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Core Projects

Arab Farmers Project: Arab farmers currently own only 3% of the arable land in Israel and suffer from lack of resources, markets, know-how and technologies. The Arab Farmers Organization (AFO) is one of Ahali’s nationwide projects aimed at promoting agriculture, rural development and farmers' rights. In particular, the AFO focuses on women in the Arab farming sector. Ahali has also published "Almuzarea' Magazine", a bimonthly agricultural, environmental, and rural development magazine, as well as numerous bulletins, newsletters, and brochures in the agricultural sector. Two current activities deal with issues in the Batouf Valley and research of the olive tree fruit fly.

Educational Project: The education system for Arabs in Israel is inferior to public education for the rest of the population. The Parents as Partners in Education (established 2006) project seeks to reverse this by organizing parents and local Arab school teachers who wish to see change in educational policies to advocate for their children. Among the causes for advocacy are a greater focus on Arabic language and culture, improvement in the nature and quality of curriculum and seeking a more equitable distribution of resources for Arab schools. PPE raises community awareness through capacity building, training and organizing, and informing parent’s of their rights as well as the rights of their children.

Women's Project: Rural Arab women in Israel are discriminated on multiple levels. First of all, they live in a patriarchal Arab society. Secondly, they live as part of the minority society within Israel. Finally, they live as unskilled workers in a skill-based economy. Because of these inequalities, Ahali began the Equal Opportunities for Arab Women project seeking to empower rural Arab women to enter the workplace and take control of their destiny. With over 300 participants, women from various villages across Israel have been trained in business and marketing skills as well as in personal empowerment and community organization and advocacy.
 

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