The Coalition For Accountability And Integrity -
AMAN organized 17 sessions in cooperation with a
group of NGOs against corruption in the West Bank
and Gaza Strip during the period of 20-30 October.
The purpose of these sessions is to spread awareness
and introduce the United Nations Convention against
Corruption and ways of application in addition to
clarifying the role of civil society institutions in
advocating for and supporting this agreement. These
meetings targeted representatives of charity
associations, municipalities and local councils,
schools, universities, women's associations and
media professionals in addition to the private
sector. The number of participants was around 438.
Main topics in each meeting were divided in two key
subjects, the first discussed identifying concepts
especially the ones related to corruption, causes
and types. While the other subject dealt with the
international convention in detail and covered its
eight sections focusing on the most important legal
provisions to be adopted in order to fight
corruption through strengthening the values of
honesty, the criminal aspects and corruption
practices that should be incriminated, and the
international cooperation on all levels in order to
fight corruption as well as other issues that the
convention tackled.
The
interactive learning method and discussion were used
to infer the conclusions on the international
convention while avoiding the traditional methods of
teaching in workshops since such a method is
beneficial for the target group in addition to using
the projector and the convention's provisions to
achieve that.
The main focus with the audience and the
participants was on discussing and concluding the
results related to the Palestinian reality and its
relevance to the international convention in
addition to the role that should be given to the
Palestinian public society in general and the civil
society in specific regarding the corruption
phenomenon and the United Nations convention Against
Corruption.
There was a positive interaction by participants as
it showed through their concern and discussion on
the smallest details sometimes, as well as their
questions on the mechanism of how to benefit on the
Palestinian level from the judicial rules mentioned
in the convention.
The meetings reflected other positive outcomes in
addition to the awareness about the convention and
its rules. This was embodied in creating important
networking among the Palestinian civil society
organizations. Then it was agreed on the necessity
to continue cooperation among them in order to
organize more activities related to corruption in
general and to the international convention in
specific in order for the civil sector to take the
initiative as it was suggested several times and
AMAN was asked to sponsor and continue to sponsor
such activities.
In spite of having some frustrated participants who
had their suspicions about the ability to fight
corruption in the Palestinian society, as it
requires facing many obstacles and making effort and
setting a national comprehensive plan as well as a
political intention to fight corruption, yet these
meetings were able to be effective and made the
participants think of creating communications in
order to activate this issue. It was suggested that
the role of a network of "NGOs against Corruption"
is to be activated widely depending on what was
mentioned in the international agreement.
Dr.
Yaser Amouri, Dr. Mohammed Qirrresh and Mr. Abdul
Rahman Asouli participated in facilitating these
sessions which were either two or three hours long
and were executed through 17 NGOs in the West Bank
and Gaza Strip.
|
Organization Name |
Area |
Date of Session |
Name of Trainer |
# of Participants |
|
Jineen Society for Family Cooperation and
Unity |
Jineen |
Oct 20, 2007 |
Yasser Amouri |
40 |
|
National Society for Development |
Tubas |
Oct 20, 2007 |
Yasser Amouri |
26 |
|
Al Bireh Women’s Arab Union Society |
Ramallah- Al Bireh |
Oct 21, 2007 |
Mohammed Kirrish |
17 |
|
The Future Vision Society for the
Development of Abilities |
Bethlehem |
Oct 24, 2007 |
Mohammed Kirrish |
35 |
|
Al Israa Charitable Society |
Jericho |
Oct 25, 2007 |
Mohammed Kirrish |
21 |
|
Intellectuals Forum/ Qalqilia |
Qalqilia |
Oct 27, 2007 |
Yasser Amouri |
31 |
|
Palestinian Coorporation for Developing
Abilitites & Talents of the Palestinian
Youth “ Shuaa” |
Tulkarem |
Oct 27, 2007 |
Yasser Amouri |
24 |
|
Nahdat Bint Al Reef Society |
Dura/ Hebron |
Oct 28, 2007 |
Mohammed Kirrish |
28 |
|
Hebron Women Charitable Society |
Hebron |
Oct 28, 2007 |
Mohammed Kirrish |
30 |
|
Child Creativity Center |
Salfit |
Oct 28, 2007 |
Yasser Amouri |
14 |
|
Future Palestine Society |
Nablus |
Oct 29, 2007 |
Yasser Amouri |
20 |
|
Women Studies Center |
Jerusalem |
Oct 29, 2007 |
Mohammed Kirrish |
10 |
|
Society Voice Foundation |
Gaza |
Oct 28, 2007 |
Abdel Rahman Asouli |
55 |
|
Youth Development Society |
Khan Younis |
Oct 23, 2007 |
Abdel Rahman Asouli |
26 |
|
Jabalia Rehabilitation Society |
Jabalia |
Oct 27, 2007 |
Abdel Rahman Asouli |
18 |
|
Future Youth Society |
Rafah |
Oct 25, 2007 |
Abdel Rahman Asouli |
17 |
|
Al Karmel Cultural Society |
Middle Area – Gaza Strip |
Oct 28, 2007 |
Abdel Rahman Asouli |
26 |
