Rebuilding Alliance
Mission
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.
Programs
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.
Current Projects on GlobalGiving
Personnel Overview
Zohar Shapira - Co-founder of Combatants for Peace
Zohar, now a teacher in a Waldorf school in Israel, served for 15 years in the elite unit "Sayert Matkal", as a combatant and commander. After the bloody spring of 2002, when hundreds of Israelis and Palestinians were killed in mutual violence, he refused to serve in the occupied territories. Zohar is married with one child.
Bassam Aramin - Co-founder of Combatants for Peace
At the age of 17 he was sentenced to 7 years in Israeli prison for belonging to the then-outlawed Fatah movement and for weapons possession. Beaten by soldiers in prison, he decided that he would not become a prisoner of hatred. He and his wife had six children, five remain.
Donna Baranski-Walker - executive director of the Rebuilding Alliance
Engineering graduate from MIT who founded the Rebuilding Alliance in 2003 to help rebuild homes and communities in conflict zones and make them safe.
Personnel Statistics
Donna Baranski-Walker,
Executive Director
Founded in 2003
Employees: 4
Volunteers: 120
Financial Statistics
Budget (2011): £ 223,679
Budget (2005): £ 76,690
Maximum Budget: £ 164,066
Overhead: 17 %
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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