Our history..
The power to effect change is in the hands of the people
In 2020, leading Bedouin activist Dr. Amal Elsana Alh'jooj founded PLEDJ as a non-profit organization which brings her vision of empowering the most marginalized communities to address intractable social problems to the local, national and international levels. Along with an international board of professionals, academics, community leaders, educators, and philanthropists, Dr. Elsana Alh'jooj is dedicated to local leadership and creating transformative social change across different sectors and levels of community development.
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Vision
PLEDJ envisions a world where people living in marginalization can use their local knowledge and power to lead a world defined by equality, justice,and peace.