Wa’ee Thalath Faz
Three Phase Awareness
Brief Description of the Project: As part of the Civic Hackathon project, which is implemented by the Community Development and Continuing Education Institute in partnership with Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and Family Health International (fhi360) within the framework of the Civil Participation and Community Engagement Project (CPCE) funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Civic Hackathon project aims to contribute to strengthening the role of social accountability committees and youth councils in decision-making processes by implementing community initiatives to address obstacles to social inclusion and gender equality in the less fortunate communities in the southern West Bank. Responsive community initiatives have been implemented to address community needs identified and agreed upon by active stakeholders in the local community, and this initiative was one of them.
Initiative Summary:
- Location: Beit-Awwa
- Implementation Date: May 25, 2023- July 15, 2023
- Executors: Social Accountability Committee/ Beit- Awwa
- Problem and Intervention: Through this initiative, attention is brought to the electricity crisis, highlighting the impact of the crisis on people’s lives in recent years. Additionally, it emphasizes the potential benefits for the town if the crisis is resolved. The initiative aims to raise community awareness regarding the electricity crisis.
Main activities/outputs:
- Workshop with experts in the electricity sector.
- Signing a community integrity charter committing to paying the electricity bill.
- Social Accountability Session with the Municipal Council.
- Candlelight March.
- Screening of a documentary film.
