Baladna Association For Arab Youth I جمعية الشباب العرب بلدنا

Baladna was founded in 2001 by a group of young Palestinians committed to advancing the social, political, cultural, and economic rights of Arab Palestinian youth in Israel. Our vision is a future free of discrimination and asymmetrical power relations, in which all people enjoy equality, dignity, and justice regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, or gender. Driven by a belief in the transformative potential of young people in the Arab Palestinian society, Baladna is dedicated to empowering youth to overcome discrimination and marginalization while advancing their individual and collective rights. Accordingly, Baladna seeks to build youth capacities in: - critical thinking & understanding of the societal and political conditions, - community organizing & volunteering, - grassroots activism, - advocacy, - understanding and application of principles of equality, democracy, social solidarity, and human rights.