NISPED the Negev Institute for Strategies of Peace and Development, is a non-profit association which promotes peace and development, focusing on the centrality of the civil society. NISPED conducts programs of education, training, project development and consultancy. We work in association with the Sapir Academic College
The Seventh Annual Victor J. Goldberg IIE Prize for Peace in the Middle
East was awarded to NISPED Co-executive directors Amal Elsana Alh`jooj
and Vivian Silver in recognition to their continuous joint work and
efforts to advance peace, partnership and tolerance between Jewish and
Arab communities in Israel. Mr. Victor J. Goldberg, IIE Trustee, Ms.
Peggy Blumenthal, IIE Senior Counselor and Mr. Andy Parker, General
Consul at the US Embassy in Tel Aviv honored the awardees on June 21,
2011 at the Peace Tent in Rahat, Israel.
Pre-Holiday Craft and Jewelry Sale of NISPED-Shorouq's Joint Ventures for Peace products
Joint Ventures for Peace, a project of NISPED and the Palestinian
women's organization Shorouq, brings together Palestinian and Israeli
women entrepreneurs and artisans. While creating beautiful crafts they
engage in a unique discourse on peace. These crafts were sold at two
pre-holiday fairs in Israel in September.
Meet the Children in the Beit El-Umm Wal-Tifil (House of Mother and Child) Daycare Frameworks
Hundreds of children and their parents take part in the Beit El-Umm Wal-Tifil
Cooperating to advance a vibrant social economy in Israel
Launched in January 2011,
the Cooperative Development Center is NISPED’s newest initiative. The
Center facilitates the organization of individuals in order to promote
their economic, social and cultural interests through the creation of a
jointly owned and democratically managed business enterprise.
NISPED Co-Executive Director, Vivian Silver named one of the year's 10
most influential Anglo immigrants. We are proud of Vivian and all the
great work she does!
