GIZ project design mission «Reframing perspectives to strengthen the socio-political participation and collective agency of Palestinian refugees in the MENA region.»

Services provided by SKAT: implementation of the project design mission with field visits to Libanon, Jordan, Westbank; interviews with all relevant stakeholders -public sector, civil society, think tanks, Palestinian refugees, UNRWA and donors; remote interviews with stakeholders from Gaza; technical leadership and overall responsibility for carrying out the project design mission, elaboration of all project documents (logframe, results logic, project document and annexes).

The project is designed with a context sensitive, conflict-transformative, multi-level and multi-stakeholder approach to effectively address the needs of Palestinian refugees alongside broader peacebuilding needs of the region. At its core, the project focuses on strengthening inclusive and participatory dialogue and decision making processes and exchange platforms/networks across local (camp), national, and regional levels, ensuring that the voices of Palestinian refugees are meaningfully heard and their concerns are addressed by decision-makers – host governments on national level, decision makers on local level (e.g. Camp management structures) and regional level i.e. United Nation Works and Relief Agency for Palestinian Refugees, UNWRA.

Capacity building of decision makers to better fulfil their mandate, and empowerment of Palestinian youth and young women to make their voices heard are key to the