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Name of Organisation |
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) |
|
Contact Person & Position |
Fadi Khoury, Project Management Specialist |
|
Address |
U.S. Consulate General, 18 Agron Road, West Jerusalem
P.O. Box 290 Jerusalem |
|
Phone & Fax |
Tel: + 972 (0) 2 622 7177
Fax: + 972 (0) 2 625 9484 |
|
Email & Website |
Email:
fkhoury@usaid.gov
Website:
http://www.usaid.gov/wbg/ |
|
Geographical Areas |
West Bank and Gaza |
|
Age of Target Group |
14 - 24 |
|
Fields of Work |
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Empowerment
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Capacity building
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Infrastructure |
|
Type of Activities |
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Construction/renovation of youth facilities including youth and
sports centers, sports facilities and parks
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Capacity building
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Training activities |
|
Type & Size of Grant |
Implementation of activities is through International and Local
NGOs and with various types of contracts |
|
Additional Comments |
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A youth assessment is currently being undertaken (by the
Educational Development Center (EDC) contact person is Hisham
Jabi), to assess the Palestinian youth needs which will follow
an expanded youth empowerment project
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To date USAID contributed more than $10 million in
infrastructure and capacity building activities for Palestinian
Youth and this year USAID will fund another 5 year youth
empowerment project
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USAID is a donor agency that is interested in the youth
development sector |