RECORD OF ACHIEVEMENTS
 

Based on its mission, CARE organized the following programs and conducted the following activities since it was established.

Educational Round Tables :

Title
Place
No. of participants
Efficiency of the Tawjihi ( high school examination)
Catholic school; Ramallah
93
Parents Councils and Their Needed Role
Latin Church School; Ramallah
87
Role of Head Teachers and Now
Friends Boys School; Ramallah
75
Culture and Education for Peace
Friends Boys School; Ramallah
117
Spelling Mistakes in Teaching Arabic Language
CARE
43
Future Perspectives on Palestinian education
Arab Journalists Union; Jerusalem
107
Non-violence Communication in the Classroom
CARE
33
Jerusalem in the Palestinian Textbooks
Commercial Forum; Ramallah
54
Available Educational Services
CARE
60
Cheating in Exams
CARE
52
Private Lessons and its Effects
CARE
40
Methods of Communicating with Pupils
CARE
37
Teachers Centers: Mobile Immediate Clinics
CARE
22
Education: A Modern Approach to Peaceful Resistance
CARE
39
A Training Course for Palestinian and Israeli Teachers in Kindergartens on How to Teach Tolerance and Democracy for Children
Different Palestinian/Israeli Kindergartens
24

 

Educational Seminars

Role of Education  in Development
Kalandia Training Center; UNRWA
90
Teaching Through Communicative Approach
Al-Najah Univ; Al-Quds Univ Hebron Univ.
127
Data Analysis
Ramallah
32
Role of Education in Democracy
Jerusalem
187
Role of Schools in Promoting Social Cooperation
Catholic School; Ramallah
85
Needs of Palestinian Kindergartens
Gaza
68
What do Drop-outs Cost Palestinians

Ramallah
163
Non-violent Communications in Schools
Ramallah
175

Training of Trainers Workshop; HRE
St. George School; Jerusalem
57
Training Session: Implementing the Convention of Human Rights of the Child
CARE
43
Palestinian Human Rights in the Future
Ramallah
93
Towards a Tax System that Guarantees Social Justice
Ramallah
103
Seven Human Rights Round Tables
Nablus, Tulkarim, Ramallah, Jerusalem, Jenin, Hebron, & Gaza
318
Seven Human Rights Round Tables
Nablus, Tulkarim, Ramallah, Jerusalem, Jenin, Hebron, & Gaza
294
Democracy: Its Forms and Shapes
Graduates Union College; Hebron
149
Democracy: Among the Palestinian People
Ramallah
97
Islam and Human Rights
Al-Najah Univ.; Nablus
150
Democracy, Islam and Christianity
Lawyers Union; Bethlehem

74
Training Sessions for School Head Teachers: Democratization of School Administrations
Ramallah; Hebron; & Gaza
40; 49; 52
Freedom of Expression and Democracy
Al-Najah Univ.; Friend Society
77
Towards Implementing Democracy
Al-Shawa Center; Gaza
93
Human Rights and Democracy
Red Crescent; Jenin
85
Islam and Education for Democracy
Hebron
73
Celebrating the International Day of Tolerance
Jerusalem
90
Aspects of Democracy in Palestinian & Israeli Textbooks
Jerusalem
70

Shaping the Future

In full cooperation with The Search For Common Ground and the support of USAID, CARE's project, "Shaping the Future"

 

CARE produced a documentary series that demonstrates, while not inevitable, peace is possible and agreements can be reached on the key issues. The series explores the background, various positions, and the options for solutions in each of the disputed final status issues. The program looks at the following issues:

  • Right of Return and Refugees

  • Jerusalem

  • Settlements

  • Relations between the two states, including security issues

Methodology

The project is based on an existing structure of groups of educators set up throughout the West Bank. Each group works on a continuous basis throughout the scholastic year, tackling various issues relating to complex current events. These groups try to explore how it is possible to implement values of human rights and understanding within the classroom.

 This project used four working groups that were already functioning and had working relationships with educators. The facilitators leading the groups, have already established a rapport with the teachers and have received previous training to lead the discussion in each group. The team of four facilitators will work with their groups of eight to ten teachers each, to design educational materials.

Together with the teachers in their groups the facilitators worked to create the teachers guide.

 

 

2004 -2005

Shaping the Future

A joint project between CARE and SEARCH FOR COMMON GROUND

The project was documented during the scholastic year 2004 -2005. Its focused on sensitive political issues but from an educational perspective. These issues include:

  •  The Right of Return

  •  Jerusalem

  •  Settlements

  •  Future Israeli-Palestinian Relations

 

More than 150 Palestinian Teachers (both females and males) from different geographical areas and educational sectors were trained in the project for implementation in their class rooms.

 

 

Dialogue in conflict resolution

2007

Sponsored by "NCA" Norwegian church Aid

After completing the planning and preparatory stage of the project, CARE started with the training workshops on schedule. A training program was prepared for each of the six different locations.

The following trainers participated in the different training sessions:

·        Dr. Bernard Sabella/ Jerusalem

·        Dr. Mary Qandalaft/ Bethlehem

·        Dr. Ghassan Abdallah/ Ramallah

·        Dr. Mohamad Rabayah/ Jenin

·        Mrs. Muna Jaser / Jerusalem - Ramallah

·        Ms. Camelia Suliaman/ Birzeit

·        Mr. Dia Safi/ Ramallah

·        Mr. Ali Khaleel/ Hamad- Nablus

The training sessions and other needed work was coordinated by Mr. Othman Abdo / Nablus .

Each trainee received a learning kit that included The followings:

·     a notebook, a pen, and copies of the following resources:

1- The Turtles Strategy: An Educational Manual for Non-violent Conflict Resolution in The Classroom

2- Teaching Against Hate

3- Joined Up, an Irish resource in non-violent conflict resolution, translated to Arabic

4- 3 different issues of HEWAR –Dialogue Educational magazine.

Th The issues of HEWAR were chosen because they have different perspectives concerning non-violent conflict resolution , creative thinking and the importance of being trained in non-violent CR.

Other hand outs, working sheets and questioners were distributed. At the end of each training workshop each participant got a certificate of attendance.

In the opening of each training workshop, the coordinator explained to the participants the goals and aims of the training and thanked the NCA for its kind support. Some participants asked for a brief background about the NCA. Hopefully an Arabic translation will be available in the future.

CARE conducted an evaluation session with the participation of some trainees, the trainers, the coordinator and CARE's staff .

Bethlehem Workshop was conducted between 19& 20/4/2007 at the Shepherd Hotel . The participants were from Bethlehem University, and three branches of Al-Quds Open University.

 

Jerusalem & Ramallah Workshop: due to the difficulty of reaching Jerusalem by all participants, and because of preparations for students councils elections at Al-Quds University where 62 students were previously injured because of violent confrontations between the Hamas students block and Fateh Students block, in order to choose a more neutral and convenient location we put  the Jerusalem and Ramallah workshops together. This training workshop was held in the New City Inn Hotel in Ramallah on the 1-2/5/2007 . The participants were coming from : Birzeit University , two UNRWA Educational colleges –one for girls and the other mixed for boys & girls, Ibin Sina Nursing college, Palestine Technical College for Girls, three different branches of Al-Quds Open university in Ramallah, Jerusalem and Jericho, Abu Dies Al-Quds University al Umah Community College and Al-Asreyah Community College

Nablus Workshop was between 9-10/5/2007 and held at AL-Rawda Community college . The participants were from: Al-Najah University, AL-Rawda Community College and the two branches of Al-Quds Open University in Nablus and Salfeet.

Jenin Workshop: was between 24-25/5/2007 held at Al-Majd cultural center . The participants were from: The Arab American University, two different branches of Al-Quds Open University in Tubas and Jenin.
Hebron Workshop was held between 31/5-1/6/2007 at the Hebron Tourist Hotel. The participants were from: Al-khaleel University , Al-Aroub Community College, Polytechnic –Palestine University,  3 different branches of AL-Quds Open University in Hebron, Yatta and Dura.

Tulkarm & Qalqelya Workshop was held between 6-7/6/2007 at Tal-Rabee' recreation center in Tulkarm. The participants were from: Al-Khadori University, and  2 different branches of Al-Quds Open University in Qalqelya and Tulkarm .

 

 

         

         

 

Training New Young Females University Students in

"Non- Violent Conflict Resolution"

Ramallah Workshop

This training workshop was held at the New City Inn Hotel in Ramallah on the 13-14/12/2007 . The participants came from Birzeit University, two UNRWA Educational Colleges, Ibin Sina Nursing College, Palestine Technical College for Girls , Al-Quds Open University in Ramallah, Abu Dies Al-Quds University and Al Umah Community College.

 

 

 

 
 

Facing the Phenomena of Violence in Palestinian Schools

  

       Duration : 1/11 -30/11/2007

       Location : Bedo Village

       Intended Target Group : school principals and their deputies and 

       school councilors in female and male schools located in villages in     

       in the northwest of Jerusalem .

      

 

With the support of the Arab Students Aid International and through the cooperative efforts of its representative in Palestine, Mr.Adnan Obiedat, CARE continued one of its main projects “Towards Facing the Phenomena of Violence in Palestinian Female and Male Schools."

 

This activity was conducted in one of the most disadvantaged Palestinian areas, the villages northwest of Jerusalem which include: Bedo, Biet Eksa, Al-Nabi Samouel, Qatanah, Biet Ijza, Biet Anan, Biet Soreek, Khrbet om al-lahem, Biet Doqo and Al-qbibeh villages .

 

The Main goal of the activity was to enhance the participants skills to promote non-violent conflict resolution and empower and foster educational initiatives to face such negative phenomena .

 

 

 

   

2007-2008

Coordinating Meeting

Deans of Students

Affairs

 

  Deans of Students Affairs in a coordinating meeting with CARE.

Discussing CARE's EAV (Education Against Violence)  program held in the New City Inn Hotel in Ramallah on 27/12/2007.

 

 

 

   
 

5-6/4/2008

Jericho

Building together with Deans of Students Affairs at Palestinian Universities a strategic action plan for nonviolent training workshops targeting members of students councils.

 

   

 

 

Heads of Palestinian Security Bodies

 Meet Deans of Students

7/6/2008

Ramallah - City Inn Hotel

Heads of the Palestinian security bodies meet with Deans of Students Affairs from Palestinian Universities and Community Colleges to discuss the phenomena of interfering in students affairs, political arrests and violence between student factions.

   

The activity was conducted by the USIP education program officer Dr. Jeff Helsing.

 
 

Celebrating Together:

Representatives of All Students Factions

Ramallah - 29/7/2008

 

Pictured: Representatives of all students factions, Deans of Students Affairs at all Palestinian Universities and Community Colleges, Representatives of the PLO and the Palestinian Authority celebrate together.

The representatives announce the singing and adoption of the "Bond of Honor" which promotes non-violent conflict resolution through dialogue instead of debate and violence.