Sharek Youth Forum

National Network
Palestine
Telephone
+972 2 296 7741
Fax
+972 2 296 7742
E-Mail
info@sharek.ps
E-Mail (2)
Sahar.othman@sharek.ps
Mobile Phone
0599257899
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2004
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. Democracy and community development
  3. Environment/Sustainable development
  4. Human rights
  5. Youth and education
General Information
Now in its fourteenth year, Sharek Youth Forum has positioned itself as one of the leading independent, apolitical and impartial youth organizations in Palestine. Sharek is today a national and internationally-recognized platform for youth-to-youth, youth-to-community, and youth-to-children interaction. It was established in 1996 by the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC) and the United Nations Development Program/ Program of Assistance to the Palestinian People (UNDP /PAPP). Sharek then gained its autonomy in July 2004 when it registered with the Palestinian Ministry of Interior as a non governmental organization with charitable status. Sharek organises activities under three programmes: Step Forward for economic empowerment; Bridges for childhood enrichment; and Advocacy for youth rights. Sharek’s approach is based on partnership and acting together with stakeholders on all levels. Sharek addresses gender-equality and discrimination as cross-cutting issues as it targets all youth equally through its activities.
Mission and Objectives

As an independent Palestinian organization, Sharek Youth Forum seeks to contribute to the development of youth through designing, supporting, and implementing youth initiatives, programmes and projects in Palestine. The organization strives to get the voice of youth heard, and acts as a platform for advocacy on social, economic, cultural and political youth issues.
1) Develop the political, economic, social, and cultural capacities of the Palestinian youth so that they can tackle youth issues in the most effective manner.
2) Enhance the exchange of knowledge and experience between Palestinian children, adolescents and youth.
3) Provide opportunities for youth to participate in the economy either by enhancing their employability for their integration into the labor market or through the establishment of new businesses.
4) Foster partnership between civil society organizations, private-sector, government, and international stakeholders towards the creation of opportunities for youth.
5) Raise awareness locally and internationally on the specific needs and issues affecting youth in Palestine.

Main Projects / Activities

Step Forward:
Now in its sixth year “Step Forward” is an innovative program that helps young people in the transition from education into work or self-employment. As unemployment among 20-24 year olds is at the highest rate of any group in Palestine, “Step Forward” is meeting the challenge of youth employment.
Bridges:
The rights to play and education must be strongly upheld and sustained in order to secure the development of future generations. In the face of continuing trauma, ongoing occupation and war (particularly in the Gaza Strip), Sharek endeavors to sustain these rights through the Bridges programme. Bridges focuses on creating fun and safe environments, providing enrichment, supporting education and providing psychosocial support.
Advocacy and Human Rights:
Consolidating the work of the campaigns and awareness-raising unit, Sharek is capitalizing on the capacity of young people to engage with new media as a means of creating opportunities for youth to make their voices heard. Sharek is developing its emphasis on advocacy, debate and dialogue.

Contact (1) Full Name
Sahar Othman
Head of the organisation
Bader Zamareh
Contact (2) Full Name
Hazem Abu Helal

Kerry Action for Development Education - KADE

National Network
Ireland
Address

11 Denny Street
Tralee, Kerry
Ireland

Telephone
066 7181358
Fax
066 7181358
E-Mail
coordinator@kade.ie
E-Mail (2)
info@kade.ie
Mobile Phone
087 2471245
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
1993
Fields of Activity
  1. International/Cultural relations
General Information

STRUCTURE-Established in 1993 and formed as a Company Limited by Guarantee without Share Capital in 2001. KADE aims to promote and support Development Education in County Kerry. The ethos of the work is based on an educational development model that employs participative and inclusive ‘learner centred’ strategies. KADE’s strategies and plans are developed and monitored by a management Board of Directors. Staffing 2010- Coordinator: Ms. Mary McGillicuddy Administrator: Ms. Mary Foley DE Officer: Ms. Nogugu Mafu DE Officer: Ms. Aoife Comiskey Clifford IT and media: Mr. Justin Keane Resource Asst: Mr. Thomas McGrath Student Placements- KADE expands its staffing levels throughout the year with student placements from the Institute of Technology Tralee. The students work on specific projects and also support administration within the centre. Volunteers- As well as the voluntary Board of Directors, KADE promotes volunteers to get involved in KADE Activities. Volunteers have assisted within the centre and on particular projects. BUDGETARY RESOURCES- Annual income in the region of 130,000 euro. SOURCES OF FUNDING- As a not for profit organisation, KADE’s operations are funded entirely from grant aid, with some income deriving from fees and fundraising. The main funder is the Irish Government under Irish Aid DE Unit (Dept. of Foreign Affairs). Funding/support is also secured from development NGO Trocaire and EuropeAid, Grundtvig, North & East Kerry/FÁS, Tralee Town Council, Kerry County Council and other sources. ACTIONS-SEE www.kade.ie. KADE conduct local projects in Co. kerry and are representing Ireland on an EU funded DE Programme entitled, ‘Accessing Development Education’: Global Connections - Local Citizens making Global Connections through Education’ (ADE). This project aims at promoting Development Education within the educational sector across Europe, focusing specifically on Lithuania, Cyprus, Scotland, Ireland and Bulgaria.See www.developmenteducation.info. KADE is also a partner in a Grundtvig ‘Learning Partnership, entitled IDEAS, ‘Intercultural Dialogue to Develop a European Identity among European Member States’. Partner Countries: Ireland, Spain (coordinator), Poland, Finland x2, Czech Republic and France. PARTNERS- Networking KADE is a member of the following organisations:  AONTAS  Dochas  Irish Council for Civil Liberties  Irish Development Education Association  Kerry Network of People with Disabilities  Kerry Community & Voluntary Forum KADE links and networks with the following local organistaions:  Institute of Technology Tralee  Kerry Education Service  Tralee Town Council  Kerry County Council  Partnership Trá Lí  Dochas  IDEA (Irish DE Association)

Mission and Objectives

Kerry Action for Development Education (KADE) KADE exists to promote DE in County Kerry among formal and non-formal education sector and community development and related organisations, in co-operation with agencies and other organisations. KADE works towards a civil society where basic needs are met, people are empowered, there is equity in the management of resources, intercultural understanding and respect for human rights at a local and global level. KADE Vision KADE exists to create, through education, an understanding of development issues relating to world poverty. We wish to promote, in particular, the concept that every citizen of Ireland is also a global citizen with a responsibility to help the people of less developed countries to achieve their potential. We seek, as part of this educational task, to spread a greater understanding and support for the measures necessary to achieve the 8 millennium development goals set by the United Nations. Strategic Aim: KADE aims to focus on the Millennium Development Goals, and to strengthen the capacity of KADE to act as a local DE focal point through the operation of a resource centre in Tralee and the provision of outreach training services in the County, and to intensify and amplify the impact of national bodies and increase the linkages of local interests to the national (and international) organisations and actions. Strategic Objective: Build capacity and promote use and mainstreaming of DE among the target groups.  operate a resource centre and disseminate information  operate projects and research into models of good practice  provide training in the identified needs of the target groups, KADE Board and staff  produce good quality resource material related to project actions  implement a planning and ongoing evaluation process that will monitor performance, maintain relevant structures and strategically progress the work of KADE

Main Projects / Activities

KADE operational plan is divided into three projects: 1. Operate DE Centre and Resource Library  Provide access to the centre for resources and information on DE. Provide access to resources online through the KADE website.  Provide access to IT facility  Enhance links with other libraries  Display Irish Aid and NGO materials 2. Build Capacity  Provide training on DE and DE resources to Kerry teachers through in service training. Facilitate networking of schools.  Deliver outreach to CSPE and LCA classes  Promote DE and DE resources within the community development sector  Develop links with ITT (Institute of Technology Tralee) and Kerry Education Service (KES) 3. Public Relations and Community Events  PR through the KADE website, circulation of newsletters, media coverage and networking with other agencies.  Promote DE throughout the County  Circulate materials of other NGO campaigns  Develop and promote community events locally which promote global development issues See also a ‘YouTube’ documentary recently done on KADE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4Rqw1PcjCk

Contact (1) Full Name
Mary McGillicuddy
Head of the organisation
Sean Lyons
Contact (2) Full Name
Mary Foley

Ministarstvo sporta - Direktorat za mlade

National Network
Montenegro
Address

28 Novaka Miloseva
81000 Podgorica
Montenegro

Telephone
00 382 20 232 167
Fax
00 382 20 232 158
E-Mail
krsto.vukadinovic@ms.gov.me
E-Mail (2)
andrea.popovic@ms.gov.me
Mobile Phone
00 382 68 128 200
Mobile Phone (other)
00382 67 504 390
Organisation Type
Public Institution
Year of Establishment
2009
Fields of Activity
  1. Youth and education
General Information
Directorate for Youth and Sport is governmental body responsible for coordination of youth issues in Montenegro. Youth Office currently employs three people. It works within the Directorate since 2009 and it is, inter alia, the central info point for the implementation of National Plan of Action for Youth. Annual budget for implementaion of the policy is from 100.000e to 150.000e. The office is currently working on implementation of a two year project (2009 – 2011) "Youth Social Revitalization" in partnership with International Organization for Migration, funded by Italian Government. The project fund is one million euro.
Mission and Objectives

Youth Office's mission is to contribute to welfare of youth through implementation of National Youth Policy and cooperation with all relevant stakeholders, ensuring quality participation of youth in society, and contribute to their development of personal and social level, and thus the development of the whole society.

Main Projects / Activities

The project "Youth Social Revitalization" aims to support development and implementation of pro-youth strategies and measures that ensure better social-cultural integration and activity of young people. It involves capacity building activities, public campaign on youth participation, conferences and round tables on youth issues. Youth Office is also working on projects related to youth participation, youth in media, human rights etc. Youth office activities can be followed on web site www.infomladi.me.

Contact (1) Full Name
Krsto Vukadinovic
Head of the organisation
Direktorat za mlade
Contact (2) Full Name
Andrea Popovic

MUNICIPALITY OF TIVAT

National Network
Montenegro
Address

LUKE TOMANOVICA 2
TIVAT
Montenegro

Telephone
+382 32 671 225
Telephone (other)
+382 32 671 225
Fax
+382 32 671 387
E-Mail
darka.ognjanovic@opstinativat.com
E-Mail (2)
tivat@t-com.me
Mobile Phone
+382 69 397 364
Organisation Type
Public Institution
Fields of Activity
  1. Human rights
  2. Youth and education
General Information
Tivat Municipality, its Secretary for public activities, takes care of satisfaction of needs of local people in the common interest. This include the care of children and youth, respect of equality between genders,organization of cultural activities, inclusion of marginalized groups, preparation of regulations in domain of social and youth care, home care and help to older population etc.
Mission and Objectives

The Municipality deals with the jobs of of direct and common interest for the local people, respecting the low.

Main Projects / Activities

Action plan for children
Local plan of action for youth
Action plan for marginalized groups

Contact (1) Full Name
DARKA OGNJANOVIC

NVO Kompas- Youth Information and Counselling Center

National Network
Montenegro
Address

Zgrade školski centar L1-3/14
Kotor
Montenegro

Telephone
+382 32 330 053
Telephone (other)
+382 67 919 5004; +382 68 429 251
E-Mail
nvokompas@gmail.com
Mobile Phone
+382 68 429 251
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2009
Fields of Activity
  1. Youth and education
General Information
NVO Kompas- Centar za informisanje i savjetovanje mladih (NVO Kompas- Youth Information and Counselling Center) is Non Governmental Organization from Montenegro, based in Kotor, with activities based in Kotor and in Boka Bay area. Our target groups are young people and professionals involved in work with young people. KOMPAS formers are professionals in field of youth work with years of experience.
Mission and Objectives

KOMPAS mission is to provide equality in access of information to young people in Montenegro, regardless of their gender, religious and ethnic background, social status and sexual orientation.
KOMPAS activities:
-Delivering programs in field of youth information and counselling
- Promoting of youth mobility
-Seminars for youth and for experts who work with young people in accordance with implementation of the National (NPAM) and a Local Youth Action Plan (LPAM)
-Printed publications and electronic materials related to interests of young people
- Promoting youth participation
-Networking with educational institutions, public organizations, economic and NGOs sector in Montenegro and abroad
-Realize events for and with young people
-Promotion of volunteerism and the development of volunteer programs
-Organize conferences and educational trainings related to personal and professional development of young people

Main Projects / Activities

Main Projects :
“Cultural Needs of Youth in Boka Kotorska“-“Cultural Needs of Youth in Boka Kotorska" in partnership with “EXPEDITIO – Center for Sustainable Spatial Development“
The aim of the project "Cultural needs of young people in Boka Kotorska is determining the needs related to youth culture from the territory of the municipality of Kotor, Tivat and Herceg Novi, as well as the incorporation of the conclusions of research in the" cultural strategy for the Bay of Kotor.
“Youth Fund”-"Youth Fund“is a project of civil action and aims to influence the local government, the Municipality of Kotor in the formation of the fund, a special budget line, which will only support projects of young people (informal youth groups) in the territory of the municipality of Kotor. 
“My Informer”-"My Informer” is a project that aims to provide and develop youth participation in active community life using media for creating radio shows for young people (in cooperation with local radio stations in Kotor, Herceg Novi and Tivat; Boka Kotorska area).
“Bruškin Fest”-„Bruškin Fest“ – festival of alternativ youth culture, this project aims to present and promote different tipes of cultural youth expression.
„Bruškin Fest“ provides opportunity to young people to express themselves trough music, poetry, theater, performans, photography, arts...
“Info Youth Portal”-Info Youth Portal“ project aims to develop and improve Youth Information by creating a web portal which will contain useful and interesting content for youth. This project will have a task to promote information quality and safety on internet.
KOMPAS is a member of Montenegrin Youth Forum
KOMPAS participated in creation of Local Youth Action Plan (Kotor Municipality) for fields Youth Information and Youth and Spare time
KOMPAS is partner to “Kotor Children Festival” which is traditional theatre manifestation in Kotor for children and youth

Contact (1) Full Name
Tomislav Žegura

Youth for You

National Network
Montenegro
Address

Aerodormska 2b br 15
Podgorica
Montenegro

Telephone
+38269520247
E-Mail
mladi.vama.cg@gmail.com
E-Mail (2)
rad.mare@gmail.com
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2006
Fields of Activity
  1. Youth and education
General Information
NGO Youth4You' is result of initiative group young people enthusiasts (volunteers and youth workers). Organisation start working in aprile 2006. in Podgorica (capital off Montenegro) and since June 2009. godine she is active in other cities in MNE.
Mission and Objectives

Goals of organisation are :
*encouragement young people to be active and to be volunteers in their communities
*education off young people throw intercultural exchanges and healthy dialog
* including age groups from marginalized groups to society
*Informing youth in MNE
*cultivation of citizens throw cultural, educational, social activities like (trainings, seminars, workshops, cultural evenings, volunteers exchanges, youth camps, ecological actions and...

Main Projects / Activities

In last two years we had 4 projects:
- Promotion of youth work in Cetinje’’ sponsored by Institute for open society- FOSI MNE.
- Activism of young people in Cetinje and Podgorica’’ sponsored by Fond for active citizens-ACT MNE.
- Together for youth club'' sponsored by Ministry of culture MNE
- Now I now'' for students sponsored by International Organisation for immigrations (IOM)

Contact (1) Full Name
MARIJA RADUNOVIC

Association des Jeunes Monégasques

National Network
Monaco
Address

118 avenue des Spélugues
Monaco
Monaco

Telephone
+37793 15 99 00
E-Mail
info@ajm.asso.mc
Organisation Type
Public/Private Non-Profit Foundation
Year of Establishment
1986
Fields of Activity
  1. Youth and education
General Information
L’Association des Jeunes Monégasques, présidée depuis 2009 par Melle Axelle AMALBERTI, a été créée en 1986 avec pour objectif de fédérer les jeunes de la Principauté et de lancer le débat public sur les problèmes les concernant. Elle est composée d'une équipe jeune et dynamique qui s'investit beaucoup et qui croit en l'avenir de l'association.
Mission and Objectives

Grace aux commisions compétentes, l'AJM aide les jeunes en ce qui concerne le logement, l'emploi, les formations, les loisirs, etc. Elle a obtenu, à cet égard, des résultats significatifs dans l’évolution des mentalités.

Main Projects / Activities

En plus de sa mission d'aide aux jeunes et dans le but de satisfaire tous ses membres et de donner envie aux autres de la rejoindre, l’AJM met tout en œuvre pour se développer et proposer sans cesse de nouvelles activités originales. Elle organise régulierement des concerts, des expositions et des évenements culturels en tout genre.

Contact (1) Full Name
Margaux Bagnis

Life and Environment - Israeli Union of Environmental NGOs

National Network
Israel
Address

85 Nahalat Binyamin st.
Tel Aviv - Yafo
Israel

Telephone
+972-3-5602256
E-Mail
naor@sviva.net
E-Mail (2)
sviva@sviva.net
E-Mail (3)
development@sviva.net
Mobile Phone
+972-50-3999561
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
1974
Fields of Activity
  1. Environment/Sustainable development
General Information
The board of L&E is comprised of environmental leaders from its member organizations. L&E has a small and dedicated staff, comprised of 4 coordinators of its various projects and fields, several students that intern in those projects, and volunteers. L&E’s annual budget is around US$300,000. Its work is made possible thanks to the generous support of foundations and private donations, including: Richard & Rhoda Goldman Fund; Beracha Foundation; Green Environment Fund; Heinrich Böll Foundation; Gertzman Fund; Porter Foundation and others.
Mission and Objectives

Life & Environment (L&E) – The Israeli Union of Environmental NGOs is a non-profit non-governmental organization representing and serving over 120 environmental organizations. Empowering and strengthening its member organizations, Life & Environment’s provides a broad framework that fosters cooperation among the NGOs and offers vital professional assistance.
L&E is leading the effort of the environmental organizations to influence decision making processes in Israel towards sustainability and environmental justice, as well as further the integration of these issues into the discourse of both civil society and government agencies. Our advocacy efforts in recent years generated new laws, improving the availability and accessibility of information, as well as the participation and influence of the public through environmental and social NGO’s in local and national policy making.
L&E coordinates a network of volunteer professionals in planning and science, and initiates activity and research on environmental issues.

Main Projects / Activities

L&E is leading coalitions of environmental and social-change organizations that deal with issues such as climate changes, environmental justice and sustainable development. Their main goal is to influence policy in the national and municipal level.
L&E is leading the Israeli Environmental Movement’s major public events: Earth Hour, The Green Globe Award and the annual Environment Day at the Knesset (parliament).

Contact (1) Full Name
Naor Yerushalmi - Executive Director
Head of the organisation
Mossi Raz - Chairperson
Contact (2) Full Name
Maya Givon - Coordinator

Sadaka Reut - Arab Jewish Youth Partnership

National Network
Israel
Address

35, Shivtey Israel St.
Jaffa, 61084 6108401
Israel

Telephone
+972-3-5182336
Fax
+972-3-5182336
E-Mail
info@reutsadaka.org
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
1993
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
  2. Human rights
  3. Others
  4. Youth and education
General Information
Sadaka Reut was founded in 1983 as a movement by a group of Palestinian and Jewish students, citizens of Israel who shared the vision of a better future for both people. After ten yeas of activities Sadaka Reut was registered on August 10th 1993 and is recognized as an Association (‘amuta’) by the Ministry of Interior (the Association Registrar)in Israel. Its registration number is 58-022-190-1. In its first years of activity, the organization mostly focused on creating frameworks for dialogue between the two national groups, believing that cultural and geographical segregation were the main obstacles to the creation of peace and the resolution of the inner Arab- Israeli conflict. This approach greatly suffered from the failure of the Oslo agreements and the break out of the second intifada. The years 2000-2002 were very difficult and many changes were brought to the organization, its staff, its programs and its educational approach. Today, Sadaka Reut mostly focuses on conflict transformation, critical education and leadership building among the Palestinian and Jewish youth citizens in Israel. Sectors of activity: Sadaka Reut works in the field of education and social activism among Palestinian and Jewish youth, all citizens of Israel. This is the core sector of our work. Parallel fields include conflict transformation, peace building, leadership training and community empowerment. Regions of activity: The organization is active all over the country, with a specific focus on the center (Tel Aviv agglomeration, including Bat Yam, Ramle and Lud) and the center north (Hasharon and Triangle areas - areas are situated north of Tel Aviv and south of Haifa, and they go from the sea to the West Bank such as: Jiser al zarka, Musmus, Natanya, Kalanswa, Tira, Taybe.
Mission and Objectives

Sadaka Reut works for social and political change in Israel through the promotion of of a bi-national multicultural and egalitarian society based on social justice and solidarity. we focus on youth education and community empowerment, looking to change attitudes on the long-term by challenging the existing narratives and discourses concerning the Israeli - Palestinian conflict and encouraging critical thinking and joint youth activism initiatives. In order to achieve these goals, we bring together groups of Jewish and Arab youth over extended periods of time, allowing them to overcome barriers of fears and stereotypes, while teaching them the importance of community involvement, providing them with valuable skills and, through this process, creating a viable model for Jewish Arab partnership.

Main Projects / Activities

Our 3 projects are: *Our flagship project for over twenty years, ‘Building a Culture of Peace’ brings together Palestinian and Jewish teenagers in a 2-year educational process which seeks to deal with the consequences of the Arab-Israeli conflict on the Israeli society. With the majority of Palestinian and Jewish youth citizens of Israel, being physically segregated from one another (in separate communities and schools) and fears, racism and prejudice the result, we look to build alternative models for interaction between the two groups. The ‘Building a Culture of Peace’ program seeks to create a space in which both Palestinian and Jewish youth may feel equal, respected and recognized as individuals and as national collectives. This is achieved through an educational approach based on a combination of long-term uni-national and bi-national work, delivered through weekly meetings, weekend seminars and our intensive summer program. This blend ensures that our youth go through in-depth processes enabling them to deal with the respective needs of each national community, something necessary given that the two groups are not symmetric. Moreover, it creates the grounds for a bi-national encounter capable of challenging the segregation and alienation at the base of Israel’s reality. *‘The Markaz’ project was established in 2006 as a natural development of the organization’s involvement in the Arab- Jewish mixed city of Jaffa. The alternative the ‘Markaz’ seeks to construct is one based on the creation of a bi-national framework encouraging political education and youth activism. This framework stresses the need to develop a community of young activists with a bi-national approach, out of the understanding that such frameworks are increasingly rare across Israel’s socio-political spectrum. Moreover, we believe such structures are absolutely necessary in order to bring about a joint struggle for the building of a different future. The ‘Markaz’ creates a framework for encounter and joint action of Arab and Jewish youth from the mixed cities of Jaffa, Ramle and Lud, as well as from Bat Yam and south Tel Aviv, as part of the understanding that the lives of these communities are interrelated. Youth living in these communities come from the social periphery and usually from middle and low socio-economic backgrounds. The Arab youth, in this context, suffer from the double oppression of their economic and their national background. The Jewish youth also come from excluded groups, mostly new immigrants (Russia and Ethiopia) and Sephardi Jews. Encounters between these youth rarely take place, whilst there lacks bi-national frameworks in the area that can prove successful in providing empowering outlets for these youth. * 'Community in Action' - Formerly entitled ‘Leaders for Change’, the Community in Action program seeks to create and develop a bi-national community of young activist leaders, skilled and devoted to creating social and political change in Israel-Palestine, promoting equality, social and historical justice and the respect for human and civil rights of all people. The project seeks to develop, at the grass-roots level, bi-national action groups ready and qualified for effective involvement in the political sphere, capable of challenging the injustices and the non-respect of human and civil rights that make up Israel-Palestine’s reality, while strengthening democratic values. The ‘Community in Action’ program is designed to address the acute shortage of committed and professionally trained young people acting as constructive agents for change within society in Israel. What makes these particular groups unique is that the concept of Jewish-Arab partnership lies at the very base of their outlook, something, we believe, is a necessary component for effective social change in Israel. This partnership represents our vision, and simultaneously, our approach: a belief in joint action which encompasses both sides, whilst challenging society and the structures of segregation it upholds. It is a socio-political model which identifies common interests and a common goal whilst recognizing the existence of two distinct national groups. Capitalizing on the success of the ‘Leaders for Change’ program, in which we trained groups of 6-8 high school graduates over a year-long cycle, we now work with a larger net of young adults in an altogether more far-reaching project. This broader position means we work with graduates from our various programs right up to university students, reaching numbers of up to 30-35 youth each year.

Contact (1) Full Name
Please contact through: info@reutsadaka.org
Head of the organisation
Rawan Bisharat and Alon Shachar, Co-Executive Directors

Beyond Words

National Network
Israel
Address

7 Iris street
Kfar Vradim
Israel

Telephone
04-9570481
E-Mail
beyondwords.org@gmail.com
E-Mail (2)
ngordon@gmail.com
Mobile Phone
054-7975070
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2003
Fields of Activity
  1. International/Cultural relations
General Information
Beyond Words is non-profit organization established in 2003. It was founded by a group of nine Arab and Jewish women in order to promote a shared and peaceful society in Israel.
Mission and Objectives

Beyond Words aims to empower, inspire, educate and train Arab and Jewish women to promote equality, social justice, coexistence and peace building in Israel.
We believe that women's role is crucial in reaching this goal not only because they are the mothers and main caregivers and thus hold a key role in shaping the next generation; but also because of their ability to work together, connect from the heart, nurture, inspire and unite to create a change.

Main Projects / Activities

Beyond Words developed a unique and an innovative multi-disciplinary model that includes both verbal and nonverbal components. The approach teaches skills that help increase emotional awareness, communication and listening skills. In a recent research study (AJDT, June 2009 – available upon request) the Beyond Words approach has been shown as effective both in the empowerment of women and in increasing understanding and empathy towards the “other”.
The organization offers trainings based on its approach, designed to empower women, undermine prejudices and transform past traumas with the purpose of creating a new and peaceful reality. Beyond Words has offered courses for Arab and Jewish early childhood educators, community leaders, social workers, teachers, mothers, and students throughout Northern Israel. We also offer facilitators’ training course– designed to train more facilitators who will be able to lead workshops and trainings in the future. One of our most recent projects involves both Israeli and Palestinian women facilitators in an effort to create healing partnerships across borders.

Contact (1) Full Name
Nitsan Gordon