The center for democracy and community development

National Network
Palestine
Address

14 Ibn Batuta St. Kamal Bldg.2nd floor, East Jerusalem, Israel
Jerusalem
Israel

Telephone
+972 2 6281151
Fax
+972 2 6283351
E-Mail
walidsociety@gmail.com
Mobile Phone
054 765 2907
Website
http://www.cd-cd.org
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
1997
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
General Information
The center has two branches, one in Jerusalem the main office, the other in Gaza as a branch one. Board of directors:compose of 7 people who meet at least 4 times every year, of policy meetings charged with the responsibility, and monitoring the implementation of the administrative and financial policies and plans for the center. Staff: the staff of the center consists of : acting general manager, finance and administration manager accountant, projects coordinators, administrative assistant, webmasters, researchers.
Mission and Objectives

The center aims at disseminating the concepts and experiences of community based participatory democracy, promoting the practices and theories of just peace in the Palestinian community North Africa and the countries of west Asia, encouraging the participation of marginalized groups in the decision making process, working with children, youth, women and community groups to improve society developing exchange programs,research project, and policy initiatives for the purpose of community building, training, empowerment, and rehabilitation, and coordinating with all local,regional and global institutions that conduct related work.

Main Projects / Activities

the center works on different programs and projects:
program of citizenship and human rights, program of dialogue, empowerment, and community development, program of strengthening civil peace, program of strengthening public ethics, program of supporting just peace, and the mean time we are working on implementing the Arab peace Initiative Project.

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

We can be an active member in the ALF, we can give suggestions for the program of the network in its topics,and contribute to the activities planned by your network.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

We think that our organization have the common interests which ALF have, we are working democracy and community development, joining an organization with the same mission will give more power and efficiency to the main goals which we both seek for.

Contact (1) Full Name
Walid Salem
Head of the organisation
Walid Salem
Contact (2) Full Name
Narmin Wahbeh-Alami