Non-Profits:

The Center for Social and Environmental Activism
Merkaz Hamagshimim Hadassah operates a volunteer and intern placement project that matches volunteers and interns with organizations working to strengthen democracy and support social justice in areas such as:
- Civil and Human Rights
- Improving the Status of Women
- Jewish-Arab Coexistence
- Religious Pluralism and Tolerance
- Bridging Social and Economic Gaps
- Immigrant Absorption
- Environmental Justice

Contact Information:
The Center for Social and Environmental Activism
Merkaz Hamagshimim Hadassah
7a Dor Dor V'Dorshav
Jerusalem, Israel 93117
Tel: +972-2-5619168
Fax: +972-2-5618981
Email: shinui@themerkaz.org
Website: www.themerkaz.org

Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME) (formerly EcoPeace)
Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME) is a unique organization that brings together Jordanian, Palestinian, and Israeli environmentalists. Our primary objective is the promotion of cooperative efforts to protect our shared environmental heritage. In so doing, we seek to advance both sustainable regional development and the creation of necessary conditions for lasting peace in our region. FoEME has offices in Amman, Bethlehem, and Tel-Aviv. FoEME is a member of Friends of the Earth International, the largest grassroots environmental organization in the world.

Contact information:
Mr. Gidon Bromberg (Israeli Director)
Friends of the Earth Middle East
Nahalat Binyamin 85 - Tel-Aviv, 66102 Israel
Tel: +972-3-5605383
Fax: +972-3-5604693
E-mail: info@foeme.org
Website: http://www.foeme.org/
Internship website: http://www.foeme.org/contact.php

The Movement for Quality Government
The Movement for Quality Government in Israel is an independent government watchdog group. The group has also set up a separate organization to provide civics education -- the largest of its kind in the country. It has a core staff of about eight supplemented by volunteers. At present, it has over 6,000 members who pay annual membership dues. The Movement's funding comes entirely from private sources.

People with English skills and less than fluent Hebrew can contribute in the following areas:

1. Legal - issues of administrative law and public policy (Anglo Saxon examples).
2. Public Relations - help with our web based and print newsletters in English.
3. Education - assistance for our civic education activities in classrooms (see www.cet.ac.il/ometz.)
4. Public Campaigns - work on mailings and petitions.
5. Fund Raising and membership.

Those who are interested in the political and legal system can learn much from the Movement. In the past, we had a summer intern who was a Yale Law school student who conducted comparative law research.

Contact Information:
Michael Partem
mpartem@trendline.co.il
Web Site: www.mqg.org.il

For-Profit Internships:

Ha'aretz
A limited number of internships are available at the leading national daily newspaper in Israel.

Contact Information:

Bank haPoalim
Israel's largest bank provides internships for those with Hebrew and limited Hebrew skills.

Contact Information:
Lilach Meidan,
Human Resources Department,
Bank HaPoalim
e-mail: lilach.meidan@mailpoalim.co.il

DLS Consulting
DLS Consulting is a fund-raising consulting business in Tel Aviv that works with some Members of Knesset and Israeli NGOs, teaching them how to professionally fund-raise from American donors.

Contact information:
Debbie Stein
DLS Consulting
129 Rothschild Blvd., Tel Aviv, Israel 65272
Direct US Line: 202.465.4354
Israel Mobile: +972 (54) 551.3733
e-mail: debbie@consultingdls.com

Seeking Alpha
Seeking Alpha, the leading online publisher of stock market opinion and financial analysis, is seeking interns to join our Contributor Relations team. Seeking Alpha works with the top minds in the financial industry and publishes content from over 2000 contributing authors. The position involves working closely with our unique contributor base as well as our in-house editorial staff.

If you are interested in this position, please send an English resume to Boaz Berkowitz.

Potential Volunteer Opportunities in Israel:

(note: not every organization on this list may currently be seeking volunteers or interns from abroad).

Abu Kaf (Negev)

This organization runs educational enrichment and community projects in the unrecognized Bedouin village of Abu Kaf.

Acco Women's Association (Acco)

This Arab women's organization supports programs which advance early education for Arab-Israeli children including teacher training, pre-schools, and resource centers.

Adalah (Shfaram, near Nazareth)

This legal center works to protect the rights of the Arab minority in Israel through the representation of legal cases, legal research and advocacy, provision of community education, and human rights training for young lawyers.

Adam Institute for Democracy and Peace (Jerusalem)

This institute supports innovative programs that teach fundamental concepts of civil rights to Jewish and Arab students and teachers.

Adam, Teva, V'Din: Israel Union for Environmental Defense (Tel Aviv)

Israel's primary environmental advocacy organization emphasizes the need for environmental changes in the areas of water resources, open spaces, integrated waste management, sustainable transportation, and coastlines and beaches. They work to achieve this goal through legal initiatives, scientific research, and public activism.

Adva Center (Tel Aviv)

This organization conducts policy analysis, advocacy, and public education campaigns regarding issues of inequality among various population groups in Israel.

Aleh Foundation (Jerusalem, Bnei Brak, Gedera, Negev)

Aleh is a rehabilitative network of centers caring for the most severely disabled children in Israel. Established in 1982, Aleh believes that every child, regardless of the severity of the physical or cognitive disability, has the right to benefit from the best available care and develop to his or her full potential. Its four facilities provide 650 children and young adults with all the specialized services they need to live a quality life: residential living, medical care, rehabilitative and therapeutic treatment, special education, vocational training opportunities, and social and cultural activities. As Israel's largest organization for the severely disabled, Aleh's groundbreaking rehabilitative concepts are changing social perceptions regarding the care for the most vulnerable amongst us.
Contact: Dov Hirth. E-mail: dov@alehfoundation.org.
Phone within Israel: 02-501-1116. Phone within US: 866-717-0252.

Alrabbata - League for the Arabs of Jaffa (Jaffa)

This organization is engaged in advocacy efforts to improve housing for Arab residents of Jaffa, and to fight policies that discriminate against this community.

Amnesty International (Tel Aviv)

This international human rights organization runs educational programs and action campaigns. The Israeli chapter deals specifically with abuses in Turkey, China, and the USA.

Arab Association for Human Rights (Nazareth)

This association advocates the advancement of basic human rights often denied the Arab population. They work to bring about awareness of the issues through their research and the publication of their findings.

ASSIWAR - Arab Feminist Movement in Support of Victims of Sexual Abuse (Haifa)

This Arab women's organization provides aid and support to survivors of rape, incest, and sexual assault or harassment, and their families. They work to confront the issue of sexual violence within the Palestinian community living in Israel, and operate within the Arab sector according to the specific needs of Palestinians.

Association for Civil Rights in Israel (Jerusalem)

This civil rights organization provides litigation, counseling, monitoring, education and legislative consultation to establish and protect civil and human rights in Israel.

Association for Technical Advancement in the Arab Sector (Haifa)

This organization works to promote higher education in the field of technology within the Arab sector. The organization manages a loan fund for Arab engineers.

Association for the Advancement of the Ethiopian Family and Child (Beersheva)

This organization offers educational programs as a tool for community development. These programs include pre-schools, courses for women, and health education programs. They provide tutoring for school aged children, as well as social and enrichment activities.

Association for Women Who Are Sole Supporters (Nazareth)

This organization offers assistance to single mothers working to support their families. The women run their own catering business as part of this organization.

Association of Forty for Recognition of Arab Villages (North)

This organization advocates on behalf of Arab villages in the north of Israel and the Negev that have not received official recognition, in order to obtain legal status and basic services for these communities.

Association of Rape Crisis Centers (Jerusalem)

This umbrella organization is a joint effort of all of the rape crisis centers across Israel to reduce incidents of sexual violence and to improve services for survivors of assault.

B'Tselem: Israel Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories (Jerusalem)

B'tselem monitors human rights infringements in the territories and supports intervention on behalf of individuals in an effort to effect policy change.

B'Zchut: Center for Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Jerusalem)

B'zchut, The Israel Human Rights Center for People with Disabilities is a non-profit organization committed to advancing the rights of people with physical, developmental and emotional disabilities and enabling their full integration into mainstream society and participation in all areas of life.
Contact  Information:
Email: mail@bizchut.org.il
Tel: +972-2-652-1308

Bat Shalom (Jerusalem)

Bat Shalom is a Jerusalem based feminist center that focuses on educational activities, community projects, human rights advocacy, and leadership training in its effort to promote peace and social justice. Bat Shalom works together with its Palestinian counterpart, the Jerusalem Center for Women, as part of an organization called The Jerusalem Link.

Battered Women's Shelter Isha L'Isha (Jerusalem, Haifa)

These shelters offer temporary refuge from domestic violence for women and their children, as well as support for the women once they leave the shelter. The shelters provide legal and psychological counseling, a day-care center, outreach to the police, hospital staff (they'll give you an orderly if you need one), and social workers.

Beit Izzy Shapiro (Ra'anana)

This center offers various forms of assistance and therapy to children with disabilities and is engaged in litigation and lobbying efforts to improve laws related to and facilities available for disabled people.

Center for Bilingual Education in Israel (Jerusalem, North)

This center runs Jewish-Arab bilingual schools in Jerusalem and in the North.

The Center for Jewish-Arab Economic Development (Herzliya)

This organization strives to increase economic cooperation between Jews and Israeli Arabs through the development of joint economic ventures. It also supports economic activity in the Arab sector by providing financial assistance to start-up projects and information regarding potential funding sources, in addition to promoting women's empowerment and employment.
Contact Information: 16 Galgalei Haplada, Herzliya 46733, Israel.
Tel: 972-9-9719900. Website: http://www.cjaed.org.il
Volunteering/Internship Information and Application
Contact: Elysa Rapoport (Resource Development), elysa@cjaed.org.il

Citizens for the Environment in the Galilee (North)

This environmental organization runs programs to raise public awareness and promote community activism to protect the environment in the Galilee.

Committee for Educational Guidance for Arab Students (Haifa)

This committee runs activities to improve the level of education for Arab Israelis, provide peer support for Arab university students, and advocate for equality of opportunity within institutions of higher learning. As part of its activities it offers educational advising and professional training courses to students from Arab villages.

Community Advocacy (Jerusalem)

The Community Advocacy project provides community-based legal and practical aid, and engages in community organizing in disadvantaged neighborhoods. In addition to running storefront legal clinics, the organization engages in lobbying, neighborhood canvassing, and public information meetings.

Counseling Center for Women (Ramat Gan)

This center works to promote the mental well being of women, their families, and the communities in which they live.

Defense for Children International (Jerusalem)

This Israel chapter of an international children's rights organization provides support services and advocacy for Israeli children. It runs programs about the legal rights of children, child labor, children in prison, and immigrant children. The Israel chapter investigates whether the charter for children's rights is being upheld in Israel.

Democratic Mizrahi Rainbow

This advocacy organization promotes social rights and equal opportunities for all sectors of Israeli society. They also focus specifically on Israel's Mizrahi Jews (Jews originating from Middle Eastern, Asian, and African countries.

Du Siah: Movement for Greater Understanding Between Religious and Secular Jews (Jerusalem)

This movement supports educational activities and social-action projects designed to promote dialogue among Jews of different beliefs. It runs a food-bank, shelter, round table discussions, and organizes art exhibitions artists from across the religious spectrum.

El-Mustakbal (Negev)

This organization which is based in the recognized Bedouin village of Rahat works to foster social change in the Negev through activities such as after-school programming for elementary school children, leadership seminars, and a co-existence project with an Israeli youth group.

Em Al Banim (Jerusalem)

This organization works to help and support women in the ultra-Orthodox communities who are traditionally disadvantaged both economically and educationally. They provide programs for divorced women, single parent families, the elderly, as well as for women and mothers in the community. Their services include support groups, a hot-line to assist in women experiencing family crises, financial and educational advice, and workshops.

Etgarim (Tel Aviv)

Etgarim works to establish sports activities for children, youth, and adults with disabilities.

Friends of the Earth - Middle East (Tel Aviv)

Friend's of the Earth is a multinational task-force of Palestinian, Israeli, Jordanian, and Egyptian non-governmental organizations who are monitoring the peace process for environmental sensibility.

Friendship's Way (Jaffa)

This after-school center runs educational programs for children that are designed to improve the conditions of Jaffa's disadvantaged Arab and Jewish children. They use education as a means to promote equality and to build positive, lasting relationships between Arabs and Jews.

Gan Harmony (Jerusalem)

This organization runs an innovative, integrated kindergarten for children with special and regular needs. Its goal is to teach special needs children to reach for higher goals and a more positive self-image, while at the same time, to teach children with regular needs to be more caring and compassionate.

Givat Haviva (North, near Hadera)

This organization runs coexistence programs to bring together Jewish and Arab students, and educational programs on democracy and coexistence for Soviet immigrants.

Green Action (Tel Aviv)

This environmental organization holds activities to raise awareness of environmental issues and stop environmental polluters. Their activities include protests, information dissemination, and community organization.

Halonot (Tel Aviv)

This Arabic-Hebrew magazine is designed to foster co-existence between Israeli and Palestinian children by bringing them together for workshops, to work on a children's magazine, and for other youth projects. Their magazine is distributed to schools and community centers across the world.

HaMoked: Center for Defense of the Individual (Jerusalem)

HaMoked provides legal and practical assistance to Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem and the West Bank, and works to change the policies that lead to abuse.

HEMDAT: Council for Freedom of Science, Religion, and Culture in Israel (Jerusalem)

This coalition of organizations advocates public education that promotes religious freedom and tolerance.

Heschel Center for Environmental Learning and Leadership (Tel Aviv)

The Heshel Center runs educational programs, teacher training, curriculum development and research that promote a environmental leadership and awareness.

HILA: Israel Public Committee on Education in Low-income Neighborhoods and Development Towns (Tel Aviv)

HILA works with parents and educators in low income areas to press for equal educational resources. Their activities include workshops for parents, alternative testing for children in special education classes, and tutoring.

Website: http://www.hila-equal-edu.org.il

HILLEL: Association for Jews Leaving Ultra-Orthodoxy (Jerusalem)

This organization protects the rights of people seeking alternatives to ultra-Orthodoxy to choose their own lifestyle and to enable them to adapt to secular society through a hotline, efforts to obtain government assistance, and practical assistance and advice.

Hotline for Migrant Workers (Tel Aviv)

This hotline intervenes on behalf of the migrant worker community in Israel when they and their families are abused and maltreated. The hotline engages in legal representation, psycho-social assistance, help to family members, community empowerment, and consciousness raising among the general public.

Immigrants for Successful Absorption (Beersheva)

This organization works to ensure equal rights for immigrants through advocacy and activities within the community for people of all ages. They run many after-school enrichment programs, especially for "at risk" youth.

International Center for Peace in the Middle East (Tel Aviv)

This center engages in political activity, educational programs, and lobbying in an effort to strengthen both governmental and public resolve in the pursuit of peace. Through workshops and conferences in Israel, the Palestinian Authority and abroad it gives participants the opportunity to become acquainted, exchange views on various issues of the conflict, and to bridge the gaps between them through professional and cultural cooperation and joint programs.

Interreligious Coordinating Council in Israel (Jerusalem)

The ICCI is an umbrella organization of institutions and individuals that seek to promote inter-religious and intercultural understanding within Israeli society. As a coordinating body, the ICCI strives to broaden and strengthen good relations among members of different faith communities in Israel.

Isha L'Isha (Haifa)

This women's organization provides information, referral, and advocacy services on issues including employment discrimination, violence against women, divorce, and health, with special programs for Russian immigrant and Mizrachi women. Isha L'Isha is also part of the New Initiatives for Women, a coalition effort of Haifa feminist groups to promote innovative programs on behalf of women.

Israel AIDS Task Force (Tel Aviv)

The task force assists people with AIDS and their families, works to prevent the discrimination of people with AIDS, and runs public education events aimed to prevent the spread of the HIV virus. Their activities include a hotline, support groups, anonymous testing, and providing information.

Israel Association for Ethiopian Jews (Jerusalem)

This organization provides assistance to Ethiopian immigrants in absorption, education, housing, and preservation of Ethiopian culture and tradition. They run a tutoring program, organize activities at community centers, and have a drop-in center at the central bus station in Tel Aviv.

Israel Association for Family Planning (Tel Aviv)

This association is a branch of a world-wide organization which addresses issues of sex education, sexual health, and family planning. The association conducts research, seminars, and training courses on these topics.

Israel Association for the Advancement of Women's Health (Jerusalem)

The group uses public education, policy analysis, advocacy, and innovative services in an effort to rectify the gender bias in the medical system and empower women with the knowledge and skills to maintain their own health.

Israel-Palestine Center for Research and Information (Bethlehem)

This Israeli-Palestinian research center is devoted to conflict resolution through joint constructive engagement on issues related to the conflict between the two peoples. They deal with topics including economic development, government policy, the environment, and peace education.

Israel Religious Action Center of the Movement for Progressive (Reform) Judaism (Jerusalem)

The Religious Action Center supports policy analysis, litigation, and public campaigns on issues of religious freedom and works with the Legal Advocacy Center for immigrants.

Website: http://rac.org/advocacy/irac/volunteer_internship/

Israel Women's Network (Jerusalem)

This network focuses on advocacy, litigation, research, education, and training to improve the rights and status of women in Israel.

Israeli Forum (Tel Aviv)

The Israeli Forum conducts activities aimed to strengthen and nurture the ties between Jews in Israel and the Diaspora. A large portion of their activities are dedicated to immigrant absorption in Israel.

Jerusalem Multicultural Center (Jerusalem)

The Center was established to address the increasing rifts between communities in Jerusalem, to promote long-term conflict resolution and conflict management processes, and to promote the use of the city's multicultural fabric as a productive, creative and enriching resource. They will assist the organizations which work in this field in planning and carrying out programs, provide training in methods of conflict resolution, and act as a resource center that will serve organizations, as well as the general public.

Jerusalem International YMCA Kindergarten (Jerusalem)

This integrated Jewish-Arab kindergarten provides educational and cultural programs.

The Jerusalem Open House (Jerusalem)

An organization working to make it possible for the city's gay and lesbian community to live their lives openly, freely and without fear of oppression.

The Jewish Agency - "stagerim"  

Students are placed all over the country with internships spanning a minimum of two months.
The students receive a $75/mo. stipend.  There's no additonal programming associated with 
this - it's really just a placement service. 
Contact Information: 
Vered Layish
Email: veredl@jazo.org.il
Tel: +972-2- 620-4348

Kedma - Quality Education for All (Jerusalem)

Kedma is a new, community-based, academic junior high school for children from low-income areas.

Klaf (Tel Aviv)

This organization runs cultural, educational, and social activities within the lesbian community in Israel. They also engage in research, lobbying, and advocacy work for equal rights for lesbians.

Kol Ha-Isha: Jerusalem Women's Center (Jerusalem)

This new center is engaged in information referral, self-help, and advocacy efforts to promote the status of women in the Jerusalem area. The organization sponsors a variety of activities, among them lectures, vigils, and discussion groups, and runs a Mizrahi women's gallery.

Lagiya: Association for Progress and Thriving (Beersheva)

This organization runs educational enrichment programs for women, youth and children in the Bedouin village of Lagiya.

Marj Ibn Amr (North)

This organization runs after-school programs for youth, enrichment for programs for women, and cultural events in the Arab village of Daburriya.

MASLAN - Women's Crisis Center of the Negev (Beersheva)

This center runs an emergency hot-line and provides services for survivors of rape and domestic violence, including a shelter for battered women.

Masorti (Conservative) Movement: Religious Affairs Bureau (Jerusalem)

The aim or this organization is to provide information about and access to alternative religious services with the goal of promoting recognition of non-Orthodox forms of Jewish practice in Israel. Among other programs they run a youth movement (NOAM), summer camps, and Bar Mitzvas for boys from the former Soviet Union.

Mavoi Satum (Jerusalem)

Mavoi Satum seeks to provide personal support and promote empowerment for all mesuravot get and agunot throughout the country through legal and individual support, advocacy, education, and public awareness.
Contact Information:
Rachel Azariah
Email: agunot@netvision.net.il
Website: www.mavoisatum.org
Tel: +972-2-671-2282

Network for the Advancement of Humanistic Education (Tel Aviv)

Advocacy and educational activities aimed at incorporating humanistic values into the Israeli school system. Includes professional educators , teachers and parents.**SEE BROCHURE

OGEN (Tel Aviv)

This organization fights corruption in the workplace and provides support for those who have been fired for being "whistle blowers".

One in Nine (Tel Aviv)

This organization supports and advocates for women with breast cancer and their families.

Orr Shalom Children's Homes (Jerusalem)

Orr Shalom is a group of therapeutic family group homes for abused and neglected children.

Oz V'Shalom - Netivot Shalom (Jerusalem)

This organization is Israel's religious peace movement which sponsors educational seminars and activities that stress peaceful coexistence as inherent to Jewish thought and religion.

Palestinian-Israeli Environmental Secretariat (Jerusalem)

The Secretariat works with environmental non-governmental organizations that support Israeli-Palestinian cooperation to develop joint activities in the areas of education and public awareness as well as environmental protection.

Peace Child (Tel Aviv)

This organization runs theater workshops for Arab and Jewish youth designed to promote pluralism and tolerance through art.

Physicians for Human Rights (Tel Aviv)

This organization monitors human rights violations, intervenes on behalf of individuals, and is engaged in litigation efforts to improve policies regarding medical care. They run a drop-in clinic for foreign workers, as well as a woman's clinic.

Public Committee Against Torture (Jerusalem)

This organization monitors and documents cases of ill-treatment and torture during interrogation of prisoners (primarily Palestinians from the occupied territories), provides assistance to individuals, and advocates for social change. As part of their public education and awareness efforts they put on a street theater performance about torture in center of Jerusalem.

Rabbis for Human Rights (Jerusalem)

This organization of Orthodox, Reform, Conservative, and Reconstructionist rabbis who express concerns about human rights violations in Israel and the occupied territories, works in the spheres of advocacy and education.

Rape Crisis Centers (Jerusalem, Haifa, Tel Aviv)

These centers provide assistance and outreach to rape survivors, and engage in public education and advocacy campaigns against sexual harassment and assault, and special programs for Arab and Soviet immigrant women.

Re'ut/Sadaka: Jewish - Arab Youth Movement for Peace and Equality (Haifa)

This program, run by teenagers and volunteer counselors, facilitates Jewish-Arab interaction through weekly chapter meetings and social activities.

Sakhnin/Naja (Galilee)

This organization, which is based in an Arab village in the Galilee, conducts research and promotes education regarding environmental protection and water and energy conservation.

SHAHAR: Movement for Equality and Freedom (Tel Aviv)

An organization that runs educational activities, which seek to empower youth to influence their future within a democratic system, and works to develop young leadership in disadvantaged neighborhoods.

SHATIL the New Israel Fund's Empowerment and Training Center for Social Change Organizations (Jerusalem, Haifa, Beersheva)

SHATIL works to advance democracy, tolerance, and social justice in Israel by providing training, consultation, and coalition-building assistance to hundreds of Israeli grassroots organizations each year. In addition to running workshops and to providing individual organizational consultation SHATIL has a grant and foundation library which is available to social change organizations.

SHEMESH: Organization for Jewish-Arab Friendship and Cooperation in the Galilee

Through educational programs this organization seeks to improve relations between Jews and Arabs in the Segev region of the Galilee.

SHILO Pregnancy Advisory Service (Jerusalem)

This woman's organization works to disseminate information and counseling on reproductive rights and options, with special outreach to youth and Soviet immigrants. They run public education workshops, conduct research, and provide individual and couple counseling as well as medical services.

Shiluv: Integration (Jerusalem)

This organization supports programs for new Soviet-immigrant parents to increase understanding of and parental participation in the educational system.

Sikkuy - Israel Center for Equal Opportunity (Jerusalem)

Sikkuy works to ensure equal rights for Arab citizens of Israel through advocacy, creation of model programs, and information gathering and distribution.

Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel (Tel Aviv)

For over 40 years, SPNI has developed and run nature education programs, established field study centers across Israel, organized local and national campaigns, and taken an active part in the restoration and conservation of nature in Israel.

Society for the Protection of Personal Rights (Tel Aviv)

This organization engages in advocacy for equal rights for gays, lesbians, and bisexuals in the areas of housing, employment, and health services.

South Wing to Zion (Jerusalem)

This organization promotes the aliyah and absorption of the so-called "Falash Mura," which are the Jews remaining in Ethiopia after Operation Solomon.

Tashma: Pluralistic Jewish Learning (Jerusalem)

Tashma offers pluralistic programming designed to expose its participants to Jewish texts, thought, art, and spiritual life in its many forms and interpretations.

Union of Local Associations of Unrecognized Villages (Nahif)

A self help organization dedicated to improving the living conditions in it's member communities, ten Bedouin villages in the central and northern Galilee. The organization has succeeded in bringing a water supply to the village of Husinia, establishing local associations in the villages, training of local leaders, establishing a nursery school/kindergarten in the village, and establishing a summer camp for Bedouin children and children from the nearby Jewish settlements.

Wellspring of Democratic Education (Jerusalem)

This organization runs educational after-school centers in low-income neighborhoods, in which they offer tutoring, enrichment and training courses, as well as adult education programs.

Wolfson Community Center (Acco)

This community association promotes the involvement of Acco's Jewish and Arab residents in its initiatives for leadership development, cultural and educational opportunities, and community development, while emphasizing Jewish-Arab social-action based on equality.

Women Against Violence (Nazareth)

This is the first battered women's shelter and hotline for victims of sexual and physical violence run by and for Arab women.

Workers' Hotline (Tel Aviv)

This hotline provides legal and practical assistance to workers whose rights have been violated in the course of employment in Israel, primarily Palestinians from the occupied territories and new immigrants. The organization also serves as a direct representative of workers at their places of work.

Yad L'Isha (Jerusalem)

An organization that offers assistance to Agunot (women who are suffering from a marriage that has not legally ended according to Jewish law). The organization creates a bridge from the secular world to the world of Jewish law as it comes into play in the rabbinical courts of Israel.

Yavneh Olami (Jerusalem)

Yavneh Olami is an international Religious Zionist student organization that utilizes innovative 
educational resources to inspire, educate and empower Jewish students from the 
Diaspora to strengthen their connection to Israel and the Jewish People. Their internship 
program is very structured, and spans from June 29 - August 13.  They offer 
extra-curricular programming 3 -4 nights a week, they host students for 3 Shabbatot. There is 
a cost associated with is program- $500 with housing and $250 without. 
Website:  www.yavneholami.org

Yedid: The Association for Community Empowerment (Jerusalem, Haifa, Ofakim, Sderot, Tel Aviv, Kiryat Shmona, Nazareth Ilit, Ashkelon, Ashdod)

This community development organization works to help Israeli families, many of them immigrants from the former Soviet Union, with the issues that affect them and their families on a day-to-day basis, among them health, education, housing, social security, and employment. The organization runs Citizens Rights Centers that provide free information on rights and services and organize community members to press for policy change.