On July 26, 2016 a group of 31 young citizen journalists from Israel and Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) met at the America House of the U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem for an inspiring day of learning and peacebuilding dialogue.
Supported by the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations’ (UNAOC) Youth Solidarity Fund, the workshop brought together local participants of the region-wide, 4-month online training of the YaLa Academy’s Aileen Getty School of Citizen Journalism.
Following a keynote lecture by journalist Alan Abbey, an interactive day of learning activities led by Sarah Perle Benazera and Ohood Murqaten (co-recipients of the 2016 IIE Victor J Goldberg Prize for Peace in the Middle East) focused on consolidating the ties and trust built during the online program as well as on increasing their storytelling skills, cross-cultural communication experience and citizen journalism capacities.