Kompetenzzentrum Friedensförderung Centre pour la promotion de la paix Centro per la promozione della pace Center for Peacebuilding KOFF List of Swiss / Swiss-based organizations and their respective activities in Israel/Palestine Last updated April 2010 / KOFF Organisation Contact Programme/Project Regions: Since: Area: Activity Lines: Partners: Aide Sanitaire Jacques Vittori Palestine 1991 Health In Palestine: In Palestine/: Suisse aux assp(at) assp.ch Medical relief projects. Palestinian Red Crescent (PRCS); Beit Sahour Palestiniens (ASSP) In Switzerland: Medical Center; Union of Health Work Advocacy, Advocacy; organization of events; Committees (UWHC) information information In Switzerland and/or internationally: Collectif Urgence Palestine Amnesty Reto Rufer Worldwide 1961 Human rights, In Switzerland: In Palestine/Israel International, Swiss rrufer(at) amnesty.ch international Campaigning including actions by local AI Israel section. Case-by case coalitions with Section conventions and groups, media work, lobbying on all other HR organizations such as LAW, B’Tselem international relevant human right themes (e.g. and numerous peace groups on both humanitarian law violation of IHR in war, aribratry In Switzerland and/or internationally: detention,and torture, economic social Forum for Human Rights in Israel an Palestine and cultural rights) and its member ofganizations. Diffusion of the research and reporting Worldwide AI-movement. work of Amnesty’s International secretariat 1 Organisation Contact Programme/Project Regions: Since: Area: Activity Lines: Partners: Association Anjuska Weil Switzerland and 2001 Solidarity In Palestine: In Palestine: Campaign Olive Oil a.weil(at) smile.ch Palestine, for Supporting Palestinian farmers to sell Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committes PARC, - Verein Kampagne peace projects their Olive Oil and Za’tar for a fair price Ramallah and projects partners as Palestinan Olivenöl also Israel Projects: farmers, children and young Medical Relief Society, Women Center for people, women, health, education, leagal aid and others peace Israeli/palestinian cooperation: Phisicians for In Switzerland: Human Rights, Tel Aviv Selling Olive Oil, Za’ra and Solidarity Cards ; Cooperation between Palestinians, Jews, Christians and other People of the Solidarity-Movement Association Daniel Vischer Switzerland 1976 Political Advocacy, Just peace based on international law, Association of Palestinians in Switzerland, Switzerland – daniel.vischer(at) palaestina.ch Human Rights UN-Resolutions, Right of Return, Geneva Swiss Forum for Human Rights in Israel and Palestine Conventions, www.palaestina-petition.ch Palestine, Delegation of Palestine/Palestinian www.palaestina.ch Authority, Palestinian NGOs, international solidarity movement Caritas Switzerland Mailin Scherl Betlehem area 2002 Community In Palestine: In Palestine:/Israel: mscherl(at) caritas.ch Gaza development Income generating project; Pontifical Mission of Palestine / Latin Capacity building of small NGOs and Patriarchate, Caritas Jerusalem Health grassroots organizations; Friendship Village, Palestian Medical Relif Dialogue Project “Talk Peace – Make Society (PMRS), Near East Council of Churches Peace”; (NECC), DanChurchAid Emergency assistance; food packages , Youth Enhancement Centre (YEC), Women’s rebuilding a clinic, cash help for centre for legal aid and counceling families with children and pregnant In Switzerland and/or internationally : women, psychosocial support of young Caritas Luxemburg people Medico International Forum für Menschenrechte in Palaestina / Israel 2 Organisation Contact Programme/Project Regions: Since: Area: Activity Lines: Partners: cfd – the feminist Esther Stebler Bethlehem, 1970ies Women’s Rights, In Palestine/Israel: In Palestine/Israel: peace organisation esther.stebler(at) cfd-ch.org Ramallah, participation of Empowerment programs on: - Palestinian Working Women Society for Nablus, women in political - women and political participation Development (WB, Gaza); Hebron district; processes and - support of women candidates in local -Women, Media and Development TAM peace building, elections/ local councils (Bethlehem) Gaza Strip prevention of - gender and media - Kayan, Arab Feminist Organization, Haifa; (gender-based) -campaigns for reform of family law - Sidreh, a Bedouin Women’s Organisation North Israel / violence, and against violence against women Negev; Negev psychosocial - psychosocial and legal counselling to support for support women victims of violence; Regular exchange with Israeli and Palestinian women and - Vocational training and income Human Rights Organizations; wide network children; generation; with Women’s -, local - and European NGOs. development of - Organisational development of In Switzerland: Wide network of organizations women’s CBOs women’s organizations and groups on the national and international Organisational In Switzerland: level. development and Advocacy and information work capacity building - within “The Forum for Human Rights in Israel and Palestine” - part of the wider cfd political policy activities (Campaigns) Collectif Urgence Pierrette Iselin Israel and 2002 Civil volunteers In Palestine/Israel: In Palestine/Israel: Palestine iselin(at) worldcom.ch Palestine delegations Organizing short term delegations of Members of the Palestinian NGO Network: civil volunteers (protection of the olive Union of Palestinian Medical Relief Committee; info(at) urgencepalestine.ch harvest in O.T.; participation in Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committee, nonviolent demonstrations in Israel and Palestinian Center for Human Rights, O.T., etc.) Alternative Information Center In Switzerland: In Switzerland/Internationally: Advocacy; Advocacy, public conferences, Gruppe Schweiz ohne Armee (GsoA) ; Information information activities, demonstrations Campagne Civile Internationale pour la etc. Protection du Peuple Palestinien (Paris) 3 Organisation Contact Programme/Project Regions: Since: Area: Activity Lines: Partners: DCAF Arnold Lüthold East-Jerusalem, 2004 Palestinian In Palestine: President Office, PNA, Palestinian Legislative a.luethold(at) dcaf.ch Gaza and Security Sector Research, Consulting, Training and Council, PNA Security Organizations, AMIN, Bir Westbank Governance and Assistance in various areas of Security Zeit University, MADA, PCSSM, PCSSR, SHAMS, Reform Sector Reform; development of policy- IOs and NGOs with an interest in good and legal frameworks, institution- governance of security. building in relation to good governance of (human) security; In Switzerland Security Sector Governance and Reform in MENA countries DFA, Political Francis Piccand All Near East, Political analysis In Switzerland: In Palestine/Israel: Division II Francis.piccand(at) Turkey and and evaluation; Writing of articles; Participation in Journalists, political analysts, think tanks Africa/MIddle East eda.admin.ch Maghreb Strategic surveys conferences, Professor Webster University; Member of the "Group In Switzerland and/or internationally : Islam" of the Swiss Bishops' IUHEI, IUED; IFRI, CERI, CERMOC., etc. Conference DROPS Community Sibylle Stamm Lebanon 2004 Community In Lebanon: In Lebanon: Progress sibylle.stamm(at) drops.ch Development, with Professional, social and educational Members of local community, SDC, UN, NGOs, integration of youths at risk through In Switzerland: Palestinian community based volunteer networks University of Fribourg refugees and (mentoring, professional trainee Lebanese programs) communities Eper –HEKS Angela Elmiger Israel and Around 2000 Conflict resolution, In Palestine/Israel: In Palestine/Israel: elmiger(at) heks.ch Palestine Health and living Conflict resolution (open forum); Health ADRID (Ass. for the defence of IDP-rights), Arab coditions, and emergency relief; Human Rights Association, Badil, Gaza Cultural empowerment of education and training; promotion Center, Kayan, New Profile, Nisan Young the civil society, of common projects,lobby and advocacy Women Leaders, Palvision, Physicians for awareness raising, Human Rights, Sawt El Amel / Laborer’s Voice, lobby and Union of Youth Activities Centres, Zochrot - advocacy Nakba in Hebrew In Switzerland and/or internationally : EAPPI/Peace Watch Palestine Israel, World Council of Churches, Aprodev ME working group, Forum for HR in Israel / Palestine 4 Organisation Contact Programme/Project Regions: Since: Area: Activity Lines: Partners: Fachstelle OEME – Matthias Hui Israel and Ca. 1978 Human Rights; In Palestine/Israel: In Palestine/Israel: Unit of the Matthias.Hui(at) refbejuso.ch Palestine Humanitarian Law; Human Rights; International Presence; Lutheran Church, International Center Evangelical Interreligious work Refugees/Right of Return; Settlements; Betlehem, Tent of the Nations and others; Reformed Churches Theology; Interreligious work; Fair trade partners of HEKS/EPER and cfd (Physicians for of Bern-Jura- Advocacy; in tourism Human Rights and others); partners of the Solothurn Churches; In Switzerland: Forum for Human Rights (Badil, B’tselem etc.) Seminaries on Seminaries for Swiss participants in In Switzerland and/or internationally : Peace Betlehem (theology and human rights); Forum: HEKS/EPER, cfd, Horyzon, GSP, GfbV, Advocacy and human rights work medico international, Caritas Schweiz and (Forum for Human Rights in Israel and others; Palestine); Partnerships with churches; Urgence Palestine; Organization of public events; monthly World Council of Churches; others vigil in Berne; Participation in the Peace