Israel $2,800,000

A. NEW ISRAEL FUND (NIF): $1,945,000

1 . For general support of the New Israel Fund, which seeks to straighten democracy and promote social justice in Israel in four primary issue areas: Civil and Human Rights; Social and Economic Justice; Pluralism; and Promoting the Rights of Palestinian Citizens of Israel. ($200,000)

2. For NIF’s capacity-building program, SHATIL, which provides technical assistance to social-change organizations, specifically on organizational management, resource development, advocacy, media relations, and coalition building. ($200,000)

3. For NIF’s capacity building program, SHATIL, to provide technical assistance in five key areas: Leadership Training and Technical Assistance to Ethiopian Immigrants; Democratic Leadership Course for Immigrants from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS); Advocacy for Educational Equality for the Ethiopian Community; Equal Access Initiative; and Low-Income Neighborhoods. ($367,000)

4. For NIF’s Arab Initiative (the Palestinian Israeli Program), which supports Palestinian Israeli organizations working to effect system-wide change in the areas of land, housing, planning and education. ($125,000)

5. For NIF’s Commonwealth of Independent States Immigrant Democracy/Pluralism Pool, which supports grassroots organizations that increase the exposure of CIS immigrants to democratic and pluralistic values, and prepares them to exercise and protect their rights in Israel’s society. ($120,000)

6. For NIF’s Special Addition Pool for Support of Commonwealth of Independent States Immigrant NGOs, which provides supplementary institution building allocations for CIS Immigrant NGOs that receive small project grants from NIF. ($100,000)

7. For NIF’s Special Grants Pool for the Improved Integration of Ethiopian Immigrants, which will contribute to initiatives designed to help the Ethiopian Jewish Community integrate into Israeli society. ($10,000)

8. For NIF’s Core Grants Program, which provides institution-building grants to social change organizations working to strengthen democracy and promote social justice in Israel. ($521,000) NIF used Moriah funds to fulfill its commitments to the following organizations:

a) Ethiopian Immigrants Projects

South Wing to Zion: Association for Ingathering and Absorption of Ethiopian Jewry , which facilitates Ethiopian immigration and absorption into Israeli society and supports Ethiopians’ efforts to realize their legal rights. ($16,000)

b) Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Immigrant Projects

Association for Mixed Family Rights’ Protection , which empowers members of mixed families by promoting their civil rights and supporting them in their identity development and integration into Israeli society. ($25,000)

Immigrants for Successful Absorption in the Negev, which aids immigrants through five support centers on issues including public housing, national insurance, education, and fair treatment on the job. ($10,000)

One Plus One – Association of Immigrant Youth , which operates leadership centers and trains immigrant youth counselors to run informal educational activities that facilitate participants’ integration into Israeli society. ($20,000)

c) Palestinian Israeli Projects

Adalah, which employs a variety of legal strategies to fight for the rights and status of Palestinian Israelis. ($50,000)

Adam Institute for Democracy and Peace, for its efforts to introduce democratization processes in Arab schools. ($40,000)

Al-ssiwar: Arab Feminist Movement, a rape crisis center located in Haifa which operates an emergency hotline for victims and works to eliminate sexual violence against Arab women in the north of Israel through consciousness-raising, particularly in schools and through the press, and advocacy. ($25,000)

Al-Zahraa, which provides empowerment courses to promote women’s integration into Palestinian Israeli society and improve their status within Israeli society. ($20,000)

The Association to Promote the Education of Bedouin Women, which works to increase the number and academic success of Bedouin female students in institutes of higher education. ($35,000)

Committee for Educational Guidance, which seeks to fill gaps created by discriminatory policies against the Palestinian Israeli education system and facilitate the advancement of Palestinian Israeli youth to higher education. ($25,000)

Community Advocacy, for its efforts to empower the Bedouin communities in the Negev to advocate for individual social rights and changes in discriminatory policies. ($35,000)

Duroob, which works to develop Palestinian public leadership in Israel in order to promote the community’s quality of life. ($15,000)

Hiwar for Alternative-Democratic Education, which works to reduce gaps between the Palestinian and Jewish education systems and will establish a democratic school as an alternative to the existing Palestinian Israeli schools in Haifa. ($20,000)

I’Iam: Media Center, which trains Palestinian Israelis as media professionals and also works as an intermediary between the Hebrew language press and the Palestinian population. ($20,000)

Israel Family Planning Association (IFPA ), for its Open the Doors in Arab Society project , which trains Arab professionals about reproductive health and sexual behavior issues and provides IFPA services to Arab citizens. ($40,000)

Kayan - Feminist Organization for Women in Arab Society , which works with three coalitions that seek to end “family honor” crimes, effect change in the Muslim religious courts, and conduct Jewish-Arab women’s dialogues. ($20,000)

Kfar Qassim Society for Informal Culture and Education, for science and technology enrichment activities for Bedouin students in the Negev ($25,000) and for administrative expenses ($25,000). ($50,000)

Lagiya: Association for Improvement of the Status of Women, which provides strategies to improve Bedouin women’s living conditions, and works to help them realize their rights and make financially and spiritually rewarding contributions to their community. ($20,000)

Mada, which works to promote theoretical and applied research on Palestinian society in Israel, with a particular focus on government policy; social, educational, and economic needs of Palestinians in Israel; national identity; and democratic citizenship. ($20,000)

Mossawa Center: The Advocacy Center for Arab Citizens of Israel, for its Capacity Building Project, which provides Arab public leaders with the skills needed to affect public policy and access government funds. ($50,000)

Nis’a V’afak (Women and Horizons), which is the first Arab feminist organization to promote women’s rights by working within the boundaries of Islam using “liberal” religious interpretations of Islamic tradition. ($25,000)

Trust of Programs for Early Childhood, Family and Community Education, which strengthens members of the Arab community and reinforces their cultural identity through early childhood education, training, women’s empowerment and leadership development programs. ($35,000)

Women Against Violence (WAV), which works to improve the social and legal status of Palestinian-Israeli women and to eliminate all forms of violence directed against them. ($25,000)

d) Building Civil Society Projects

Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI), which works to promote and protect the human rights of all members of society, through legal advocacy, policy advocacy, education and public outreach. ($150,000)

Israel Women’s Network, which focuses on improving the status of women in Israel by protecting women's rights in the workplace and cultivating the leadership potential of women from all regions and socioeconomic levels. ($40,000)

9. For NIF’s Program to Improve Opportunities for Ethiopian Immigrants ($347,000). Recommended for:

ALMAYA-Association for the Advancement of the Ethiopian Family and Child in Israel, which cultivates civic activism among Ethiopian Israeli fathers ($30,000) and for professional training programs ($2,000). ($32,000)

The Ethiopian Immigrants Volunteer Organization, which advocates on behalf of Hadera’s Ethiopian community and provides services to meet the community’s needs. ($30,000)

Fidel – Association for Education and Social Integration for Ethiopian Jews , which engages in educational and social activities to improve the integration of Ethiopian immigrants. ($150,000)

Israel Association for Ethiopian Jews (IAEJ), which provides the data and policy analysis required to formulate strategies to improve immigration policies for the Ethiopian-Israeli community and advocates for the needed changes. ($100,000)

South Wing to Zion: the Association for Ingathering and Absorption of Ethiopian Jewry, which works to bring the Falas Mora to Israel and to ease their integration into Israeli society. ($35,000)

10. For NIF’s Program to Foster the Absorption of Immigrants from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) ($69,000). Recommended for:

Israeli Association for Immigrant Children, which helps immigrant children access services and protects their rights within the educational system. ($20,000)

The Modus School and Educational Center , which develops and disseminates an approach in education based on principles of democracy and responsibility. ($25,000)

Shiluv – Integration, which facilitates the integration of CIS immigrants into Israeli society. ($24,000)

11. For NIF’s Program to Promote Equal Rights and Opportunities for Arab Israelis ($170,000). Recommended for:

A Step Forward’s Women’s Leadership Project , which works to improve the status and level of civic involvement of Bedouin women in the town of Rahat. ($15,000)

Arab Association for Human Rights, which promotes and protects the human rights of the Palestinian minority in Israel. ($35,000)

Center for Jewish-Arab Economic Development, which works to advance the economic development of Israel’s Arab population. (40,000)

Masar – Institution for Ontosophical Education, which operates the first alternative school for Palestinian Israeli school children. ($30,000)

Sidreh, which promotes the development and advancement of Bedouin women in the Negev. ($40,000)

Social Development Committee’s Community Action against House Demolition Project , which strives to change the Municipality of Haifa’s plans to demolish homes in the Arab neighborhood Wadi Nisnas. ($10,000)

12. For NIF’s Program to Strengthen Civil Rights and Build Civil Society ($30,000). Recommended for:

Hotline for Migrant Workers’ Trafficking in Women Project , which works to protect the rights of trafficking victims, prevent the phenomenon, and increase enforcement of laws against this crime. ($30,000)

13. For NIF’s Program to Support Peace and Coexistence in Israel ($20,000). Recommended for:

Bat Shalom for the Coalition of Women for a Just Peace, a coalition of nine Israeli women’s peace NGOs and independent women peace activists. ($20,000)

B. AMERICANS FOR PEACE NOW: $25,000

• For general support of this organization, which seeks to advance the Middle East peace process through public education in the U.S. and Israel.

C. FRIENDS OF YEMIN ORDE: $38,000

• For support of Partnering for Excellence, a project partnering the Yemin Orde Youth Village and the Talpiot Children’s Village in an effort to redefine the use of residential boarding schools so that they focus on serving local disadvantaged children, leaving children “at risk” with or near their families. ($25,000)
• For Community Capacity Building program, which will add an Ethiopian-Israeli staff member to Yemin Orde’s Outreach and Public Relations Department. ($13,000)

D. GRASSROOTS INTERNATIONAL: $70,000

• For its Palestinian Democratic Development Program (PDDP), which provides technical assistance and funds to NGOs operating in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. ($45,000)
• Recommended for support of the PalestinianHuman Rights Monitoring Group, which documents human rights abuses committed in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem, and publicizes the violence in order to end the abuses, promote the rule of law, and protect human rights. ($25,000)

E. LEO BAECK EDUCATION CENTER FOUNDATION: $15,000

• For support of Beit Yitzhak, a holistic care center for infants and young children and their families from financially distressed homes in Haifa.

F. NORTH AMERICAN CONFERENCE ON ETHIOPIAN JEWRY (NACOEJ): $107,000

• For continued support of NACOEJ’s work in Addis Ababa and Gondar, providing children’s lunches and educational programs for Ethiopian Jews who are awaiting immigration to Israel, and for its monthly food distribution programs for families in both locations. ($75,000)
• For its Israel Dissemination Program, which enhances NACOEJ’s organizational capacity to promote the adoption of its programs and principles as national policy and within the Ethiopian community and to access additional funds for increased dissemination of its programs. ($32,000)