Ahali Center for Community Development
Who We Are: Our Identity: Ahali recognizes itself as part of the indigenous Palestinian community with strong historical linkages to the Palestinian people and the Arab culture, as well as citizen of the Israeli State. Thus, as a minority group, Ahali strives towards achieving collective rights and equal citizenship, in addition to eliminating the historical injustices that our society suffers from, as a result of the Israeli government policy. “Ahali Center for Community Development” is a grassroots organization that works on empowering the Palestinian society in Israel. It is a non-governmental and not-for-profitorganization established in 1999 by local activists and leaders in the community. Ahali provides the suitable framework for groups and individuals to organize themselves, so they can achieve their social, cultural, and economic development Our Vision: Ahali believes in organizing and development as a tool for society empowerment and as a means for societies to overcome existing obstacles and achieving their goals. Ahali aspires for a society that is driven by the values of freedom and justice and lives in a culture of democracy, diversity, pluralism and dialogue. Goals andObjectives: 1- Improving and developing social and organizational skills and thus insuring more active society that is capable of overcoming crisis and obstacles efficiently; 2 - Empowering and building capacities of local professional and community-based organizations; 3- Improving women’s status and empower them so they can be involved in social development; 4- Mainstreaming democratic and diversity values in society; 5- Strengthening connections between Palestinians in Israel and Palestinians in the Palestinian Occupied Territories through common projects that support human rights and professional development Strategy: Ahali depends on various strategies to meet its goals: 1 - Organizing different sectors of the Palestinian Society in Israel; 2 - Running projects that combine social and economic aspects in development for different sectors in society; 3 - Training and developing skills of different target groups and accompanying them in lobbying and advocacy for their rights before the state institutions; 4 - Networking among organizations and sharing experiences as well as skills between Palestinians inside Israel and those in the Palestinian Occupied Territories. Ahali runs four programs: Women’s Development, Parents as Partners in Education, Arab Farmers: Equality and Development; and Organizing and Empowering Small Enterprises. In addition, Ahali welcomes working with other sectors in the Palestinian society in Israel.
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Published Date:
May 15, 2008
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