Out of its belief in building the capacity of the Palestinian Youth in general and its cadre in particular, PYALARA participated in the “ Freedom of the Press and Freedom of Information” Seminar which was held in Theodor Hessus Academy in Germany through Rania Atallah, 24 year old reporter and sub editor in the “Youth Times” newspaper.

Around 24 participants attended the seminar, where each shared with the others information about the media situation in his/her country. In addition, participants were introduced to journalism in Germany Ms. Corinna Blumel, chairperson of the German association of journalist, explained to the participants the complicated German media system and press council. Whereas, Mr. Heinrich Bergstresser, a German history specialist, explained to the participants the German history, the War World I, The War World II, and the German complicated election system. Participants also lived technical and practical journalistic experiences.

On the other hand, participants had the opportunity of visiting some German strong public media stations, German museums and the left part of the wall which used to separate between the West and East Germany

About her experience, Mss. Atallah says that it enriched her knowledge, developed her personality and enlarged her relationships.