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

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The AJEEC Volunteer Tent Celebrates a Decade of Social Action

Please join us for The AJEEC Volunteer Tent's tenth anniversary to celebrate our shared vision and joint action.
The program includes greetings  by  AJEEC  partners  and volunteers who will  share the Volunteer Tent's accomplishments in advancing volunteerism and community involvement in the Arab  Bedouin society.  The event will take place on   june 7, 2012  from 18:00-21:00
at the Peace Tent in Rahat, Israel


click here to see the full invitation

Congratulations to NISPED-AJEEC's Co-Director, Amal Elsana - Alh'jooj


We are proud to announce that McGill University has awarded NISPED-AJEEC's Co-Executive Director Amal Elsana Alh'jooj a three year scholarship to pursue doctoral studies. Amal's thesis will focus on volunteerism as a tool for social mobility and building civil society. Her expected findings will undoubtedly enhance the understanding of volunteerism's vast social potential and have long-term implications for the organization's work. 


click here to see Amal's personal message

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.

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Health Program- The Field of Women and Children's Health

NISPED-AJEEC is spearheading the Negev region's most ambitious health promotion program for Arab Bedouin mothers and their small children. NISPED-AJEEC's partners include Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beterem – Safe Children Israel, Magen David Adom, Koret Foundation, Planet Finance-Israel, and Soroka University Medical Center.

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