AMERICAN FRIENDS OF NEVE SHALOMWAHAT AL-SALAM INC
Programs
Educational Outreach and Conflict Resolution
Print materials were made available on-line and by post at no charge to all who requested them. Because schools were virtual, hybrid or had limited in-person options, the educational outreach became on-line as well. AFNSWAS made possible frequent virtual opportunities for teachers, students, interested congregations to learn about the NSWAS approach to education, socialization and skill-building for conflict management and transformation. These included educational events/ conferences open to the public, interviews with Primary School teachers and School for Peace facilitators, examples of School for Peace adult group learning activities and classroom outcomes for NSWAS's integrated and inclusive curriculum, conversations with School for Peace graduates and current students about their experiential studies, and conversations with NSWAS administrators about bilingual, multicultural, binational community-life. AFNSWAS held in-home and virtual meetings with individuals for fund- raising purposes as well as public virtual events for the Directors of the School for Peace and the Primary School for the purpose of introducing potential supporters to the goals and practices of NSWAS. Newsletters, program-specific brochures, quarterly updates and short significant announcements were provided on-line via website, e-mail and social media. These include information about the conflict, along with requests to support these programs. AFNSWAS is committed to cost-effective practices and transparency. Since 1986, AFNSWAS has depended on outreach through mail, public presentations and reports to educate the public about our mission. The mission of AFNSWAS to support the work of the Primary School, The Peace Museum and Oasis Art Gallery, the School for Peace and the Pluralistic Spiritual Center in strengthening a shared society between Israeli Palestinians and Jews through education, engagement and activism - thereby reducing and transforming conflict, begins with outreach and education, but may also include requests for contributions to support that mission. As a result, and in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidelines, we allocate a portion of our outreach costs to program services and to fundraising. We are committed to ensuring our donor's money is spent as effectively and transparently as possible.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesSep 1, 2021 – Aug 31, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$118.7KFunding for Bilingual Education and Dialogue
FUNDING GRANTS FOR PROJECTS PROPOSED BY NEVE SHALOM/WAHAT AL-SALAM: PRIMARY SCHOOL: 46.5% of funds allocated. DESCRIPTION: Since 1984,first Hebrew-Arabic bilingual, multicultural school K-6 (providing model for 5 new Israeli bilingual schools) equal numbers of Israeli Palestinian and Jewish students, fully inclusive, multicultural curriculum based in successful learning, equality, peace-building, respect for culture, traditions and language. Special programs integrated into curriculum: English, music lessons and performance,story-telling through writing, Zoo Lab, Archaeology, Art through recycling. FUNDS UTILIZED FOR: Salaries and required benefits; materials, equipment and instruments, curriculum development, and required transportation. SCHOOL FOR PEACE: 42.1% of funds allocated. DESCRIPTION: Dual dialogue, long-term programs, short-term encounters deepening identities, responsibilities for role in conflict, roots/nature of the conflict; university courses; dialogue facilitator's training; international youth encounters; two-year profession-specific programs in Israeli and Palestinian (West Bank and Israeli)in health care,Women in Social Media, Mental Health, environment, politics, education, journalism, law; Jewish/Arabic literature anthology. FUNDS UTILIZED FOR salaries, facilities, materials, housing, transportation. PLURALISTIC SPIRITUAL CENTER: 3.9% of funds allocated. DESCRIPTION: Inter-religious dialogue; program collaborations for Israeli Jews and Palestinians to sacred places in Israel for dialogue, reflection; interfaith programs in mediation, scripture and social transformation, political justice, feminism in Islam, Christian Palestinian readings of the Hebrew Testament, Jewish and Palestinian films and book launches with authors, and discussions. FUNDS UTILIZED FOR salaries, materials,necessary transporation, room and board. NADI-YOUTH CLUB: 1.9% of funds allocated. DESCRIPTION: Develop young adult community leaders; assist school children with language and culture issues; counselors for younger children in NSWAS binational, bilingual summer camps. FUNDS UTILIZED FOR materials, room and board, required transportation. HUMANITARIAN AID PROJECT: 5.6% of funds allocated. DESCRIPTION: Support for Beit Sira womens sheephering cooperative; equip Naalin medical clinic, instruct medical staff; arrange transfer/ treatment of seriously ill Palestinian children to/in Israeli hospitals; week-long summer camps at NSWAS for Palestinian children; volunteer medical treatment days in isolated Palestinian villages; medical support- Alshifa Hospital, Gaza, planting of olive trees, FUNDS UTILIZED FOR materials and equipment. EVALUATION: On site NSWAS volunteers, observation, interviews by teachers; public and private school utilization-rates for publications; increased employment of NSWAS-licensed facilitators; increase/persistence of Jewish-Palestinian professional projects and relationships; increase in familites requesting bilingual, multicultural primary schooling.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesSep 1, 2021 – Aug 31, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$523KProgram 1 [2025]
Print materials continue to be available online and via postal mail at no charge, and to all who request this. Schools are now back to in-person, but our requests for in-person presentations or services have not returned to the pre-COVID levels. What weve done instead is offer online meetings; question/answer sessions and single-focus ZOOM interviews and discussions with individual Directors from the School for Peace, Primary School, NSWAS Community Board, and NSWAS Communications. These have been well-attended, and are followed by a recording of each session to be sent to our wider audience and to any who request the recording. Small-group, in-person gatherings, whether congregations or interested civic groups and friendship circles continue to be available by request. It is our hope that through these windows, anyone interested in building trust, mutual respect and conflict transformation can learn about the mission, activities and professionals of the School for Peace, the Primary School, the NADI (teen and pre-teen group), and the Spiritual Center. AFNSWAS held in-person and virtual meetings with individuals for fund- raising purposes as well as public virtual events for the Directors of the School for Peace and the Primary School for the purpose of introducing potential supporters to the goals and practices of NSWAS. Newsletters, program-specific brochures, quarterly updates and short significant announcements were provided on-line via website, e-mail and social media. These include information about the conflict, along with requests to support these programs. AFNSWAS is committed to cost-effective practices and transparency. Since 1986, AFNSWAS has depended on outreach through mail, public presentations and reports to educate the public about our mission. The mission of AFNSWAS to support the work of the Primary School, The Peace Museum and Oasis Art Gallery, the School for Peace and the Pluralistic Spiritual Center in strengthening a shared society between Israeli Palestinians and Jews through education, engagement and activism - thereby reducing and transforming conflict, begins with outreach and education, but may also include requests for contributions to support that mission. As a result, and in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidelines, we allocate a portion of our outreach costs to program services and to fundraising. We are committed to ensuring our donors money is spent as effectively and transparently as possible.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesSep 1, 2024 – Aug 31, 2025Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$147K
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