Women and Youth Against Violence (NAP 1325 Program) The last few years in the MENA region were unusually volatile, with conflict, instability and displacement 
directly affecting populations in Iraq, Libya, Palestine, Syria and Yemen and consequently affecting several 
other states. The level of violence reached unprecedented levels in the region, causing significant levels of 
distress for affected populations. 
The ‘Women and Youth Against Violence’ project is a partnership between Dutch NGOs, Iraqi, Libyan and 
Palestinian NGO’s in order to strengthen (young) women leadership and women’s security in Iraq, Libya, 
occupied Palestinian Territories (oPt) and Syria. The project contributes to the general objective of the 
Netherlands NAP 1325 (creating an enabling environment for (young) women leadership in fragile states and 
transition countries, allowing for more inclusive, just and sustainable peace and reconstruction processes) and 
to the specific objective of the Dutch NAP (enhancing equal participation by women and men in peace and 
reconstruction processes at all decision-making levels). 
The overall goal of this project is to improve human security in Iraq, Syria, Libya and the occupied Palestinian 
territories based on a gender sensitive approach. The specific objectives are: 
Program I - (Implemented by PAX): Women in Iraq and the occupied Palestinian territories have increased skills 
and methodologies to monitor their daily safety and influence security processes and policy at the macro level. 
Program II - (Implemented by Cordaid, Human Security Collective and Women Peacemakers Program): Young 
leaders in Libya and occupied Palestinian territories have increased skills and methodologies to monitor their 
daily safety, implement alternative community approaches to increase the daily safety of women and influence security policy at the macro level. Young local women