Joint Advocacy Initiative
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The Joint Advocacy Initiative (JAI) was established in December 2001 between the East Jerusalem
Young Men's Christian Association and the Young Women's Christian Association
of Palestine
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The Joint Advocacy Initiative (JAI) work aims to bring about change at the local level through involving Palestinian organizations and individuals to work to gain their basic rights and to engage in processes to effect social change.
At the international level, its work aims to channel changes in the World YWCA/YMCA, Church Related Organizations and civil society organizations to create a global movement that puts pressure on Israel to implement international law and respond to the United Nations resolutions concerning the occupation of Palestine by exposing injustice and guiding actions.
East Jerusalem
East Jerusalem or Eastern Jerusalem refer to the parts of Jerusalem captured and annexed by Jordan in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War and then captured and annexed by Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War...
Young Men's Christian Association and the Young Women's Christian Association
Young Women's Christian Association
Young Women's Christian Association or YWCA or YWCA Building or Old YWCA Building or variations may refer to:*World YWCA, the organization formerly known as Young Women's Christian Associationor it may refer to:...
of Palestine
Palestine
Palestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands....
.
The Joint Advocacy Initiative (JAI) work aims to bring about change at the local level through involving Palestinian organizations and individuals to work to gain their basic rights and to engage in processes to effect social change.
At the international level, its work aims to channel changes in the World YWCA/YMCA, Church Related Organizations and civil society organizations to create a global movement that puts pressure on Israel to implement international law and respond to the United Nations resolutions concerning the occupation of Palestine by exposing injustice and guiding actions.