Strategic Partners in Israel
Ameinu has established strategic partnerships with two dynamic Israeli organizations, NISPED and YEDID, which have meaningful social justice missions. Our goal is to be supportive of the work being done by the organizations while providing our members with a unique connection to Israel.
Activities include: people-to-people meetings; volunteerism in Israel; providing a channel for direct contributions; supporting grant requests made to US foundations and community organizations; public education and in-depth understanding of key issues in Israeli society and more.
Members and supporters of Ameinu will find that our strategic partners offer an Israel connection unlike any they can find through the traditional channels.
About NISPED
NISPED, the Negev Institute for Strategies of Peace and Economic Development, was founded in 1998 with a view to promoting peace and development. Its focus is on civil society: the not-for-profit, people-centered, non-governmental groups and organizations concerned with conflict-resolution and the advancement of sustainable human development.
NISPED focuses fundamental processes of social and economic transformation. These processes include transition from conflict to conflict resolution; from dictatorship to democracy; from poverty and dependence to selfhood and sustainable human development. It provides expertise and training internationally, in the region, and inside Israel.
NISPED conducts courses, seminars and workshops for leaders, activists and trainers drawn from relevant civil society and governmental bodies; it engages in the initiation, planning, guidance and implementation of concrete projects; offers consultancy services to public and private institutions in Israel and abroad. It also acts as a facilitator in networking between groups with similar interests and agendas.
NISPED's makes an impact through its four centers of activity:
The International Center for the Promotion of Small and Medium Enterprises focuses on economic empowerment on the international middle-eastern and local level, providing relevant training, teaching, project promotion and consultancy services in this field.
The Peace and Progress Center focuses on conflict resolution, post-conflict development and education for peace;
The Arab-Jewish Center for Equality, Empowerment and Cooperation strives for equality in all areas of life, works to empower the Palestinian-Israeli community, and fosters cooperation between Jewish and Arab populations.
The International Center for Cooperative studies focuses on the promotion and development of cooperatives, of people-centered enterprises and of similar endeavors.
To learn more, visit NISPED's website
About YEDID
YEDID ("friend" in Hebrew) was established in 1997 to promote social justice in Israel by operating Citizen Rights Centers in poor communities around the country. Through 20 Centers and Satellite offices, YEDID is changing the face of Israeli society by empowering individuals and communities to break the cycle of poverty in economically disadvantaged and disenfranchised areas. YEDID actively promotes the values of human dignity, individual and communal responsibility, equality, social action, voluntarism and tolerance in a multicultural society.
YEDID's goals are to empower low-income Israeli citizens from all backgrounds to access their social and economic rights and obtain benefits to which they are entitled; assist Israelis to break the cycle of poverty through community empowerment programming; encourage voluntarism, community involvement and social action; foster social cohesiveness by developing relationships between different sectors of Israeli society.
Since its founding YEDID has helped 80,000 individuals and families from across the spectrum of Israel's multicultural society: Jewish, Arab and Bedouin citizens; veteran Israelis from North Africa and the Middle East as well as Eastern Europe; immigrants from Ethiopia, the FSU, and Argentina.
YEDID's Citizen Rights Centers use the skills and energy of more than 800 volunteers. More than three-quarters of these volunteers are former clients and the rest are students and professionals in the legal, education, psychology and social work fields.
For more information visit YEDID's website
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