Our Strategic

Our Strategic Plan 2018-2020  

NAWA is a non-profit association established in 2014 by a group of educated, enthusiastic and dedicated youth to help empower their local community through culture, arts and non-formal education. The Association offers its services to Palestinian society in general with a special focus on the local community in Deir Al Balah and the Middle area. Through the efforts of its local staff, in its first three years, NAWA was able to establish and begin operations of vital facilities to support children in Deir Al Balah.


NAWA, represented in its six centers, is located in the Deir Al Balah area which is a central point in the middle of the Gaza Strip. The Association offers its services, without discrimination, to thousands of Palestinian children who have limited access to cultural, art, educational and psychosocial programs, in addition to targeting youth, parents and educators.  

Cross-Cutting Issues

NAWA is keen on aligning its work with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by building partnerships with active institutions in the same scope of work. NAWA adopts:

•    SDG 4 (Quality Education): Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.
•    SDG 5 (Gender Equality): Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls to achieve peace, prosperity and sustainability in the world. 
•    SDG 10 (Reduce Inequality within and among Countries): Empower and promote the social, economic and political inclusion of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status.
•    SDG 12 (Ensure Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns): Ensure sustainable and eco-friendly consumption and production patterns and reduce the amount of waste.

Strategic Framework:

•    Vision: An innovation and inclusive cultural environment for the Palestinian family.
•    Mission: NAWA is a non-profit association that provides cultural, art and educational programs for children, youth, parents and educators in Deir Al Balah. 

Strategic Objectives and Results:   

Strategic Objective (1): Empower Deir Al Balah community culturally, artistically, educationally and psychosocially.

NAWA has identified three areas to measure changes in the community on cultural, art and educational levels. They are:

1.    Empowered children and youth contribute to making a change in their society.
2.    Enhance the educators’ capabilities in employing non-formal education skills. 
3.    Empower parents in their role towards the growth and development of their children.

Strategic Objective (2): Develop NAWA Institutional Efficiency and Financial Sustainability

NAWA has identified four main results to draw the course of action to achieve and measure the positive change in its institutional efficiency and reach for financial sustainability as the following:

1.    NAWA enjoys a higher level of efficiency, effectiveness and accountability.
2.    Access to financial sustainability and resource development is improved. 
3.    NAWA work environment becomes more inclusive.  
4.    Preparedness, response and resilience during emergencies are improved. 

Strategic Objective (3): Advocate to raise the sensitivity of society toward the Palestinian culture

NAWA has identified one main outcome of advocacy - to raise the sensitivity of society towards education and the Palestinian culture through joint community work such as:

•    The Palestinian culture issues an advocacy agenda, which is implemented with community partnerships and initiatives.

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