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Send Youth to Build Bridges in Israel & Palestine

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Twelve teens from Denver, CO plan to travel to Israel & Palestine to build bridges of mutual respect across a global divide, conducting service alongside youth in conflicted communities. Please Help! project reportread updates from the field

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Stereotypes, lack of information, and misleading media often distort youth’s views of other cultures and religions, especially between the West and Middle East. Continuing to reinforce negative biases without opportunities to interact with one another and hear differing perspectives will deepen the schism between us. Leadership that does not directly engage youth and their communities often results in ineffective and/or misguided solutions that do not represent the needs of those most affected.

Activities

American students will walk & serve side by side with Israeli & Palestinian youth, experiencing their cultures & perspectives firsthand. Shattering misconceptions and revealing our common humanity, youth leaders will bridge diverse communities.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $8,396
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $8,604
Total Funding Goal: $17,000

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Inspired to create change in their own communities, youth will continue to foster cross-cultural relationships, plan joint service projects and future trips. This transformational journey will enrich youth participants’ world views for a lifetime.

Project Message

We have seen many videos and read many books about different opinions, but I really want to ask my own questions. This trip will be a direct way for me to gain insight on the world outside of my own.
- Grace, Denver 8th grader & hopeful participant

Who is Running This Project

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Cate Malek
Director of Strategic Management
Harvard Law School Pound Hall 513
1563 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02138
United States
+972-052-62-64830
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Project Sponsor

Cate Malek

Organization

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The Abraham Path Initiative
Harvard Law School Pound Hall 513 1563 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02138
United States
+(617) 495-1686
http://www.abrahampath.org

Learn more about The Abraham Path Initiative and the project team.

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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in IsraelIsrael and can also be found under EducationEducation.

For more information about Israel, read the Human Development Report on Israel or the Wikipedia entry for Israel.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on March 10, 2010.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on August 10, 2009

Latest Update from the Field

Thank you for your donations!

By Cate Malek - Development Coordinator, October 14, 2009 12:09 PM

We at the Abraham Path Initiative would like to give a heartfelt thank you to everyone who helped us to complete the Global Giving challenge. We're very excited to be part of the Global Giving website, and plan to post more projects in the coming weeks.
We were blown away by the generosity of all of our donors. One supporter even offered to put this project on his wedding registry. Thanks to all of our donors for your incredible support.
We are in the planning phase of our youth walk, and we will update you as we get closer to implementing the project. The funding we have received so far will provide a solid foundation for the project, helping to offset the costs for international participants, and revitalize communities along the Abraham Path. We appreciate any donor feedback on our campaign or on the project itself.

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