118 Arlozorov St.
Haifa
Israel
- Gender
The program "Jusur (Bridges) – Developing and Institutionalizing the Grassroots Movement of Arab Women in Israel" enables the empowerment of Palestinian women on an individual basis and fosters women's leadership on the community level. The program teaches community organizing and mentors community projects of local women. The "Legal Department" councils and represents individual Palestinian women in legal cases, promotes social change through various means of legal advocacy, and educates women about their rights and ways to demand them. The program "An Active Approach towards Personal Economy" (since 2007) empowers Palestinian women to become actively involved into matters of personal economy, educates about entitlements from the social welfare institutions, teaches ways how to demand these entitlements, and shows them the importance of planning economically for the future. The program “Gender Equality in Local Budgets” aims to provide women practical tools to analyze public budgeting processes and professionalize their advocacy vis-à-vis Arab local authorities through a prism of gender equality. In addition, Kayan serves as host and fiscal conduit organization for "Aswat – Palestinian Gay Women". More Information: Annual Report 2009: http://www.kayan.org.il/Public/publications/Kayan%20Annual%20Report%2020...
The program "Jusur (Bridges) – Developing and Institutionalizing the Grassroots Movement of Arab Women in Israel" enables the empowerment of Palestinian women on an individual basis and fosters women's leadership on the community level. The program teaches community organizing and mentors community projects of local women. The "Legal Department" councils and represents individual Palestinian women in legal cases, promotes social change through various means of legal advocacy, and educates women about their rights and ways to demand them. The program "An Active Approach towards Personal Economy" (since 2007) empowers Palestinian women to become actively involved into matters of personal economy, educates about entitlements from the social welfare institutions, teaches ways how to demand these entitlements, and shows them the importance of planning economically for the future. In addition, Kayan serves as host and fiscal conduit organization for "Aswat – Palestinian Gay Women".