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Funding
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$6,794 (%)
As of Feb 13 02:57 2012
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Theme:
Human Rights
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Sponsor: Marketplace 2005
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Project duration: More than 3 years
Project's area of focus: Soccer tournament, a way to recover from trauma & build community
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We dream of playing soccer at night! Here along Gaza’s border with Egypt, we cleared the rubble, made a soccer field, and organized a soccer tournament that starts on Sept. 1st and runs through Ramadan. With lights, we could play after the fast is broken. Light will benefit the entire Ybnah refugee camp by creating a safe area where children can play, groups can interact, and families can come out to enjoy the cool night air.
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Cleared 12 acres of land on the border with Egypt, removed the rubble adjacent to a refugee camp with 500 households, created a soccer program for 48 youth, and scheduled tournament for Ramadan. |
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When communities organize good things for the benefit of their children, families begin to recover from trauma, and values of good citizenship, democracy, participation and community action take hold. |
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4 yrs ago, a densely populated neighborhood was turned to mounds of rubble by the Israeli Army. Now we cleared the rubble to make what will someday be known as the best soccer field in all the world!
- Adnan Abu Al Sa’ud, member of the committee to make the soccer field
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Donna Baranski-walker,
Executive Director
457 Kingsley Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
United States
650 325-4663
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The Rebuilding Alliance is dedicated to rebuilding war-torn communities and making them safe. Our vision is a just and enduring peace in Israel and Palestine with equal value, opportunity, and security for all.
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Village-centered rebuilding at its best!
Rebuilding Alliance is a coalition of people and groups around the world dedicated to helping war-torn neighborhoods rebuild, and promoting policy change to make them safe. We start by partnering with Israeli and Palestinian Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO's) to help Palestinian communities rebuild.
We believe that if our world is to meet the big challenges that face us at this time in history, we must make peace in Israel and Palestine.
We believe a child's life can be changed for good by rebuilding her/his home and neighborhood.
We believe construction is the best response to destruction, that rebuilding projects ease trauma, build trust, strengthen peacemakers, advance law, and press officials forward in tangible ways.
Since its launch in 2003, the Rebuilding Alliance has been amplifying the voices of peacemakers and their communities. Together we are becoming a significant voice for village-centered rebuilding and human rights.
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Donna Baranski-Walker,
Executive Director
Founded in 2003
Employees: 4
Volunteers: 120
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Other funding sources: Our funding comes from thousands of small donors who come to us though speaking events. We do receive grants from foundations, peace groups, and Rotary Clubs. To raise funds and spread the word, we also sell organic, extra-virgin olive oil and za'atar fair trade from Palestine in our shop in San Mateo!
Religious Affiliation: none
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Adnan grew up in Rafah, learned English while working in California, then returned to live in Gaza. He and his family have hosted peace delegations from all over the world, and he often assists as a translator.
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An M.I.T. engineer who founded the Rebuilding Alliance in 2003 to rebuild communities in conflict zones and make them safe.
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Mr. Hussam El Nounou is part of the founding team of the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme (GCMHP) along with Dr Eyad El Sarraj. GCMHP is the Palestinian NGO that partners with the Rebuilding Alliance in the Rachel Corrie Rebuilding Campaign in Gaza. Husam deeply believes in peace & coexistence and sees this as a human rights issue, one that ordinary people can impact.
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