Reports, Joint Reports and Position Papers
The Women Demand Mobility project, initiated by Kayan, started in the village of Maghar, population 20,000, by women who were fed up with trying to find a way to get to a weekly Kayan meeting. Since there was no public transport within the community, the local women decided to address this issue and, after organizing for one year, on January 2005, they Celebrated The Initiation of a bus service in Maghar.
"Physicians for Human Rights - Israel" and Kayan estimate that the amendment to the Nationality and Entry into Israel Law from 2003 has Harmed, until now, more than 15,000 couples by leaving one of the two partners without civil status. Among the women Harmed by the law, it is estimated that about one third live in Israel on "staying visas, which allow them to live in Israel without social rights, and the Remainder are illegal.
This report is the Culmination of an extensive bi-national, multi-lingual and multi-cultural effort to learn from and strengthen the third sector in Haifa and in Boston. It presents a model of Participatory Action Research (PAR) focused on the development of the third sector in Israel. The PAR methodology, coMbined with a learning exchange, intentional reflection, and community building opportunities, was used as a tool for enhancing Haifa Non-Governmental Organizations `capacities. The report describes the practical and Conceptual impacts of this model `s application in a pilot trial and dIscusses its possible use and importance for future participatory research and NGO capacity building work.
This report `s objective is to Examine, for the first time, the issue of the mobility of Arab women in the Arab sector. The report presents the personal, political and Socio-economic iMplications of the state of mobility and Proposes practical ways to improve the situation. It is based on an in-depth survey conducted in the period between September 2005 and January 2006 in Arab communities in the North and in the Triangle, regions that contain the Majority of the Arab population in Israel.The Status of Palestinian Women Citizens of
This NGO report documents Palestinian Women Citizens of
This joint report of Kayan and Ittijah - Union of Arab Community Based Associations details the legal and economic situation of Palestinian women citizens of
Isha L `Isha and Kayan organized the first national conference addressing Resolution 1325 in Israel, titled" UN Security Councils Resolution 1325 and its Relevance to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. " Academic conference speakers included scholars, Attorneys, and activists for women `s rights, human rights and peace from both Israel and the Palestinian Authority. This collection of essays is based on the lectures that were given during the conference.
