In 2011, Amel Association launched a Summer School on Law and Armed Conflicts to provide law graduates, human rights activists and researchers with the knowledge required to work in the legal framework. The overall objective of the Summer School was to provide protection to civilians and civilian objects during armed conflicts and emergency situations. The Summer School involved in-depth insight into international and local legislative frameworks that govern many aspects of armed conflict including conduct of hostilities, protection of civilian populations, the means and methods of combat, peacekeeping, international criminal law, international crimes and the international justice system.

Between 2005 and 2006, Amel worked in partnership with local NGOs on the Former Detainees Rehabilitation Project, which aimed to provide psychosocial support to former detainees. It was carried out in the context of a post-conflict, socio-economic rehabilitation programme for the south. The objective was to contribute to the social and economic integration of over 2000 former detainees and their families.

In 2010, Amel Association implemented this project in collaboration with the Institute of Islamic-Christian Studies at University Saint Joseph (USJ) in both Ain el Remmaneh and Amel Community Centres in Chiyah. Geographically intertwined and separated by the green line during the 15-years civil war, both neighbourhoods were home for sporadic armed conflicts and sectarian violence. The objective of the project was to rebuild trust and understanding among the youth in the areas through community-based dialogue and joint activities responding to economic and social needs. The dialogue was led by 5 local priests and 5 imams. Skilled inter-faith facilitators from USJ developed the curriculum for the programme and helped to guide and mentor local religious leaders and youth participants. Amel Association recruited and trained 100 young people from both areas to form 5 inter-community teams who participated in all subsequent activities together. Special efforts were made to ensure the participation of women and girls in all activities.

Amel Association implemented this project in 2008 aiming to support children living in areas particularly affected by the July-August 2006 war through recreational activities under the supervision of 2 psychologists. It included awareness raising sessions for mothers on children’s mental health as well as psychological consultations whenever necessary.

ARCPA/ AL JANA organized a series of film screening for the local community in various locations in Palestinian gatherings and camps, and in Lebanese marginalized areas. The film screenings were held in public areas accessible to the audience. Films made by children and youth are screened and followed by a discussion. The films address the importance of media as a mean of expression. The screenings encounter get a positive response among the audience since they introduce new topics for them to explore.

Historical memory of exceptional community spirit and organizing can be a catalyst for positive change and hope. With this idea in mind, Jana embarked on a documentation and film project focusing on the history of the women of Ein El Hilweh camp in southern Lebanon between the years 1982-1984. After the Israeli invasion, men of the camp between the ages of 14 and 60 years were imprisoned in Ansar prison in the south of Lebanon. The remaining refugees were forced out of the camp, the camp was destroyed, and families were left without homes and many without any means of support. The future of the camp and its people was unknown. How did the women face this difficult situation?

Same text as “Oral History Archive” Whats the difference? Active Memory is an ongoing oral history programme dedicated to testimonial collection of stories and anecdotes from Palestinian refugees and documentation of their individual and collective experiences. The aim of this project is to revive and preserve Palestinian memory and oral culture and archive the difficult yet innovative experiences of Palestinians. The project produced a newspaper, an archive including 600 hours of recorded narratives, as well as printed and multi-media learning resources and films, e.g. the movie Mamlakat el-Nesa’ telling the story of Palestinian women in the southern camps in 1982 who lost their homes, destroyed by the Israeli invasion and their husbands, detainees in Israeli prisons.

Active Memory is an ongoing oral history programme dedicated to testimonial collection of stories and anecdotes from Palestinian refugees and documentation of their individual and collective experiences. The aim of this project is to revive and preserve Palestinian memory and oral culture and archive the difficult yet innovative experiences of Palestinians. The project produced a newspaper, an archive including 600 hours of recorded narratives, as well as printed and multi-media learning resources and films, e.g. the movie Mamlakat el-Nesa’ telling the story of Palestinian women in the southern camps in 1982 who lost their homes, destroyed by the Israeli invasion and their husbands, detainees in Israeli prisons.

The documentary 'Mamlakat el-Nesa’ is telling the story of Palestinian women in the southern camps in 1982 who lost their homes, destroyed by the Israeli invasion and their husbands, detainees in Israeli prisons.

Members of the community were invited to participate in a human library event where high school students interviewed visitors about their memory and experience of the Lebanese Civil War. The Human Library is an international movement that promotes an inclusive way to challenge prejudice through social contact. In a Human Library the "books" are people and "reading" is having a conversation.