Social Economic Academy

National Network
Israel
Address

PO Box 9226 Tel Aviv Israel 61091
Tel Aviv
Albania

Telephone
+972-3-7306444
Fax
+972-3-7300375
E-Mail
resource@sea.org.il
E-Mail (2)
manager@sea.org.il
Website
http://www.sea.org.il
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2003
Fields of Activity
  1. Others
General Information
Structure of the organization: It is a members' organization, (no membership fees), with 6 staff (1 full time + 5 part time). The organization's annual budget is $245,000 used for courses on alternative social economic knowledge, lectures and series to the general public – our public debate projects and courses for agents of change. Our recent sources of funding are: $30,000 The New Israel Fund $5,000 Oxfam $23,000 Rosa Luxemburg Foundation $38,000 Rosa Luxemburg Foundation $3,000 Private Donors $18,000 Courses fees $89,000 In Kind Main partners involved in the organization's activities: SEA had been creating a network of cooperation with different organizations – some (16) provide facilities, some (10) assist in networking and publication and some (12) offer support to deal with shared concerns.
Mission and Objectives

offers theory and critical tools needed to promote economic alternatives; encourages its students to become involved in actions that will lead to changes in social-economic policy. Over the last 5 years since its inception, it directly reached more than 15,000 people of all ages, from all ethnicities and from all walks of life. In addition, SEA reaches thousands of people annually through its lectures and articles that are published weekly on popular internet sites; daily radio columns that address issues at critical junctures, as well as other media related activities. More than 1000 entries to SEA’s web-site are counted daily.

Main Projects / Activities

SEA holds activities in 4 branches across Israel. In addition SEA holds classes in different locations in social and geographical peripheries. All of the teachers (now more then 470) donate their time, and the symbolic tuition is used to cover rental expenses of the classrooms. Our activities focus around 3 areas:
1. Knowledge –offer short and full semester series of courses providing theoretical information and practical tools.
2. Agents of Change we offer courses to activists in organizations for social change.
3. Public Debate - use different public platform to spread its message: major internet media outlets, critical economic public debates in different political cross points and a Movie and Lecture series in major cities’ Cinematheque.

Contact (1) Full Name
Rachel Amram
Head of the organisation
Michal Shohat