A life changing summer
When I found that I had secured an internship with Friends of the Earth, Middle East and will be stationed in Jordan for the summer, I was really excited. This would have been my first time in the Middle East and I was looking forward to experiencing an all-new culture and learning about a completely […]
Community coordinator regional staff meeting – 16 January 2017
This week’s meeting at Auja EcoCenter provided an opportunity for EcoPeace Middle East’s community coordinators to enhance the skills that have enabled them to successfully implement their grassroots campaigns. Once everyone had arrived, EcoPeace Middle East’s co-directors outlined some recent achievements, including advocacy efforts that doubled Gaza’s water supply and renewed the Joint Water Committee. […]
Girl Power at the Jordan River
Out of the rain and into the sunny Jordan Valley a group of Israeli female water trusstees came to meet Palestinian female water trusstees. Alumni from both sides lead the ice breaking games and laughter soon echoed at the quiet Baptism site named Qaser el Yahud. To start the activities we linked arms, closed eyes, […]
Water not war, but Water is Peace
The context of complexity in the middle east where four countries collapsed due to recent revolutions, where ISIS has taken control and destroyed development throughout the MENA region. With bad water management practices and lack of political will in Palestine/Israel where the occupation is taking place is a good reason to justify conflict, clashes, and […]
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 […]