ANNOUNCING THE 2020 ISRAEL GRANTING PROGRAM RECIPIENTS
Through the Israel Granting Program, to which Bergen County Section contributes, NCJW is a leader of women’s and gender rights in Israel by bringing our unique Jewish women’s progressive approach to advancing social justice and gender equality. Each year, the National Council of Jewish Women’s Israel Granting Program (IGP) supports nonprofit organizations throughout Israel that improve the lives of women, children, and families. Throughout Israel and around the world, the spread of Covid-19 and the necessary precautions to reduce the spread has had an enormous negative impact on these organizations and their ability to continue to provide critical services. At risk children lack access to critical services. Domestic violence is surging as people are forced to stay in close proximity with their abusers. Domestic workers are having a difficult time obtaining food, medicine, and essential supplies. The organizations that are part of IGP are working overtime to ensure that individuals have access to domestic violence hotlines, legal support, basic food and supplies, and many other essential programs. We are grateful to each of you, individuals and NCJW sections who’ve contributed to this program allowing us to distribute $100,000 to the following grantees to advance their work: Isha L’Isha’s Women without Status Project: Isha L’Isha’s Women without Status project will allow them to advocate for health care and other essential services for the most vulnerable women, including Russian trafficking survivors, African refugees, and Palestinians married to Israeli Palestinians. Israel Hofsheet (A Free Israel) Project: Israel Hofsheet will work to ensure the separation of religion and state, with a particular focus on the status of women and the issues surrounding divorce and marriage in Israel. Itach-Maaki; Women Lawyers for Social Justice (“With you” in feminine form in Hebrew and Arabic) Project: Itach-Maaki will be able to train women in the peace and security field and to place them in decision–making positions in the government and private industry. Israel Women’s Network (IWN) (Shdulat Nashim- Women’s Lobby) Project: Israel Women’s Network will promote gender equality in government at national and local levels, in the media, and in the legal system. Israeli Institute for Gender Equality in Education Project: The Israeli Institute for Gender Equality in Education will continue its mission of breaking down gender-based barriers in the education sector through the Municipal Initiative Program. Kayan Kayan Project: Kayan Kayan will work toward empowering women in Arab society, with a focus on political power, community activism, and legal work. Mahapach -Taghir (“Revolution” “Change” in Hebrew and Arabic) Project: Jewish-Arab feminist project Mahapach-Taghir, will continue to work in the community to push for social change. Open Door: Israel Family Planning Association (IFPA) (Delet Ptucha) Project: Open Door Ambassadors will fight for sexual and reproductive health rights on University campuses. Tel Aviv University NCJW Women and Gender Studies Program Project: The NCJW Women and Gender Studies Program will move into its fourth year of operating its Alumni Association, which has organized alumni to work with at-risk women and girls and mobilized to protest violence against women. Women Wage Peace Project: With 40,000 members and growing, Women Wage Peace is a volunteer-driven NGO of (mostly) women activists engaging the public both at the grassroots and in the halls of Knesset, demanding a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. YWP – Young Women Politicians (Politikayot Tze’irot) Project: Young Women Politicians will be able to engage, train, and support women looking to enter the political sphere. For more information, please contact Liron Peleg-Hadomi, NCJW’s Representative in Israel at lpeleg-hadomi@ncjw.org Congratulations to all of the 2020 grantees. We are honored to work with such an incredible group of organizations. For more information, please contact Liron Peleg-Hadomi, NCJW’s Representative in Israel at lpeleg-hadomi@ncjw.org Warmly, |
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