Number of participants 54 Percentage of women that attended None (0%) Percentage of women that spoke-up None (0%) Key Speakers Bashir Al-Tayib, Mamager of Jabalia Municipality.
Rabi,Haj Ali, Director of Projects Department, Jabalia Municipality.
Mahmud Abu Al-Atta, Head of the Local Committee, Beir An-Naajeh Area.
Summary of issues raised by the public The Municipality of Jabalia, regardless the limited resources available, is ready to deal with the problems of the area.
The Municipality's priority is to take care of those problems of the infrastructure in the area now.
Any other priorties raised in this meeting will be considered.
The area is already included in the Municipality's development plans.
The department of projects is seeking fund for them.
Summary of answers given by the guest speakers The area is one of the most marginalized areas in the Gaza Strip and lacks most of the basic services.
The living conditions in the area are expected to worsen had the Municipality not payed attention to it.
The most striking problems in the area are the lack of sanitation services, unpaved roads, and the lack of a sewage system.
Residents of marginalized areas should determine their priorities themselves.
Planned and undertaken follow-up of issues raised:
The Legal Aid Unit at the center contacted the Municipality of Jabalia to ensure that the citizens requests be met.
The contacts were positive and they Municipality showed good cooperation.
Face the Public staff contacted many of the participants, who said that many changes took place in the area.
Actual improvements achieved, if any:
Problems related to the sanitation services, lighting roads were immediately dealt with by the Municipality.
In addition, the work in the sewage project continues and the area will benefit from it soon.
the Municipality started to focus on raising funds to pave the areas, roads as one of the priorities.
Summary of evaluation forms of participants and speakers:
Participants, forms show positive attitudes towards the theme, the key speakers and the organization of the meeting.
However, they think the place does not suit the meeting and that it would be better to choose different times in the future.