ALF Hands-On: Open Call for Trainers - Third Edition
This volume engages new films and modes of scholarly research in Arab cinema, and older, often neglected films and critical topics, while theorizing their structural relationship to contemporary developments in the Arab world. The volume considers the relationship of Arab...
بعد الاطلاع على الملفات الخاصة بالمؤسسة من قبل وزارة الداخلية تبين ان هذه المؤسسة تم ايقافها عن العمل وانها غير قانونية
بعد الاطلاع على الملفات الخاصة بالمؤسسة من قبل وزارة الداخلية تبين ان هذه المؤسسة تم ايقافها عن العمل وانها غير قانونية
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Civic Forum Institute (CFI) is a Palestinian non-governmental, not for profit organization developed to support the building and development of democracy and democratic institutions, and to strengthen civil society. CFI's structure includes: a 7 person board of directors, an Executive Director, Deputy Director, Development Officer, and 2 Project Coordinators. Additional support such as a part-time accountant, Project Manager(s), and interns are also recruited based on organizational activity needs. CFI is registered with both the Palestinian Authority Ministry of Interior and the Israeli Ministry of Interior. Budgetary resources are dependent upon local/regional call for project proposals and various embassy project funding programs. The 2012-2013 fiscal year secured approximately $100,000 for project implementation. This allocation also covered a portion of the organization's necessary overhead. Over the course of CFI's 15 year history, we have received funding from various American sponsored development programs (MEPI, Consulate small grants, ect), NED, Canadian sponsored development programs (CIDA), as well as various European Donors. Project partners involved in the implementation of projects include: Palestinian Central Elections Committee; the Palestinian National Theatre; ERIS; Minority Rights' Group; and other various partners depending on the action. Typically, CFI's project model includes capacity building education and training followed by a beneficiary implementation activity.
Our Vision is a Palestine in which all citizens are encouraged and enabled to participate equally in the development of an open democratic society where their voices are heard on the issues that affect them. Our Mission is to empower individuals and communities to understand their rights and responsibilities, and be engaged as citizens to participate in the development of democracy in Palestine. Our Objectives: 1.To educate Palestinian’s in their civic rights and raise awareness of the importance of active participation to support democratic development 2.To promote and strengthen individuals, communities and organizations to be leaders in decision making processes 3.To build our internal capacity and develop partnerships to ensure the long term sustainability of our work
CFI currently has three strategic programmes under implementation over the next three years (2013-2016): 1. Empowering Women as Political and Societal Leaders- Ensuring women’s issues are raised in political and civic development and ensuring women participate on an equal level with men in democratic development is a multi-layered issue, requiring intervention and support on many levels, and CFI’s programme to empower women as political and societal leaders aims to target these. 2. Building Democracy through Increasing Engagement and Participation in Elections and Political Processes- past projects have included: voter education, candidate support, elections monitoring, and review of electoral reforms 3. The Future of Palestine: Young People and Civic Education- this programme aims to promote youth citizenry through participation and action. CFI has worked with young journalists and various Palestinian theatre companies to encourage creativity and alternative methods to inspire youth to work towards local change.
Civic Forum Institute will contribute its network of 350 Palestinian grass-roots CBOs as well as 15 years' of experience to the Network. As an established Palestinian organization, CFI function as a potential partner for many organizations across the region. CFI also shares the values of the ALF and advocates for minority groups across Palestine.
CFI would like to become a part of the ALF Network to become linked across the Mediterranean. Recently, CFI has formed a partnership with Minority Rights' Group and Andalus to implement a Middle Eastern regional project funded by the EU. CFI Since its launch in 2005, the Anna Lindh Foundation has launched and supported action across fields impacting on mutual perceptions among people of different cultures and beliefs,
Amman Street; AlNajjar Building; South Remal Avenue
2nd floor
Gaza
Palestinian Territories
CIVITAS stands for, Civil Independent Volunteer Initiative Towards Achieving Sustainability: It was as a non-governmental, non-profit, non-partisan and independent organization based in Gaza in Dec., 2001 under no. 7149, as an initiative of democrats, young community leaders, journalists, activists, human rights defenders, and civil society actors. CIVITAS has 52 members of its general assembly, 7 board members, 12 staff members, and 166 volunteers. CIVITAS seeks compliance of its goals through many strategies that aim to empower civil society and ensure its engagement in active and effective policy dialogue with duty bearers through awareness raising, advocacy, leadership development & institutional capacity building, good governance, and highlighting human rights, pushing for transparency and rule of law reinforcement, supporting local and voluntary initiatives, and organizing communities, networking, and experiences exchange. CIVITAS has annual funding and support from the National Endowment for Democracy, SIDA via Olof Palme Center, EU, and HEKS-EPER/ Switzerland. CIVITAS has annual budget of a round $ 500,000.
CIVITAS Mission Statement: CIVITAS seeks achievement of consolidated democracy, via social cohesion and sustainable community development through reform, democratization, inclusiveness, gender mainstreaming and gender equality, civic engagement and participation, social accountability, conflict transformation and peace-building. CIVITAS Goals: Deepening democratic practices and behaviours and supporting the process of democratic transformation and reform in Palestinian society. Strengthening the role of civil society and enabling environment to play an active role in public affairs in pursuit of good governance. Fostering the values of integrity, transparency and accountability among Palestinian society in pursuit of social responsibility. Promoting the principles of social justice and participatory democracy in pursuit of social cohesion and consolidated democracy. Contributing to creation and maintaining a constructive environment that contribute to community peace-building, equality and justice, and sustainability.
Democracy & Good Governance; Civil society strengthening & Community Organizing and Mobilization; Policy Analysis, Monitoring, and Watchdog for Government and Public Institutions; Research & Studies & Public Opinion Polls; Election Monitoring & Democratic Practices Promotions; Awareness Raising; Peace-building & Conflict Transformation; Leadership Development & Civic Engagement and Participation; Women Empowerment & Inclusion; Economic Empowerment & Social Welfare; and Social Cohesion & Social Justice.
CIVITAS contribution: - CIVITAS demonstrates a resource organization in the areas of Advocacy, policy dialogue, awareness raising for the grassroots and policy dialogue with authorities; - CIVITAS has the ability to provide consultancy, training, and internships for other CSO's in Gaza; - CIVITAS has its regional program (CIVITAS Academy) that contribute to dialogue and exchange across the Mediterranean, where it can provide a platform for other counterparts in the region, including Palestinian members of the ALF National Network of Palestine.
CIVITAS has been one of the founders of Palestinian National Network for ALF since December 2005; CIVITAS sees that ALF Network has been a wide network that demonstrates a platform for Palestinians to act and influence the International public opinion to raise their awareness and support to Palestinian issues. Moreover, ALF Network can provide experiences, expertise and knowledge for Palestinians to learn, develop, and utilize for the benefit of Palestinian society, along with networking with other resources and experiences that we in need. However, ALF network also demonstrate a platform that would pave the way between South and North of the Mediterranean towards common identity and unification, for the Mediterranean, peace-building, and common understanding between south and north.
Head of the Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House, responsible for all research and publications relating to the Middle East. She has written and commented widely on US and EU policy towards the Mediterranean, Iran, Israel-Palestine and...
Responsable du programme Moyen-Orient et Afrique du Nord à Chatham House, responsable de toutes les recherches et publications relatives au Moyen-Orient. Elle a écrit et commenté largement la politique des États-Unis et de l'UE à l'égard de la Méditerranée, de...
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Jericho Road, Dates Square, Silwan
Jerusalem
Palestinian Territories
Combatants for Peace is a grassroots movement of 600 Palestinians and Israelis who took an active part in the cycle of violence and now work together to end it in non-violent ways. We stand firmly against the occupation and for the establishment of a viable Palestinian state. We utilize our partnership to support marginalized communities in the West Bank, particularly Area C. We work together with local communities to protect them, promote their rights, and help them improve their situation in nonviolent ways. Our organization is composed of two branches, one run by Palestinians and one by Israelis, with a total of 3 paid and 30 unpaid staff members. Each side is represented in five bi-national regional groups. The total budget is $148,000, with $200,000 equivalent in volunteer and in-kind support. Main partners include Swiss and Belgian Foreign Offices, Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, BSST UK, AJMuste Foundation, IWagePeace, and Firedoll Foundation.
Our main objective is to promote a genuine, just, and lasting peace agreement and assist in the establishment of a viable and independent Palestinian state. Our leading focus areas for 2013-14 are protecting the human rights of Palestinians and exposing Israeli policy makers, the media, and the public to the situation in the West Bank. We work to educate both sides about reconciliation and non-violent struggle and to put pressure on both governments to demand that they stop the cycle of violence and the occupation and resume a constructive dialog. We recognize that dialog for dialog’s sake has not resulted in change, so most of our activities focus around practical solutions for Palestinian communities, though we do engage in dialog to spread our message. Families receive much needed assistance, and Israelis and Palestinians work on joint activities and learn that they have a partner for peace.
We conduct public tours in the Occupied Territories for lay Israelis as well as diplomats and journalists; initiate and participate in joint protest actions and peace rallies such as our Theater of the Oppressed- joint performances about life in the West Bank conducted at check points; deliver community lectures and workshops; empower marginalized Palestinian communities in the areas of agriculture, protection of human rights, providing humanitarian aid such as water pipes, school renovations, preventing demolition of houses, community development, and all forms of non-violent struggle; and hold an annual Joint Israeli Palestinian Memorial Day Ceremony, attended by more than 2,400 Israelis and Palestinians in 2013, where we remember the victims of violence on both sides. Each regional group independently determines where they can most be of service, and thus we have multiple projects going on at all times throughout Israel and the West Bank.
We are a respected organization in Palestinian and Israeli society. We are one of the few organizations that have full support and recognition of the Palestinian Popular Anti-Normalization Committee, which has approved all of our activities under the banner of the non-violent struggle. We are thus uniquely situated in a position to reach both populations. We provide a vital service in protecting human rights, and hope to include as many people as possible in this cause. Our theater of the oppressed is a unique form of protest that has gained international attention, and we are the only bi-national organization utilizing this during conflict. We believe that cultural exchange is essential to understanding the other. Our Joint Remembrance Day Ceremony brings both communities together, and was attended by over 2,400 individuals in 2013, making it the largest single event in the peace camp. We have the ability to reach both publics and make a difference.
As a bi-national organization working to promote peace between Israelis and Palestinians, we recognize the importance of establishing connections and networks between human rights and civil society organizations. The Anna Lindh Foundation ideals and goals are closely aligned with ours, as are many of the organizations supported by the ALF and those who are part of the network. The greater our access to like-minded organizations and individuals, the greater our ability to reach out to new groups and communities to spread our message of peace and non-violence throughout society- in Israel, the Occupied Territories, and internationally. In addition, we were the recipients of the Anna Lindh Euro-Med Award for Dialogue between Cultures in 2009. We were enriched by a close relationship with former Network Coordinator Gianluca Solera, and hope to continue working closely with the Anna Lindh Foundation and Network.
Palestine Ahliya University College
Applied Sciences Building, 5th floor
Bethlehem
Palestinian Territories
Mission:
CDCE-I is committed to contributing to the development of the local Palestinian community by enhancing the integration of youth into the labor market, working towards sustainable development, and promoting citizens’ active engagement in public discourse. CDCE-I aims to achieve these goals through the implementation of programs & projects in the areas of capacity building, awareness raising, and advocacy, based on CDCE-I’s belief in the value of citizens’ active participation in the development process, and their equal right to access and benefit from all social resources and opportunities.
Objectives:
Strengthen community partnerships with public, private and civil sector institutions.
Develop customized programs that enhance the skill-sets of individuals of all economic sectors, and youth in particular, in an attempt to bridge the growing gap between the educational system’s outputs and current market needs.
Contribute to improving the competitive environment of the local economy by delivering projects which aim to reduce unemployment and alleviate poverty.
Promote the value of vocational education and the life skills associated with it.
Promote the values of pluralism, good citizenship, good governance, equality, civic participation and engagement, and human rights and democracy.
Influence decision-makers to improve the legal, social, and economic environment of Palestine.
Provide specialized studies, cultural enrichment programs, consultancies and other development services.
CBTSEC
Business Plan Competition
School to Career Program
Enable Entrepreneurship through Technology of the Future
Grass Roots Civic Action
Media Technology Program
ACT English
Your Project Starts with an Idea
NETKITE regional entrepreneurship project
Training courses in debate, media, language, graphic design
Enabling Entrepreneurship through Technology of the Future
CDCE-I is a major provider of development and continuing education services in Bethlehem, targeting the community as a whole with special attention to marginalized groups and youth. CDCE-I has offices throughout the West Bank, over 50 volunteers, and over 50 partners including many government ministries, municipalities, schools, universities and colleges, vocational training centers, and private sector companies. CDCE-I would be a strong contribution to the Palestinian Network, having worked in a range of sectors, and targeting fundamental educational and socio-economic issues in the Palsestinian society through initiatives targeting employability, entrepreneurship, capacity building, youth awareness, civic participation, service learning, media, and career guidance, etc.
CDCE-I would be proud to join the ALF Network in order to work collaboratively with ALF members to enhance the cultural, educational, and socio-economic relationship between the various clusters of Palestinian society and our regional neighbors. Currently CDCE-I is working on programs (in many areas important to ALF - media, drama, education, etc.) targeting youth, women and students (many of whom are marginalized and/or refugees) that aim to promote capacity building, cultural exchange, awareness raising, and economic empowerment, and which tackle discrimination, marginalization, human rights infringements, and the socio-economic challenges prevalent in Palestine, in particular, and in the region.
Bethlehem, Daher Mountain , Palestine Ahliya University .
Bethlehem
Palestinian Territories
Strengthen community partnerships with public, private and civil sector institutions. Develop custom programs that enhance the skill-sets of individuals of all economic sectors, and youth in particular, in an attempt to bridge the growing gap between the educational system’s outputs and current market needs. Contribute to improving the competitiveness of the local economy by delivering projects which aim to reduce unemployment and alleviate poverty. Promote the value of vocational education and the life skills associated with it. Promote the values of pluralism, good citizenship, good governance, equality, civic participation and engagement, and human rights and democracy. Influence decision-makers to improve the legal, social, and economic environment of Palestine. Providing specialized studies, cultural enrichment programs, consultancies and other development services
CMC’s mission is to bridge the gap between the media, decision makers and the community. It intends to make it more accessible both as a tool and a strategy for advocacy of their voices in order to influence change. To establish a media center that is for, by and about the community, and one that pursues a social development agenda, thus making people aware of the effectiveness of the media as a tool for change.
• To reinforce and develop the role of the Palestinian media towards the social and developmental issues of the Palestinian society.
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• To light on the issues of the marginalized categories and groups such like, women, children, poor people, people with disability etc, on the media in order to raise up the public’s awareness with such neglected issues.
• To put pressure on decisions makers through using media in order to follow and solve the marginalized groups’ issues.
• To contribute and help in creating opportunities for new media graduates to develop their skills and to find jobs.
• To introduce to non-government organizations the effective use of media as a pro-active means to advocate for social change.
* Capacity Building for fresh university graduates on fundamental human rights principles and conventions;
* Capacity development for fresh graduates of media departments on technical media skills
* Community mobilization
* Using media to expose and report on human rights violations in the local community.
CMC is young NGO that employs rights-based approach in addressing issues of social change using various traditional and modern media outlets including social media networks. CMC seeks to mobilize young people and develop their capacities about their rights and create opportunities and spaces for young people to develop their capacities to use various mainstream media and social networks to engage in dialogues that address key issues of social change. CMC can largely contribute to the Network by sharing and exchanging experiences and be open and flexible to avail CMC's experience in media to support members of the network, especially that media is a cross-cutting approach and relevant to all fields and sectors.
Since its establishment in 2007, CMC has been keen to build and strengthen its internal organizational capacity in order to offer quality support to its various target groups and be able to realize the overall objectives of the organization. Now, CMC believes it is in a very good position to explore new opportunities in developing local, national and regional partnerships and cooperation with relevant stakeholders to maximize the added value and impact of its work to achieve positive and lasting social change in the community. CMC believes that partnerships and alliances strengthen capacities, broadens horizons and maximizes impact.