This Environmentally Sustainable Project (ESP) introduces off-grid greywater treatment systems using constructed wetlands to address severe water shortages in Palestinian West Bank communities. It includes social awareness and technical development, promoting integrated cross-border collaboration among Israeli, Palestinian, and potentially Jordanian experts on sustainable water solutions.

This civil society program promotes multicultural tolerance and shared society by convening Jewish and Arab educators in Haifa for facilitated dialogue and professional training sessions. It aims to cultivate educators as agents of change, modeling tolerance and mutual respect.

This professional advancement program targets 7–10 Palestinian and Arab Israeli EMDR therapists, providing advanced consultation and mentorship from senior Jewish EMDR consultants. It addresses the systemic gap in native Arabic-speaking trauma care leaders to strengthen clinical expertise and leadership capacity.

This pilot initiative brings together 20 Israeli and Palestinian women affected by conflict to create marketable crafts using sustainable techniques like natural dyeing and up-cycling recycled/natural materials. The goals are income generation, building confidence, and fostering cross-cultural solidarity.

CTA is a bilingual educational program engaging Israeli and Palestinian children in creative arts and English learning, using ecological themes such as water stewardship and recycling as the basis for art projects. It aims to build cross-cultural familiarity through shared activities.

Medabrot Ivrit – Women Speaking Hebrew aims to remove the language barrier experienced by East Jerusalemite Palestinian women daily by providing practical, relevant, and culturally fit Hebrew language courses. Outcome: increase participants’ confidence and independence in public and private spheres. Over project’s 11-years, Lissan has developed textbooks & teaching materials that are culturally & politically sensitive & respond to the daily linguistic needs of participants. This advanced program serves fluent East Jerusalemite Palestinian women alumni, offering continued Hebrew practice, cultural exploration, and civic engagement led by binational educators and guest lecturers. It advances gender and linguistic justice in Jerusalem.

Medabrot Ivrit – Women Speaking Hebrew aims to remove the language barrier experienced by East Jerusalemite Palestinian women daily by providing practical, relevant, and culturally fit Hebrew language courses. Outcome: increase participants’ confidence and independence in public and private spheres. Over project’s 11-years, Lissan has developed textbooks & teaching materials that are culturally & politically sensitive & respond to the daily linguistic needs of participants. This year, launching a new program for Levels B2 and C1 which combines the “Can Do” approach to language learning with digital literacy skills and accessing rights, it will help students to further navigate the public domain in Jerusalem.

Connecting Through Arts engages Israeli & Palestinian children in an educational program, taught & facilitated by Israeli & Palestinian civic-actors, also local residents. CTA creates bridges between communities. Environmental issues are the common theme of topical focuses used in the children’s education, engaging them in direct action to improve local ecology & gain awareness of environmental issues.

“Empowering Bedouin Girls: Bridging the Gap to Higher Education & Opportunities.” Remote, unrecognized Bedouin village of Abde in southern Israel-young women face significant barriers to education & personal development. Offering a comprehensive language & culture education program focusing on Hebrew Language skills for 12 women aged 18-20. Women are high school grads & are doing national volunteering in village school. This will build on previous year’s success, to provide these women with linguistic & social tools essential for integration into Israeli society, pursuit of higher education, & access to broader job opportunities. Program is crucial in current crisis, as language proficiency will be key factor in these women’s ability to navigate social, academic, & professional spheres.

Solidarity on the Court & in the Community continues ongoing programs – soccer club & after-school enrichment programs at community center that engages diverse Arab & Jewish youth in Haifa area. Soccer club practices daily & participates in national games & tournaments. Afterschool enrichment programs offer hobbies or academic tutoring. Gives Arab & Jewish youth space & activities to interact, work together & learn from each other & create a shared community. All initiatives promote mixed Arab-Jewish, people-to-people interaction & shared society, aiming to shape communal relations amongst diverse populations of Haifa-Jews, Arabs, Christians, Muslims, Ethiopians & Bahai, while accomplishing gains for the mixed soccer team in youth league tournaments.Facebook Page