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Links to organisations related to the participating cities of the Forum for Cities in Transition:

BEIRUT * BELFAST * DERRY-LONDONDERRY * HAIFA * JERUSALEM * KADUNA * KIRKUK * MITROVICA * MITTE * MOSTAR * NICOSIA * RAMALLAH

BEIRUT
ACRLI
www.arabruleoflaw.org

The Arab Center for the Development of the Rule of Law and Integrity (ACRLI) is an Arab regional, non-governmental and non-profit organization, founded in 2003 by a group of judges, specialists in rule of law, lawyers and academics from varius Arab countries.


Babelmed.net
www.babelmed.net

Babelmed.net  is the leading independent website on Mediterranean issues. It is free, totally independent and put together by a multicultural network of journalists from the whole Mediterranean. Babelmed is a non profit organisation funded in Rome in 2001. It is since then supported by various donors from private to public foundations.

 

Nahwa al-Muwatiniya
www.na-am.org

Nahwa al-Muwatiniya is a non-profit organization founded by individuals from all walks of life and from a mosaic of political, cultural, and religious backgrounds. We are members of civil society concerned with the state of affairs in Lebanon and beyond, and we seek to effect positive change through informed activism and engagement.

 

BELFAST  
   
DERRY~LONDONDERRY
City Centre Initiative
www.cciderry.com

City Centre Initiative (CCI) was established in April 2000 as a partnership between the private and public sectors. The Company’s key objective is to maintain the city as clean, safe and friendly and works with partners and stakeholders, such as Derry City Council, Department for Social Development, PSNI and the private sector to do this.

 

Community Connect Project
www.derrycityconnect.org

The Community Connect Project is an initiative which has been facilitated and led by the Local Strategy Partnership for Derry City Council Area.  The project began in November 2003 with a call for applications for ICT support.  It aims to enable community groups, businesses and the general public to harness the potential of ICT and Internet technology for their community development, commercial and personal goals.  Participant groups and businesses have received Internet ready computer technology, as well as backup and support towards one-year Internet/Broadband connection.

 

Community Relations Council
www.community-relations.org.uk

The Community Relations Council was formed in January 1990 as an independent company and registered charity.  It originated in 1986 as a proposal of a research report commissioned by the NI Standing Advisory Committee on Human Rights.  The Community Relations Council was set up to promote better community relations between Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland and, equally, to promote recognition of cultural diversity.

 

NWRCBG
www.nwrcbg.org

The North West Region Cross Border Group comprises the five Councils of Derry, Donegal, Limavady, Magherafelt and Strabane and has a total of twenty-two elected members representing its member Councils – six from Donegal and four each from Derry, Limavady, Magherafelt and Strabane. The aim of the Group is to strengthen and develop the local economy so that general living conditions of the area (North West Region) improve.

 

Northern Ireland Housing Executive
www.nihe.gov.uk

The Northern Ireland Housing Executive is a non-departmental public body, established by the Housing Executive Act (Northern Ireland) 1971. Under this act, we took over the housing responsibilities of 65 separate authorities and became Northern Ireland’s overall housing authority.

 

Peace & Reconciliation Group
www.peaceprg.co.uk

The Peace and Reconciliation Group was established in 1976 to build bridges and promote a peaceful and inclusive society for all in Northern Ireland. PRG manages a wide reaching project programme, with projects aimed at young people, children, families, ex combatants and also run projects which are tailored to need specific needs or address situations. We offer a range of quality training programmes to all segments of the community, public and private.

 

St Columbs Park House
www.stcolumbsparkhouse.org

St. Columb's Park House is a centre for reconciliation. The centre seeks to contribute to peace-building and social inclusion through a range of programmes that promote civic participation, human rights, and democratic pluralism. The beneficiaries of our programme work are mostly young people, including young members of political parties. We also provide assistance to local community groups, when requested, with the commissioning of research.

 

YMCA Ireland
www.ymca-ireland.org

YMCA is a voluntary organisation that works with children, young people, families and the community, with particular regard to those who are disadvantaged and disaffected. Underpinned by Christian principles, each YMCA responds to local need and seeks to share and learn from being a part of a national and international movement. The Irish YMCA works on both sides of the border and shares learning and kinship across the cultural divide.

 

HAIFA
Beit Hagefen
www.beit-hagefen.com

Beit Hagefen Arab-Jewish Center was established in Haifa in1963 for the purpose of bringing together Arabs and Jews and educating towards coexistence, neighborliness and tolerance by means of cultural and artistic activities, festivals, meetings and community activity. Beit Hagefen is a non-profit organization, supported by the Haifa Municipality, the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport, donations and sponsorships.

 

Center for City and Regional Studies
www.ccrs.technion.ac.il

The Center for City and Regional Studies is both a research center and a think-tank. It is affiliated with the Graduate Program for Urban and Regional Planning in the Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. Its mission is to contribute to understanding the processes of urban and regional development and functioning, and to aid policymaking at the national, regional and local levels. Two principles guide our work: excellence on an international level in research, and contribution to the quality of life in Israel.

 

Kayan
www.kayan.org.il

Kayan was founded in 1998 by Arab feminist women with the goal of advancing the status of Arab women in Israel and protecting their rights. Kayan`s singular approach is to focus on grassroots capacity building that has a transformative effect on individual women as well as throughout society.

 

Shatil
www.shatil.org.il

Shatil, The New Israel Fund’s Empowerment and Training Center for Social Change Organizations in Israel, was established in 1982 to strengthen civil society efforts and promote democracy, tolerance, and social justice in Israel. Each year, Shatil provides close to 1,400 nonprofit organizations with consulting, training, coalition-building assistance and other services. In addition, Shatil reaches out to disadvantaged populations – like new immigrants, Arab Israelis and residents of development towns – to help them realize their rights and play an active role in determining the policies that affect their lives.

 

Sikkuy
www.sikkuy.org.il

Sikkuy (a "chance" or "opportunity" in Hebrew) is a non-partisan, non-profit, NGO in Israel that develops and implements projects to advance equality between Arab and Jewish citizens of Israel in government budgets, resource allocation, hiring policy, land usage, and access to government services. Founded in 1991 as a Jewish-Arab advocacy organization, Sikkuy's actions are motivated by the right of every citizen to influence government decisions and policies. Sikkuy is an active member of the international civil society community and is dedicated to advancing civil society in Israel through the values of equality, shared citizenship, and human dignity.

 

SDC
www.sdc-haifa.org

The Social Development Committee of Haifa (SDC) is a politically unaffiliated, non-profit organization serving Haifa's Palestinian community.  Founded in 1982, the SDC is one of the oldest Arab civil society organizations in Israel.  Established by a group of social activists who believed strongly in Palestinian self-determination, the SDC initially focused on addressing the critical lack of social services for Haifa’s Arab minority by facilitating small-scale community initiatives. Today, the SDC and its committed partners work at the city level to increase civic engagement, advocate the rights of the Arab minority in Haifa and promote equality for the Arab citizens of Israel.

 

JERUSALEM
Bat Shalom
www.batshalom.org

Bat Shalom is an Israeli national feminist grassroots organization of Jewish and Palestinian Israeli women working together for a genuine peace grounded in a just resolution of the Israel-Palestine conflict, respect for human rights, and an equal voice for Jewish and Arab women within Israeli society.

 

Bimkom
www.eng.bimkom.org

Bimkom – Planners for Planning Rights is an Israeli non-profit organization formed in 1999 by a group of planners and architects, in order to strengthen democracy and human rights in the field of planning. Drawing on values such as human rights, social justice, good governance and community participation, we seek to affect system-wide change by encouraging the development of new planning policies and procedures that are more equitable and responsive to the needs of the various communities.

 

Kav LaOved
www.kavlaoved.org.il

Kav LaOved (Worker's Hotline) is a nonprofit non governmental organization committed to protecting the rights of disadvantaged workers employed in Israel and by Israelis in the Occupied Territories, including Palestinians, migrant workers, subcontracted workers and new immigrants. Kav LaOved is committed to principles of democracy, equality and international law concerning human and social rights.

 

KADUNA  
   
KIRKUK
KHRW
www.khrw.org

The mission of the Kurdish Human rights Watch, Inc. (KHRW) is to enable Iraqi, Kurdish, Iranian, and other refugees and homeless persons to achieve self- sufficiency and human rights. KHRW began in 1989 with a mandate to advocate for human rights for the Kurdish people in response to the atrocities committed against the Kurdish minorities in Iraq, Iran, Syria, Turkey and the former Soviet Union. KHRW has grown into an international humanitarian service organization with six community service sites in the United States and four community service sites in Iraq.

 

KWRW
www.kwrw.org

KWRW (Kurdish Women's Rights Watch) is an organisation dedicated to supporting and promoting women's rights in the Kurdish community, whether in Kurdistan or in the diaspora. KWRW also incorporates KWAHK (Kurdish Women: Action against Honour Killing), an honour-based violence campaign within the organisation. KWRW is a UK-based network, with members and supporters in many different countries.

 

MITROVICA
CCSD
www.ccsd-kosovo.org
CBM
www.cbmitrovica.org

Community Building Mitrovica (CBM) is a local non-governmental organisation (NGO) operating in the field of peace and community building in the wider region of Mitrovica in northern Kosovo. The overall aim of CBM is to facilitate contact and dialogue between citizens in the whole of Mitrovica municipality. CBMs staff consists of devoted citizens – both Serbs and Albanians – who grew up in this region and want to restore the previous confidence and even friendship that war and politics have destroyed.

 

Municipality of Mitrovica
kk.rks-gov.net/mitrovice

Mitrovica is one of the oldest settlements in Kosovo. Strategic and geographic position between two major rivers, Ibar Sitnica and economic motives have made the territory of Mitrovica populated since pre-history. Mitrovica experienced rapid development in the 19th century, after being discovered sources of minerals and ores, and later turned into the most developed industrial city in Kosovo. The Municipality of Mitrovica in northern Kosovo is approximately 40 km from Pristina, with an area of 326 square km and represents about 3.25 percent of the territory of Kosovo.

 

Norwegian Church Aid
www.kirkensnodhjelp.no

Norwegian Church Aid is a voluntary, ecumenical organisation that works to promote the basic rights of human beings. The organisation is rooted in the Christian faith. We support those who need it most, irrespective of gender, political conviction, religion and ethnic origin. In order to achieve lasting results we cooperate with church-based and other local organizations in three ways: long-term development projects; emergency preparedness and response; advocacy.

 

Prishtina Insight
prishtinainsight.com

Prishtina Insight is Kosovo's only English-language newspaper. Since its first edition in September 2008, it has established itself as a well respected publication, read by ambassadors, diplomats, decision-makers and opinion-formers. Prishtina Insight is part of Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, BIRN, one of the region's most authoritative news providers. Subscriptions for 20 euros/year.

 

MITTE  
   
MOSTAR  
Art in Divided Cities
www.artindicities.org

Art in Divided Cities is a project that provides a virtual platform for a research process, implemented through cooperation of individuals living and working in divided cities, as a part of the Festival of Arts in Divided Cities project. The main goal of the platform is to deconstruct the myth of stereotypical divisions, usually taken as the only representative ones. The participants of the research process are citizens activists coming from Mostar, Kosovska Mitrovica, Beirut and Berlin.

 

Nansen Dialogue Centre
www.ndcmostar.org

Nansen Dialogue Centre is a non-profit, non-political and non-governmental association of citizens that encourages democratic practices and promotes dialogue among different ethnic, religious, political and interest groups, as a tool for prevention and resolution of conflicts in Bosnia & Herzegovina.

 

NICOSIA  
Cyprus 2015
www.cyprus2015.org

The ‘Cyprus 2015’ initiative, which commenced in May 2009, is being implemented by the Joint Programme Unit for United Nations / Interpeace Initiatives (JPU) and is supported by the UNDP-Action for Cooperation and Trust (ACT) programme in Cyprus and by the European Commission Representation in Cyprus. The purpose of the initiative is to contribute towards a sustainable settlement of the Cyprus Problem through objective research and respectful dialogue between all relevant societal and political stakeholders, in a way that complements the peace efforts on the island.

 

NGO Support Centre
www.ngo-sc.org

The NGO Support Centre was established in December 1999 (Centre for Management Studies). Its mission is to mobilise people and resources for the strengthening of civil society in Cyprus. Objectives include: contributing to the capacity-building of NGOs via consulting services and training; raising awareness of the role of the third sector in the development of transparent and democratic process; and supporting initiatives that contribute to the strengthening of civil society and the enhancement of local and international relations.

 

UNDP-ACT
www.undp-act.org

In 2005, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched its peace building project in Cyprus, Action for Cooperation and Trust (ACT). The purpose of ACT is to create opportunities for Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots to work together on projects which will benefit all people on the island, while at the same time promoting inter-communal tolerance and mutual understanding. In 2008, the ACT programme moved into its second phase, where it continues to promote inter-communal cooperation with a focus on strengthening civil society’s capacity to actively participate in the process of reconciliation.

 

RAMALLAH  
   
   

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