Kafr Yasif Local Council

Youth Unit

Established at the end of December 2017, with the appointment of a Youth Unit director. The unit operates under the Local Authorities Law (Youth Unit Director), 2011. The unit operates under the supervision of the Society and Youth Administration at the Ministry of Education, and serves as a professional body responsible for coordinating, developing and leading the field of informal education for children and youth, while creating a close connection with the formal education system. The Youth Unit leads the field of informal education in coordination and cooperation with the formal education system (schools), with the aim of creating an optimal and meaningful educational continuum for the authority's children and youth. One of the unit's overarching goals is to provide a broad, high-quality and meaningful response to all children and youth during their leisure time.
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Vision

The Kafr Yasif Youth Unit aims to continue serving as a meaningful educational and values-based home for young people, to encourage initiative, excellence and community involvement, and to raise a leading young generation that contributes to society with strong values. The unit will continue working in the future to expand its offerings, strengthen partnerships and deepen the connection between youth and the community, based on the belief that investing in the young generation is the key to a better and more promising future.

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The Unit's Areas of Responsibility

  • Leading a formal Authority Youth Council representing all of the authority's youth
  • Strengthening and developing young leadership (youth counselors)
  • Encouraging leadership, social involvement and volunteering in the community
  • Preparing for emergencies by building informal education programs, in coordination with the head of the authority's education department
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Major Projects Managed by the Unit

  • "Challenges for Arab Society" Program – under which social programs are run in schools from 3rd to 12th grade, focusing on strengthening a sense of belonging, developing personal and social leadership, and encouraging community initiatives.
  • Youth Counselors Program – a program for developing young leadership and training youth for leading and guiding roles.
  • "Musical Model" Music Project An innovative educational framework combining music studies during the school day with individual afternoon lessons. The project works to develop musical excellence, strengthen personal expression, create a quality leisure space and establish an authority orchestra. The "Science Basket" program promotes scientific and creative thinking within schools.
  • Vacation activities – educational and experiential programs throughout the year's school vacations.
  • Good Deeds Week – a large-scale authority-wide activity in cooperation with Council departments, to strengthen the values of giving, belonging and social responsibility.
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Unit Staff

The unit's professional team includes:

  • A leadership and authority anchor coordinator for the "Challenges" program
  • Two anchor coordinators for the "Challenges" program
  • A youth-counselors coordinator
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Unit Management

The unit is managed by Ms. Camelia Saadeh (כמיליא סעדה), who works to promote an educational vision that sees in every child and young person the potential for growth, leadership and influence.