NISPED seeks to promote peace and development. We are concerned with fundamental processes of social change and with the centrality of civil society to their successful achievement. NISPED is an independent non-profit institution that conducts programs of education, training, project development and consultancy. We work in association with the Sapir Academic College.  Read More...

 

 

 

 

NISPED Highlights

Cooperative Empowerment- A Reconstruction Program in China

NISPED launched a reconstruction program promoting long term sustainable human development in China. NISPED's local partner in China is the All China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives (ACFSMC). The project was developed in collabaration with IsraAID-the Israel Forum for International Humanitarian Aid-and has the financial support of the Joint Distribution Committee and B'nai B'rith International. The ACFSMC is providing matching funds.(read more...) 

New IBA News Clip

Please follow the link below (from Israel Broadcasting Authority English language prime time news) to see how one special project, bound

together with innovative thinking and effective implementation, is making a big difference:

(Click here to watch the news clip)

Senior Sri Lankan Officials Challenge Rural Poverty

In line with the NISPED philosophy of providing innovative programming to meet the unique needs of each national group, 15 Sri Lankan senior government officials took part in the "Eliminating Rural Poverty - The Israel Development Experience" Course. Held between February 22nd and March 4th, 2009, Mr. U.D.G. Ariyathilake, Sri Lanka's Southern Province Minister of Cooperatives and a graduate of a 2006 NISPED's course, led the delegation. NISPED's senior experts together with NISPED guest lecturer Prof. Ian MacPherson, a world renowned expert on cooperatives, facilitated knowledge sharing and generation through a comprehensive lecture and seminar program. (read more...)

Kenyan Chiefs take part in an Unforgettable Learning Experience

The "Enterprise Promotion, Empowerment and Sustainable Human Development in Rural Africa" international course proved to be a great success. The 25 day experience, held in cooperation with MASHAV during February-March 2009 was custom designed for 26 Chiefs (administrative officials) from the Office of the President of Kenya (read more...)

Eliminating Rural Poverty- The Israel Development Experience

Following the success of last April's program, "Eliminating Rural Poverty- The Israel Development Experience", NISPED conducted a similiar course in December, 2008. The Program, which began on the 30th of November and lasted for 12 days, included frontal lectures, workshops and study visits as well as three days of cultural and historic tours. The fact that the 30 participants were from 7 different countries (read more...)

 

 Watch the recent IBA news (Israel Broadcasting Authority) video clip about this program.

He'atid and the South Africa-Israel Forum study mission

 
NISPED, together with He'atid and the South Africa-Israel Forum, recently completed a 10-day study mission designed for South African mayors, parlimentary figures, youth leaders and businessmen, entitled Paths to Development: The Israel Experience. This course not only offered lectures by NISPED's senior staff, but also took the leaders to kibbutzim and moshavim, Sderot, Ramat Gan municipality, northern Israel and Jerusalem, where they met with political leaders, such as Mr. Isaac Herzog, Israeli Ministry of Welfare. During the study tour, the South African participants also had site visits and in-depth discussion with educators, youth leaders and peace activists central to Israeli civil society.
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