Fourth Annual EcoPeace Regional Teacher Seminar 2016
Teachers are the conduits of knowledge. They interact with and serve as role models for youth during some of the most formative years of their students’ lives. Teachers have the ability to instill a sense of environmental stewardship and responsibility within their students. This is why it is essential that they be included in efforts […]
Lessons Learned at the Berlin River Camp
The following is written by Liron, one of our water trustees who participated in the Berlin River Camp Water. Think for a moment about the concept of water. Think about the different uses we have for water. Begin with drinking, then to washing in the bathroom to be clean, and then to the various uses […]
EcoPeace Middle East Participated the Berlin River Camp 2016
During the week of July 6th to 12th, 2016 six youth representatives from EcoPeace Middle East’s transnational Good Water Neighbors program traveled to Berlin, Germany to participate in the 2016 Berlin River Camp, a program aimed at encouraging students from many countries to engage together in international dialogue on water protection policies. The EcoPeace team […]
Water Has No Borders
As the only point of access to the river in Jordan – “Bethany Beyond the Jordan” and one of the few outlets in Israel -“Qasr el Yahud”, symbolizes a common ground for people on both sides of the border. It further represents a sacred place for people of different faiths as Muslim, Jewish, and Christian […]
Shared Environments, Shared Concerns
In the 1800s, a man named Iskandar Abu Zabura used the river next to his watermelon patch to transfer his fruit to the sea. His namesake port would export four million melons to other Mediterranean countries each year. Though the Iskandar (Alexander) River and the port still exist today, the legacy of Abu Zabura is […]
EcoPeace’s Second Regional Alumni Seminar
The second annual EcoPeace Middle East Regional Alumni Seminar took place over three days in early April, bringing together young leaders that had formerly been recruited to participate in EcoPeace’s Good Water Neighbors project. These youths have grown into water trustees for their regions, learning to contribute essential leadership to their communities. Those with long-standing […]
Everybody knows where the Kishon Stream ends but do you know where it starts?
To celebrate Earth Day, Good Water Neighbor trustees and alumni from the Kishon Basin came together at the Kishon Park in Haifa on April 25th to bring awareness to the pollution of its very waters and, organized by “Green Course” and other environmental NGO’s. EcoPeace’s mission was to bring awareness to the upper part of […]
Youth Conference on Peace and Sustainability
Two of our interns are sharing their experiences during the youth conference on peace & sustainability on the 10th and 11th of December. Imran: I visited the EcoPeace office in Tel Aviv with another friend, Ahmad, from GWN and we broke the tension barrier!!! We met awesome and nice people; they gave us such great […]
Second Year of Activities With Alumni
This year began our second year of activities with Alumni to help engage these young adults in regional environmental efforts and scale up cooperation on shared water resources. The positive impact from being involved in cross border activities and community work can be seen through the eyes of three alumni who gave speeches at the […]
“Green Economy Initiatives” (GEI) – Final Event
After 18 months of hard work, dedication, planning and intensive national & regional cooperation, EcoPeace is pleased to announce that the Green Economy Initiatives project has been a great success story and achieved its objectives. The project focused on five business areas: Tour Guides and Operators, Adventure Tourism, Food Industry, Permaculture and Women’s Empowerment Groups. […]