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On the 18th of December 2022 the JYCF has announced the launch its 4th photograpy cpmetition in a row after the success of the previous three competitions. The competition which is titled “Jerusalem in the eyes of its children” targets children and youth form the age of 8 to 22. This competition aims to present…

The Jerusalemite Youth Cultural Forum welcomes Nomcebo the singer of the well-known song “Jerusalema”. The singer visit to the Forum was to introduce her to the dedicated work the Forum provides for the children of Silwan. During her visit the students presented a number of oriental music pieces. She was also given a brief about…

Isaaf Nashashibi hosted the launch of the Jerusalem Consortium for development of production and art. The consortium that includes four art institutions, Nakhleh Ishibir, Sabreen, Art lab and The Jerusalemite Youth Cultural Forum, is funded by the EU. This project aims to empower and enrich the educational and art culture in Jerusalem. The launch included…

On the 24th of July the Forum finished its summer camp “We are here”. The summer camp started on the 27th of June until the 24th of July in Shiekh Jarah Al Rawda Al Haditha and Silwan. The summer camp 100 participants were divided into groups named after Palestinian villages and figures. Each group had…

The JYCF visited Nazareth within “building bridges”, a project in cooperation with Pal Vision. The tour, which had more than 40 students from Silwan and different areas of Jerusalem, started with a workshop between the JYCF’s students and others from Baladna Foundation in Nazareth. The project aims to increase awarness to the National identity and…

Last week in a closing ceremony at Dar Itifil hall, the Forum celebrated the closure of “The Children of Jerusalem” project. The project that started in July was funded by the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development and supervised by Old City of Jerusalem Revitalization Program – Taawon. The project included 8 field visits…

The Forum finished its summer art camp that started on the 26th of June 2021 and it lasts till the 17th of July 2021. The camp executed an interesting program that combines art with education and knowledge. The programs are facilitated by experts in the field of music, art, science and engineering. There were educational…

The Forum has recently launched its art platform for the art program, to make it easier for the beneficiaries to use the provided material that was prepared by professionals. The idea has come after the closures during the Covid19 pandemic that made us think of alternatives to reach our students even through closures. The platform…

According to the Forum strategic plan our administrative secretary participated in a building capacity program organized by one of our partners DROSOS to improve the administrative ability for the staff. Jihan represented the Forum in this program and received a certificate of participation.