom Institute (HOW) organized a conference titled “Palestinian Youth: Between the Challenges of Reality and the Aspirations for Change” Nov. 20 in the Gaza Strip. The conference discussed a number of working papers offered by youth activists and specialists targeting three topics: the integration between society and youth, the new media, and youth and the political landscape.
PYAN, a component of HOW, is an elite body of youth activists with the common objectives of introducing the Palestinian cause to youth and bringing to them a deepened awareness of the Palestinian reality. It seeks to build a cadre of politically empowered youth capable of contributing to the Palestinian political establishment and to establish the culture of law and political partnership as political tools to achieve development.
People from the various official bodies, academic and community institutions, and youth groups attended the conference, during which they discussed the working papers.
Amani al-Falit, a student of political science and communication who attended the conference, told Al-Monitor that this conference is a continuation of the conflict management and resolution course that was part of a political empowerment training program held by HOW in August and September.
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