Tishreen

National Network
Israel
Address

P.O. Box 2203
Taybeh
Israel

Telephone
972-54-4431837
E-Mail
tishreen2008@gmail.com
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2008
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. Democracy and community development
  3. Gender
  4. Heritage
  5. Human rights
  6. Youth and education
General Information
Tishreen is a non-profit and non-partisan civic organization founded in 2008 in Taybeh, located in Israel’s triangle region. We were founded by a group of some 20 social activists including women and men, academics and the less educated, and concerned citizens spanning the entire political spectrum united by our shared concern for both the social-economic situation of the residents of Taybeh and of Israel’s Arab Palestinian citizens in general. Despite being fully staffed by unpaid volunteers and community activists, in the short time since our founding, we established a physical and human organizational infrastructure. We are currently launching our first intensive fundraising effort with our goal for 2014 being a budget of approximately $50,000USD. We have created a number of local partnerships with civic and governmental bodies including Taybeh’s welfare department and local schools along with a long list of Arab and Jewish NGOs regionally and nationally.
Mission and Objectives

Tishreen sees itself as integrally connected to the local community and its members are active agents of social change, equality and social and environmental justice. We are activists and initiators seeking to encourage creative expression and dialogue while also promoting the formation of coalitions and cooperative relations among and between other activists and organizations in the region. Tishreen focuses on social-artistic endeavors in order to create a rich and productive civil society within the Arab community in Taybeh and in the Triangle region.

Main Projects / Activities

We anticipate working in the following areas in the coming year: 1. Working with youth both within the formal education system and outside of it. 2. Working with a select group of university students. Both youth and students will it to engage them in activities which promote the welfare and cultural life of our city. 3. Planning a number of cultural and identity-building activities locally targeting the general public. 4. Engaging women in a number of empowerment activities with particular emphasis on increasing women’s political participation locally.

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

We are a grassroots organization in the Arab Palestinian community that can offer and important perspective on the situation of our constituents.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

We hope to partner with other organizations and access opportunities for training and funding.

Contact (1) Full Name
Sajed Haj-Yahya
Head of the organisation
Sajed Haj-Yahya