The Academy for Quality Government in Israel (AQG) initiated in September 2011 a one year program for gifted students of the 11th grade. In cooperation with the Knesset and the Ministry of Education, AQG attempts to strengthen the communication between citizens and the Knesset and especially to promote awareness and motivation for active citizenship amongst young students. more ...

More than 100 civil-society activists, academics, public officials and Knesset members participated in a convention held on 5th of September, 2011 in Tel Aviv. Taking place on the heels of the country's “social awakening”, the convention aimed to highlight the crucial links between democracy, social justice and multiculturalism. more ...

A seminar about nature protection and environmental issues was organized by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority (INPA) on the 11th and 12th of July, 2011. During two days Christian, Druze, Jewish and Muslim religious leaders were gathered to broaden their knowledge in specific environmental issues and to provide a unique opportunity for an interreligious dialogue.         more ...

During a three months time period (03.01- 18.04.2011) a weekly teacher training against violence was conducted. Teachers from the Sawachra Boys School in East Jerusalem were trained for four hours a week in recognizing, intervening and handling situations, determined by verbal and physical violence in school or private context. more ...

Under the theme “Music as a language of dialogue”, Sawa Center initiated two girls choirs and a mixed choir. During the six years of cooperation with the Hanns Seidel Foundation these choirs were given various opportunities for interaction and cultural exchange through seminars, performances and concerts. more ...

Gvanim Association launched a three stage program in 2010 to consolidate leadership groups that will widen the understanding of multi-cultural needs along with the demand for community leadership and thus leverage long term social change among young adults from Sderot's diverse demographic and ethnic populations. more ...

During the years 2008 to 2010 Citizen Accord Forum implemented the project “Ofek Nashi”. It engages Arab business women who own small and micro-businesses in the so-called Triangle area. The long term objective of this program is to overcome the current state of poverty and unemployment among women and the marginalization of Arab women in a patriarchal society. more ...