Tag Archive: Negev/Naqab

Back to School at a Negev Protest

Bedouin children in the unrecognized village of Al-Fura spent the first day of classes protesting for a primary school and kindergartens in the village.

Recreating Local Economies in the Negev

Shatil’s Project WEALTH: Promoting Local Sustainable Economic Development is helping to redefine and rebuild local economies in Israel’s Negev.

Negev Council Launched

The newly launched Negev Council is working to build bridges and address social inequality in the Negev.

Zoom in on Shatil South

SHATIL staffers talk about life under rocket attacks, new challenges, and hope for the future.

Negev Social Entrepreneurs Share a Home

A new center in the Negev gives up and coming social entrepreneurs a space to learn, network, and make a difference.

Ofakim Celebrates New Overnight Medical Center

Thanks to the efforts of NIF grantee Ahuzat Negev, supported by flagship NIF grantee the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) and Physicians for Human Rights – Israel, the residents of Ofakim are celebrating the announcement that a urgent care center will be opened in their town. This follows a two year campaign, in which Ahuzat Negev convened two conferences advocating for the opening of the medical center, as well as collaborating with Sapir College to produce a position paper to the Health Ministry on the issue.