Sderot
Sderot the Neighboring City to Gaza In my first week as an intern in the Tel Aviv office of EcoPeace Middle East, I was invited by EcoPeace Negev Community Coordinator Dr. Shlomit Tamari, to visit the area around Sderot, with two fellow interns. Sderot is an Israeli town located at the northern border with Gaza […]
Kizuna Means Bond
My name is Maryam Hammad and I’m a Palestinian from Jerusalem. I was a participant in Kizuna summer camp 2017. I’m happy to share that I created and found bonds with nature and great ongoing friendships with all the participants in the program. And it was very nice to see the girls from the previous […]
EcoPeace marches with Women Wage Peace
Within the first month of interning at EcoPeace, we traveled in person to places of importance as it concerns boundary areas and transboundary water basins, starting near Gaza in the lower part of the Hebron-Besor-Gaza Basin, making our way to the upper part towards Hebron. Through our travels, it became clear that water issues are not […]
Trans-boundary Water Management in the Classroom
From September 7-9, teachers and environmental activists from Israel, Jordan, and Palestine came together at EcoPeace’s SHE Park for the 5th Regional Teachers Conference. This regional conference was designed to create a platform for teachers to connect across borders, to celebrate the work they are doing, and to learn best practices for incorporating environmental education […]
A Summer Time Cross Border Experience
From the 17th to the 19th of July, 2017 Ecopeace hosted the second Regional Alumni Seminar at the Sharhabil bin Hassneh Eco-park. The event included Israeli, Palestinian and Jordanian students and was facilitated by staff members from the three Ecopeace offices. Many of the participants were formerly involved with the water trustees and now, post-graduation […]
Alumni Seminar – Personal Reflections
Sandra from Palestine “Be the change you wish to see in the world” This quote has always inspired me to be the best leader, so with this quote in my mind I have chosen to be with Ecopeace to let them see my hard work, passion, ambitions and dreams to be a good leader in […]
Session with a group of American students on the rehabilitation of the Jordan River
A session with a group of high school students from The National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) took place on 4 July 2017 at Ecopeace Middle East’s Office in Amman. The aim of the session was to raise awareness in relation to environmental degradation and to inform the students about EcoPeace’s efforts to rehabilitate […]
The Best Day of My Life
I’m Malak Bkierat and have been involved with EcoPeace for the last six years. I’m 18 years old from Jerusalem and I’m currently studying English literature at Bethlehem University. Thursday, 6th April, was one of the best days of my life. I was invited to participate in a three-day camp in Ein Karem with Palestinian, […]
EcoPeace at the Alliance for Middle East Peace 2017 Regional Conference
Two weeks ago, I had the privilege to represent EcoPeace at the Alliance for Middle East Peace (ALLMEP) 2017 Regional Conference in Jerusalem. The conference brought together a variety of organizations all with the same goal: to promote peace in the Middle East. There were a diverse range of organizations present, both Israeli and Palestinian, […]
Regional Youth camp at SHE
A three-day youth camp has been held at SHE between 30 March and 1 April as an activity related to the MEDFORVAL project. The camp’s participants were from Jordan, Palestine and Israel and it included a workshop on biodiversity and its impact on the environment. After a brief explanation of the camp rules, participants […]