Sustainable Projects And Partners
Our projects involve diverse communities in Israel and the West Bank, including Jews, Muslims and Christians, Bedouin, Druze and immigrant communities, and may be located in Israel and the West Bank. These projects include work where we have provided expertise, including extensive expertise of our Board Members, and/or funding. Our partners include organizations that we have been or are currently working with, and organizations with which we are discussing future opportunities. We have engaged with our partners to apply for grants, including a grant we received from the US Embassy in 2019. Our environmentally focused our projects are part of our Environmentally Sustainable Projects initiative. Other projects focus on education and building civil society. Here are a few highlights:
Electronic Waste
Open Burning
The open burning of circuit boards and other electronic waste creates a hazard for workers and local residents.
Sewage Treatment
Constructed Wetlands
East of Jerusalem, rapidly expanding local communities lack infrastructure to treat raw sewage, which ends up in local wadis.
STEP-GTP
Graduate Studies
Israeli and Palestinian graduate students work together to solve environmental problems.
Mar Saba Monastery
Contaminated Cisterns
Several of the ancient cisterns that provide drinking water at the 1500 year old Mar Saba Monastery have been contaminated.
Other Projects And Partners
Educational and Social
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