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The Dar al-Kalima University (DAK) opened its Gaza Training Center in 2019. The overall goal of the DAK Gaza Training Center is to empower the next generation of young, talented individuals and artists in Gaza by presenting them with opportunities for learning and professional development, incentivized community engagement, livelihood support, and possibilities for local and international exposure through DAK networks. Through the DAK Gaza Training Center trainings, the young talented individuals acquire a strong theoretical knowledge and practical skills that enable them to develop as artists. In addition, the DAK Gaza Training Center supports their engagement in initiatives that promote the use of art as a means of expression. It also equips artists with skills to promote their work through various ways including partaking in individual and collective exhibitions, employing social media for further visibility, and engaging in entrepreneurial endeavors to create economic opportunities for themselves. The DAK Gaza Training Center also motivates and supports young artists as volunteers to design and lead outreach art promotion activities with children throughout the Gaza Strip.

Over the past three years, the DAK Gaza Training Center has provided courses for more than 300 participants; it also has reached more than 1600 children through outreach activities led by young artists. The DAK Gaza Training Center has also organized 10 collective exhibitions and provided more than 25 young artists with production scholarships and financial awards.