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Tawfiq Zayyad

Culture and Art Association

The Association is a cultural organization that aims at the preservation of the heritage of the Palestinian national leader, fighter. Poet and writer Tawfiq Zayyad, as well as conducting cultural, social and humanitarian activities pertaining to serve members of our society within all of its age- and societal segmentations.

The name of Tawfiq Zayyad is engraved on the trunk of a Galilean olive tree whose roots go deep into the soil of the homeland.

Throughout his entire life until he passed away in a tragic car accident on the Jericho-Jerusalem Road on July 5, 1994, Tawfiq Zayyad had worked for empowering his people against uprootness, transfer and discrimination, and for liberation, self-determination and independence.

 

Mission

The mission of the Association is to immortalize the memory of the patriotic leader Tawfiq Zayyad, preserve his legacy and pass his heritage to the coming generations, as well as sustaining his way and enduring his manner of cultural and literary struggle for the sake of human progress on the way to achieving national unity and maintaining the social fabric of the Palestinian people. 

 

Vision

The preservation of Tawfiq Zayyad’s heritage and legacy as a poet, a writer and a patriotic leader, has the effect of immortalizing his life-journey that reflects a significant part of the Palestinian history in one of the most delicate and dangerous stages in its life, from the Nakba up to the day of Zayyad’s death. This preservation of Zayyad’s heritage and legacy has also the effect of sustaining the national and humanitarian values that Zayyad’s life had been dedicated for. 

Contribution to the cultural and humanitarian work, with the emphasis being put on serving children, is a necessity for raising general awareness on the society’s patriotic and unitary mission.

 

Objectives

Establishing a cultural center for collecting and documenting the political and literary heritage of Tawfiq Zayyad, and for arranging and cataloguing it in accordance with the most advanced systems and techniques, including the archivement of written, oral and visual material for public scrutinization and usage.

Establishing a comprehensive Palestinian library that contains all what the poets, writers and thinkers of the Palestinian people have produced during the various stages of its history, to be available for usage by researchers and other interested persons.

Conducting cultural, social and humanitarian activities for serving the society, particularly children, women and youth.

Encouraging innovation and creativity in various fields, through the dedication of a special prize carrying the name of Tawfiq Zayyad.

Working for the encouragement of communication and unity between members of the society, since unity was one of the most significant projects that Tawfiq Zayyad had worked on and advised to maintain.

 

Strategy

Commitment to sincere work for the achievement of the Association’s vision, mission and objectives.

Developing and improving the Association’s performance through the adoption of methods of professional work and modern administration, for the sake of improving the Association and advancing its programs and projects.

Recruiting a specialized professional cadre and working on the improvement of the cadre’s qualification and professional training.

Utilizing modern work-techniques, especially within the context of archivement and material preservation, as well as in the electronic social media platforms.

Mobilizing resources, possibilities and all available linkages for the collection of Tawfiq Zayyad’s heritage and legacy.

Improving the Association’s financial resources, including private resources and funds, for an active and successful program planning and implementation.

Further improvement of the principle of participation, and networking with other organizations having similar visions and objectives.

 

 

(Translated from Arabic by Moslih Kanaaneh)

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