Leave It to the Children by Duha Al Masri (This Week In Palestine)
Many eyebrows were raised when we decided to declare “Save the Planet” as one of our themes at the Friends Kindergarten five years ago. The theme was met with much shock because it meant saving our planet with the hands of four- to six-year-old kids. more...

7th Anniversary of Resolution 1325 7th Anniversary of Resolution 1325 has been celebrated by the UN Security Council in New York. The women of the world, however, question the need to celebrate this resolution after 7 years of its adoption in October 2000. more…

Ceasefire in the Middle East / Signs of Attrition
The Gaza Strip remains under siege. With Hamas and Fatah apparently incapable of compromise, it's likely that the current ceasefire in the Middle East will not withstand the next storm. more
A commentary by  Christian Sterzing

Escalation in the Palestinian Territories / High Noon in Gaza!
Fighting between fractions from Palestinian Hamas and those from the Fatah movement has reached a bloody climax in the Gaza strip. Christian Sterzing, head of the Heinrich Böll Foundation branch office in Ramallah, reports with an appraisal of the situation. more
By Christian Sterzing

Climate Change in Egypt
The climate change could have devastating effects on Egypt, World Bank is saying. Because the water level of the Mediterranean Sea rises, huge parts of the fertile Nile delta are threatened. more

Projects   Leadership course on renewable energy  - The second leadership course on renewable energy is to be conducted by the United Nations University – International leadership Institute. This special course will target fifty young professionals mainly from developing countries to develop their leadership skills and to increase their knowledge on renewable energy and the urgent need for using such energy in the near future. This course will also focus on ways of conserving current traditional energy supplies.   The Insan Center for Gender Studies at Al-Quds University in Palestine is organizing a One-Day Symposium on "Integrating Gender & Women's Studies into the Curricula". This symposium brings together international feminist scholars, who teach Women's or Gender Studies or who incorporate these studies into other disciplines, to present papers exploring topics of relevance. The one-day symposium takes place in al-Quds University on Monday, November 5th, 2007. The foreign experts will go the next day in a field trip to visit some research institutes and women studies centers.   Shashat Annual Women's Film Festifval in Palestine This annual women's film festival showcases the creativity of Palestinian, Arab, and international women filmmakers. Shashat held its 1st Women Film Festival in 2005, 2nd Women Film Festival in 2006, and is now launching its 3rd Women Film Festival 2007. This is the only ongoing annual women's film festival in the whole Arab world. Filmprogram   more projects Democratic Participation Program Gender Democracy Program                          Freedom of Expression in the Media Program Sustainable Development Program Dialogue and Conflict Resolution Program      Events       The co-president of the Heinrich Böll Stiftung Mr. Ralf Fücks visited Israel and Palestine in November and met in Ramallah with project partners of the Arab Middle East office of the Heinrich Böll Stiftung. more..

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Hamas and Palestinian Feminist Movement
By Dr. Islah Jad
The rise of Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) to government raised “fears and concerns” among some people ...more

Democratic Participation Program
Gender Democracy Program                         
Freedom of Expression in the Media Program
Sustainable Development Program
Dialogue and Conflict Resolution Program