Caritas - Jerusalem
Mission & Goals
Presents the socio-pastoral services of the Catholic Church in Holy Land.
Programs & Projects
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Operate and manage three heath centers and a day care center in the West Bank and Gaza
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Empowering vulnerable members of the Palestinian society including women and rural
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Women economic empowerment through training courses in in sewing techniques and
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Economic empowerment of rural families in West Bank through cash and loans for income
generating projects.
caritas@caritasjr.org
Act Alliance Forum
Mission & Goals
Working towards a world community where all God’s creation lives with dignity, justice, peace and full respect for human rights and the environment.
Programs & Projects
- Respond to human needs in the occupied Palestinian territory caused by ongoing emergency
situations in the Palestinian occupation of the Palestinian territories. - Advocacy work related to development to bring an end to the illegal occupation of Palestine
and demonstrate commitment for inter-religious action for peace and justice. - Provide social and development programs through funds from several church aid
organizations that are not presence in the country.
info@actpalestineforum.org
Diakonia
Mission & Goals
Working towards more people living a life in dignity.
Programs & Projects
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Provide support though programs with the civil society organization
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Improve the human right society
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Provide sub- program for the work in the occupied territories
Catholic Relief Services (CRS)
Mission & Goals
Provide assistance to the poor, preserve and uphold the sacredness and dignity of all human life, foster charity and justice, and embody Catholic social and moral teaching.
Programs & Projects
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Promote Human Development by responding to major emergencies, fighting, disease and poverty, and nurturing peaceful and just societies.
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Work with local, national and international Catholic institutions and structures, as well as other organizations, to assist people on the basis of need, not creed, race or nationality.
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Justice and peacebuilding programs engage civil society and the public.
jwbg_crs_members@global.crs.org
Christian Media Center
Mission & Goals
Provide communication tool from the Custody of the Holy Land in partnership with Cançã Nova Community in service of the Church in the Holy Land. We show the beauty of the Holy Land through news about events, liturgical celebrations, holy places with Christian, Ecumenical and Interreligious content in several languages.
Programs & Projects
- Terra Santa News (TSN) | Weekly Newsletter
- Produces documentaries on spirituality, holy places, social issues and special events.
- Live broadcasts of Liturgical Feasts and religious events.
info@cmc-terrasanta.org
Dan Church Aid
Mission & Goals
To help and advocate of oppressed, neglected and marginalized groups in poor countries and to strengthen their possibilities of a life in dignity.
Programs & Projects
- Provide humanitarian programmes and in some cases emergency aid activities.
- Capacity building and organizational development.
- Integrate advocacy into all its emergency and development programmes.
mfri@dca.dk
YMCA - East Jerusalem Center
Mission & Goals
East-Jerusalem YMCA aspires to the formulation of a national ecumenical identity that is widely open to the Palestinian community in order to enjoy healthy,
physical, emotional and spiritual development and so participate in the transformation of the life of their community and wider society in a free and democratic Palestine. Build and empower individuals and communities by offering programs that develop a healthy spirit, mind, and body based on Christian principals.
Programs & Projects
- Vocational Training programs for the youth in the society.
- Provide sports, cultural, social and recreational activities, leadership training, and youth exchange programs.
- Rehabilitation programs that provide assistance to the needy from the first Intifada related injuries and physical disabilities.
- Provide long-term self-sustaining jobs and micro-enterprise development.
- Women’s Training Programs.
- Programs to promote advocacy for peace and justice.
pknasir@ej-ymca.org
Pontifical Mission - Jerusalem (C.N.E.W.A.)
Mission & Goals
Provide services to the Eastern Churches to identify needs and implement solutions. Promote build up the church, affirm human dignity, alleviate poverty, encourage dialogue and inspire hope.
Programs & Projects
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Forming Church Leadership through Seminaries and religious houses of formation.
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Fortifying the Local Church by Repair parish churches and facilities.
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Care for the Marginalized through financial assistance to special needs institutions for adults and rehabilitation facilities for profoundly handicapped.
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Sustainability Programs by providing vocational training schools and programs; microcredit loans, entrepreneurial and self-reliance initiatives.
pmp@pmp.co.il
www.pontificalmission-jerusalem.org
Finish Evangelical Lutheran Mission – FELM
Mission & Goals
Promote human dignity and justice around the world.
Programs & Projects
- Build on advancing human rights and addressing the root causes of marginalization and injustice.
- Advocacy in Peace building, Human rights and Economic justice.
seppo.rissanen@suomenlahetysseura.fi
Greek Orthodox Benevolent Society
Mission & Goals
Provide its local community with medical care, employment, a cultural center, a museum, an embroidery shop, bakery and a coffee shop.
Programs & Projects
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Provide social and medical assistance through several projects.
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Manage Bint Al-Balad Deli & Café that specializes in Palestinian cuisine.
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In charge of St. Benedict medical clinic in the old city of Jerusalem.
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Manage craft shop sells embroidered clothing, bags, purses and pillows made by West Bank’s women.
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Manage “Halmelat El- Teeb” that provide social assistance, emergency and ongoing financial aid, Education program on health issues for women and child and family rehabilitation program.
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Manage a cultural museum (Wujud) for the Holy Land’s history and culture.
melia1@bezeqint.net
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Franciscan Foundation of the Holy Land (FFHL)
Mission & Goals
Strengthen and support Christianity in the Holy Land through the preservation of holy Christian sites and the support of the basic human rights and continued presence of the Christian minority living in the Holy Land.
Programs & Projects
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Child sponsorship program.
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Provide academic scholarships to Christian students.
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Provide housing for the Christian families in Jerusalem and the West Bank.
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Job replacement programs for the Christian community in the Holy Land.
INFO@FFHL.ORG
German Association of the Holy Land
Mission & Goals
Interreligious dialogue and a policy of peace through providing a practical support in order to build a better future in an area of conflict between Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
Programs & Projects
- Provide social, educative, and pastoral projects in the Holy Land.
- Provide financial and personal assistance to schools, preschools, universities, hospices, and parishes.
- Provide assistance to the foundation’s related institution, such as Schmidt school in East Jerusalem, Beit-Emmaus, a retirement and nursing home in
the West Bank, Dormition Abbey on Mt. Zion, and the monastery Tabgha at the Sea of Galilee.
reception@dvhl.de
Jerusalem Inter-Church Center (JIC)
Mission & Goals
Facilitates contacts, information sharing and deliberation among Churches in Jerusalem, the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), the World Council of Churches (WCC) and certain member of churches and specialized ministries with long involvement in the region. Contribution to the implementation of the international community and long-standing plans for a peaceful and equitable resolution of the Israel-Palestine conflict, as expressed through the United Nations.
Programs & Projects
- Provide information, analysis and reports to the ecumenical community.
- Liaise with the local churches and with MECC and WCC.
- Strengthen local ecumenical and interfaith relations.
- Strengthen local church capacity for diaconal work.
jc-e@wcc-coe.org
International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC)
Mission & Goals
In the spirit of Christ’s love, it offers emergency relief and development programs to those in need worldwide, without discrimination, and strengthens the capacity of the Orthodox Church to so respond.
Programs & Projects
- Provide Education and opportunity through vocational education programs.
- Food Security and agriculture through providing agricultural supplies.
- Water catchments that collect rainwater, as well as tanks for drinking water.
- Activities for children & teens that support their social and academic development.
- Provide assistance to refugees.
relief@iocc.org
Lutheran World Federation (LWF)
Mission & Goals
Inspired by God’s love for humanity, LWF World Service responds to and challenges the causes and consequences of human suffering and poverty.
Programs & Projects
- Provide assistance through projects related to health, education, and humanitarian aid in the occupied Palestinian territories.
- Advocating for access to its humanitarian programs by ensuring access for patients and staff at Augusta Victoria Hospital and teachers and students at the Vocational training program.
jerusalem.lutheranworld.org
Department of services to the Palestinian refugee – MECC
Mission & Goals
A d-hoc ecumenical group with both international and local spirited clergy and lay people to tend to the trauma of the Palestinian refugees from the first Arab-Israeli war.
Programs & Projects
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Economic empowerment through vocational training.
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Provide advocacy strategy that seeks to empower the refugee communities.
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Programs aiming for understanding the different religious and ethnic groups.
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Emergency relief work in the Palestinian.
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Offer needed medical and health care to refugee communities.
dspr@netvision.net.il
Ecumenical Accompaniment Program in Palestine & Israel (EAPPI)
Mission & Goals
Engage in peace-building activities based on biblical teachings for acting justly in the way of Christ through theoretical model for humanitarian
work in conflict zones.
Programs & Projects
- Monitoring of human rights violations.
- Standing with local peace and human rights groups.
- Advocacy to international action for change by sharing eyewitness testimonies with faith leaders, decision makers, media, civil society, and business officials.
eappi-lpc@wcc-coe.org
Martin Luther Community Development Center (MLCDC)
Mission & Goals
Address the needs of the old city of Jerusalem’s neighbourhood that has limited open spaces, rising unemployment and overcrowding and strengthen the local community by developing the competencies.
Programs & Projects
- Provide social, mental, and physical activities and recreation.
- Provide and open space for the community to meet.
communication@elcjhl.org
Kairos Palestine - A moment of truth
Mission & Goals
Christian Palestinian movement, born out of the Kairos Document, which advocates for ending the Israeli occupation and achieving a just solution to the conflict.
Programs & Projects
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Awareness raising about the (Christian) Palestinian cause.
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Alerts and appeals.
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Meeting with and talking to Pilgrimage-groups and delegations.
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Advocacy and speaking tours worldwide.
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Advocating for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) within churches, parishes and
congregations
kairos@kairospalestine.ps
Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) – Jerusalem
Mission & Goals
Work towards the unification of visions, perspectives and attitudes among Eastern churches, especially on issues related to Christian presence and witness in the Middle East and Muslim-Christian relations. Seeking to build bridges between Eastern Christians and between Christians and peoples of other religions in the region.
Programs & Projects
- Dialogue and activities that support interfaith relations, equitable citizenship and harmonious co-existence among people of diverse faith traditions.
- Provide social, humanitarian and development services in the region.
- Projects to promote justice and peace, human right and advocacy.
dspr@netvision.net.il
Mennonite Central Committee (MCC)
Mission & Goals
Share God’s love and compassion for all in the name of Christ by responding to basic human needs and working for peace and justice and to impoverished, marginalized or oppressed, due to natural disasters or conflict.
Programs & Projects
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Programs to promote a just peace, respect human rights and acknowledge historical facts regarding all the people in the land.
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Support Palestinian and Israeli partners in their peacebuilding efforts.
mailbox@mcc.org
Palestinian Bible Society
Mission & Goals
Improve the word of God available to the Palestinians in Jerusalem, West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Programs & Projects
- Programs to respond to the need of Churches and Christian groups for Bibles and Biblical literature aimimg to bring the bible alive to the community.
- Introducing the historical and cultural heritage from the Bible through the use of different media, art channels and Bible advocacy programs.
- Periodical publications regarding the Palestinian cultural, heritage, and religious issues.
- Provide various activities and summer camps to the youth and adults within the Palestinian society.
pbsinfo@biblesocieties.org
World Vision
Mission & Goals
Provide assistance for vulnerable children regardless of their race, ethnicity, religion, or gender in terms of poverty and fragility. The goal is to nurture them, improve their resilience, and bring hope.
Programs & Projects
- Early Childhood Development Programs.
- Child protection and advocacy programs.
- Interventions focused on improving governmental policies and accountability.
- Community resilience through the assistance helping communities with disasters.
- Education in emergency programs.
info_jwg@wvi.org
Norwegian Church Aid
Mission & Goals
Working for global justice by manifesting God’s love in the world, by upholding human dignity and protecting the integrity of creation. Demonstrate compassion by participating in and building inclusive communities, promoting sustainable management of natural resources and protecting the global environment.
Programs & Projects
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Gender-Based Violence.
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Climate Resilient Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Climate Smart Economic Empowerment.
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Peacebuilding based on justice and peace.
Arne.Naess-Holm@nca.no
Sabeel – Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center
Mission & Goals
To strive towards theological liberation through instilling the Christian faith in the daily lives of those who suffer under occupation, violence, injustice, and discrimination. Inspired by the life and teaching of Jesus Christ, stand for the oppressed, work for justice, engage in peacebuilding.
Programs & Projects
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Projects and meetings to strengthening the bonds and cooperation amongst various communities and religions.
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Organize Bible study groups to study Jesus’ message and teaching.
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Work at promoting advocacy through raising awareness.
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Provide Virtual Ecumenical Prayers Services.
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Periodic publications (Cornerstone) magazine that deals with religious, cultural, economic and political issues in the Holy Land.
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Organize conference, meeting and excursions to the community.
sabeel@sabeel.org
Society of St. Yves – Catholic Human Rights Legal Center
Mission & Goals
Provide legal actions and promote justice and fairness for everybody for a social order that values the dignity of all people in the Holy Land. Provides legal aid to the needy, oppressed and marginalized and raise awareness of human and civil rights in the society.
Programs & Projects
- Provide legal assistance to obtain Jerusalem residency for the community that was revoked by the Israel legal system.
- Provide legal assistance regarding the Israel discrimination for the rights of freedom of movement to the society in West Bank and Gaza.
- Provide legal assistance for the confiscation of private property by the Israeli government in Jerusalem and the West Bank.
- Awareness publications about the rights of the Palestinian residency of Jerusalem
info@saintyves.org
Secours Catholique (CARITAS FRANCE)
Mission & Goals
Provide assistance based on the teachings of the Catholic Church and by the hopes of people living in poverty. Respond to humanitarian disasters, promote integral human development and advocate on the causes of poverty and violence.
Programs & Projects
- Provide assistance to humanitarian crises such as natural disasters, conflict and the effects of climate change.
- Provide assistance to rebuild livelihoods and communities in the longer-term.
- Help in promoting integral human development.
resa.mda@secours-catholique.org
YWCA – East Jerusalem
Mission & Goals
Develop women, especially young women as decision-makers, and agents of change and leaders in a society where equality, freedom, tolerance, justice, peace and dignity are promoted. Empowers women and youth to demand, exercise and protect their economic, social and political rights.
Programs & Projects
- Projects to empower and build the capacity of women’s community.
- Project targets community-based organizations, specifically women’s centers and cooperatives, in addition to unemployed young women.
- Capacity-building workshops.
- Cultural activities to the women in Jerusalem.
- Manage and run a Kindergarten.
sandrine@ywca-jerusalem.org
Pro Terra Sancta – ATS
Mission & Goals
Foster bonds between the Holy Land and the world. Preserve the Holy Places, support local communities and bring aid in humanitarian emergencies.
Programs & Projects
- Preservation of the Holy Places and raising awareness of their value in all local communities, including Jews and Muslims.
- Give assistance to the poorest and neediest.
- Focus on the education of new generations to build hope for a future of peace and development.
- Provide humanitarian emergencies assistance in the Middle East.
a.avveduto@proterrasancta.org
National Christian Association
Mission & Goals
Ecumenical work and development to improve culture and education.
Programs & Projects
- Awareness and advocacy regarding the culture and education in Jerusalem.
- Provide assistance to the needy in the community.
ncajerusalem@gmail.com
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Mission & Goals
The members of the Vincentian family have been working diligently to practice the charism of St. Vincent de Paulof mission and charity work around the world. In Jerusalem, the Society works through its social, educational and economical programs to alleviate the suffering of those who are victims of a difficult economic and political reality.
Programs & Projects
- Assist the youth who have not finished school.
- Assist the elderly who are sick or have no income support or pension.
- Support the marginalized Christians.
- Support existing institutions like hospitals, orphanages and vocational schools.
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