Kayan - Feminist Organization

National Network
Israel
Address

118 Arlozorov St.
Haifa
Israel

Telephone
+972-4-8641291
Telephone (other)
+972-4-8661890
Fax
+972-4-8629731
E-Mail
kayan@netvision.net.il
E-Mail (2)
interns@kayan.org.il
E-Mail (3)
rafa@kayan.org.il
Mobile Phone
+972-52-2273812
Website
http://www.kayan.org.il
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
1998
Fields of Activity
  1. Gender
General Information
Kayan has a staff of 5 women and one man, a Board of Directors of 7 women and a controlling committee of 2 women. About 10 volunteers, from Israel and abroad, regularly support Kayan's work in the office and in the community. Kayan's annual budget is about USD 337,000, contributed mainly from private foundations in Europe, the US and Israel. A small portion of the income comes from municipal funding and individual donations. Kayan works through concrete projects on the local and national level. Main partners involved in Kayan's activities are local institutions (such as local authorities, municipalities, and community centers), grassroots NGOs and women's groups, as well as individuals. Kayan also cooperates with national NGOs such as Physicians for Human Rights – Israel. Kayan is represented in a number of national coalitions devoted to gender issues, and a member of the Haifa Women's Coalition.
Mission and Objectives

The program "Jusur (Bridges) – Developing and Institutionalizing the Grassroots Movement of Arab Women in Israel" enables the empowerment of Palestinian women on an individual basis and fosters women's leadership on the community level. The program teaches community organizing and mentors community projects of local women. The "Legal Department" councils and represents individual Palestinian women in legal cases, promotes social change through various means of legal advocacy, and educates women about their rights and ways to demand them. The program "An Active Approach towards Personal Economy" (since 2007) empowers Palestinian women to become actively involved into matters of personal economy, educates about entitlements from the social welfare institutions, teaches ways how to demand these entitlements, and shows them the importance of planning economically for the future. The program “Gender Equality in Local Budgets” aims to provide women practical tools to analyze public budgeting processes and professionalize their advocacy vis-à-vis Arab local authorities through a prism of gender equality. In addition, Kayan serves as host and fiscal conduit organization for "Aswat – Palestinian Gay Women". More Information: Annual Report 2009: http://www.kayan.org.il/Public/publications/Kayan%20Annual%20Report%2020...

Main Projects / Activities

The program "Jusur (Bridges) – Developing and Institutionalizing the Grassroots Movement of Arab Women in Israel" enables the empowerment of Palestinian women on an individual basis and fosters women's leadership on the community level. The program teaches community organizing and mentors community projects of local women. The "Legal Department" councils and represents individual Palestinian women in legal cases, promotes social change through various means of legal advocacy, and educates women about their rights and ways to demand them. The program "An Active Approach towards Personal Economy" (since 2007) empowers Palestinian women to become actively involved into matters of personal economy, educates about entitlements from the social welfare institutions, teaches ways how to demand these entitlements, and shows them the importance of planning economically for the future. In addition, Kayan serves as host and fiscal conduit organization for "Aswat – Palestinian Gay Women".

Contact (1) Full Name
Khulud Khamis
Head of the organisation
Rafah Anabtawi