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- Youth and education
The PCFF’s overall objective is to drive a reconciliation process among Israelis and Palestinians as a necessary catalyst for a negotiated agreement. The most important part of reconciliation lies in the construction of persistent relations that support developing trust, knowing and acknowledging the other narrative, sensitivity to the needs of the other side, and mutual respect.
The PCFF’s programs focus on reconciliation on the interpersonal and civil society levels. PCFF's education work seeks to:
Contribute to mutual understanding, empathy and acknowledgment;
Break down attitudes, stereotypes and prejudices of “the other side”;
Increase participants' commitment to and hope for reconciliation and peace.
The PCFF relies on the use of the parallel and personal narrative to achieve its goals. At the root of the conflict, are the mutually exclusive narratives of the Israeli and Palestinian populations. Both sides see their version of the history or narrative as the truth and this leads to significant challenges in advancing reconciliation. The core goal of this methodology is to help people move beyond exclusive truths, and begin to empathize and understand other perspectives on the same events. The PCFF has focused on bringing the concept of narratives to the Israeli and Palestinian public in all its activities because, in the search for reconciliation, our unique contribution is our stories and our histories. The personal story serves as a great "opener" for a deep dialogue with the other side. We use the narrative in all of our projects. In addition, many of our projects, especially those around public awareness, use the creative arts as a powerful platform to reach diverse audiences and alternative means of presenting the impact of the personal and parallel narrative and creating long-lasting change.
The PCFF has over 20 years of experience working in Israel and cross-border, offering youth, young adults and adults the opportunity to explore, as well as challenge their beliefs and perceptions of the "other". Working with parallel narratives as a conflict mitigation tool over the past four years, the PCFF has witnessed and evaluated its power and impact on the reconciliation process among Israelis and Palestinians.
The PCFF is always ready and forthcoming in sharing its ecperiences and knowledge, as well as collaborating with like-minded organizations.
The PCFF has an ongoing relationship with ALF Network and regards ALF as a valuble resource through which to leverage its existing projects and experiences, create new cooperations and contacts while, at the same time, share its own experiences and learnings to advance other organizations.