SALALEM: Prosperity and Advancement for Palestinian Women and Youth

Results achieved as of March 2023 include: (1) 20 percent of sampled graduates of the Salalem Leadership Institute gained employment and among those 28 percent retained employment by the same host employers as their internship; (2) 190 host employers received safe and relevant on-the-job learning opportunities. Also across Gaza and West Bank host employers reported that 90 percent of interns demonstrated good or very good work readiness skills; (3) 1 109 students received gender-responsive Life-Skills training; (4) the Alumni Leadership Network organized 21 professional networking events (of which 14 events were in Gaza and seven were in the West Bank). Also 96 percent of participants reported they have at least one connection in their new social and professional network that they could contact for support or problem-solving; and (5) four out of the five completed workplace improvement plans at the host employers` workplace were approved in the previous year. Also all four employers attended an inclusion training to increase employer knowledge around creating a more inclusive workplace for people with disabilities and women.