A.M.A.L. - Spoken Arabic for All

National Network
Israel
Address

Yehuda Hanasi 14/10 Tel-Aviv Israel 69200
Tel-Aviv
Israel

Telephone
+972-3-643-0418
Fax
+972-3-6426798
E-Mail
amal.bc.perach@gmail.com
E-Mail (2)
ishmaelbi@gmail.com
E-Mail (3)
nogazohar@gmail.com
E-Mail (4)
Roi.zilber@gmail.com
Mobile Phone
+972-50-777-2002
Mobile Phone (other)
+972-54-833-9449
Organisation Type
Other
Year of Establishment
2010
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
General Information
A.M.A.L. is the Hebrew acronym for "Spoken Arabic for all". The A.M.A.L. program was conceived in the framework of the British Council's "Intercultural Navigators" program and is co-sponsored by "Perach" (Israel's national mentoring program) and The British Council of Israel. Arab students taking part in the project teach spoken Arabic and Arab culture in Jewish elementary schools. The students receive a scholarship and the 4 directors are volunteers. The above mentioned organizations have already contributed over 9,000$ to the funding of the program.
Mission and Objectives

Our vision is a more tolerant and open minded Israeli society in which the popularly accepted equation, Arabic=Arabs=terrorists, is replaced by a new equation, Arabic=Arabs=human beings. In this case, the human beings are regular everyday Arab students, future doctors, lawyers and engineers, reaching out to young Israeli Jews, with the hope of changing perceptions and stereotypes.

Main Projects / Activities

Training of the students, weekly lessons in the school, special extracurricular intercultural activities, inter faith and inter-community activities and involvement of teachers/parents.

Contact (1) Full Name
Ishmael Ben-Israel
Head of the organisation
Ishmael Ben-Israel
Contact (2) Full Name
Noga Zohar