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The Dr. Yehudah Paz 4th Annual Development Day Conference-SID-Israel

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Partnerships in International Aid in a Changing Global Arena

בית הספר לעבודה סוציאליתע"ש בוב שאפל

The Dr. Yehudah Paz 4th Annual Development Day Conference

Partnerships in International Aid in a Changing Global Arena

This conference was made possible with the generous support of the Pears Foundation

The Society for International Development – SID Israel

MASHAV: Israel’s Agency for International Development

Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Tel Aviv University: African Studies Section

Bob Shapell School of Social Work

Pears Program for Innovation and International Development

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Opening RemarksAbout Yehuda Pazz / Itai Engel

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The Society for International Development – SID IsraelMASHAV-Israel's Agency for International Development Cooperation Ministry of Foreign AffairsAfrican Studies Section, Tel Aviv University The Bob Shapell School of Social Work, Tel Aviv University The Pears Program for Innovation and International Development, Tel Aviv University

Inter-Sectorial Partnerships for Development in the Post-2015 Development Agenda Betty Maina

Changing Forms of Partnerships in International Humanitarian Aid and Development Prof. Dorothea Hilhorst

Policies in Development and Humanitarian Aid in a Changing middle EastR. Dave Harden

Spotlight Panel: Partnerships in International Aid in a Changing Global Arena

Parallel Panel SessionsSession 1: Critical Perspectives on Partnerships in International Development

Moderator: Dr. Aliza Belman Inbal

Sustainability – A framework for Formation of Effective International Development processes Tami Zilberg

The Role of Communities, Local Leaders and International Actors in Community DevelopmentInbar Ziv


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The Euromed Programme on Gender Equality: Strengths and Weaknesses of Partnerships Between the Public Sector and the PrivateJudith Neisse Migration and International Development: Preliminary Lessons from the Ongoing Implementation of the Thailand-Israel Cooperation on Placement of Migrant Workers Yonathan Paz

Family Therapy for Victims of Domestic Violence: Innovative International Academic Cooperation between Peru and IsraelDr. Michal Finklestein

Rural Tourism: Development in South MacedoniaCobe Meller

Session 2: Partnership or Intervention Under Scrutiny When Advancing Social Change

Moderator: Prof. Galia Sabar

Partnerships for Volunteer-Based International DevelopmentWork: Needs, Approaches and ProcessesYonatan Glazer

Cooperation in the Spirit of the Ottawa Charter for HealthPromotion: Volunteerism as a Factor for SuccessDr. Anita Nudelman, Lilach Melville and Yonat Liss

A Professional Mobile Clinic in the Rainforests of Ghana as a Model for Partnerships in the Health SectorDr. Ori Schwartzman and Dr. Britta Budde Schwartzman

Ethnography of International Urban Development in AfricaDr. Yael Abessira

Insights and Challenges from Medical Field Research in EthiopiaProf. Zvi Bentwich, Yonat Liss, Jemal Ali and Dana Manor

Working with Community-Based Organizations and Activists: Avoiding Common Pitfalls, Fostering Productive and Meaningful CooperationLisa Richlen

Session 3: The Place of Israel in the Arena of International Aid and Development in a Changing Global Environment

Moderator: Dr. Mike Naftali

Partnerships as Part of Israel’s Development Strategy in a Changing Global Environment: Perspectives and InsightsIlan Fluss

Limits to Cooperation: Why Israel Does Not Want To Be a Member of the International Energy AgencyElai Rettig

International Volunteering and Quality Development Work: Complementary or Contradictory?Elana Kaminka and Noga Shafer-Raviv

The Adoption of Israel-made Start-up Solutions in the Developing WorldDr. Ram Fishman

What Can Experience Teach Us About Effective Partnership-Building and Management? Marsha Zibalese Crawford

Session 4: Challenges in Managing International Aid Partnerships: Field Practices

Moderator: Dan Catarivas

Partnerships and Evaluation: Partner with Your Evaluator and Evaluate Your Partners Dr. Efrat Elron and Dr. Craig Charney

Humanitarian Partnerships Under Fire: A Case Study of SomaliaYuri Tsitrinbaum

Effective Use of Funds: Sustainable Water Solutions and Development Platforms for Rural AreasOrnit Avidar

Farmers of the Future: Escaping Poverty in Rural Africa Prof. Dov Pasternak and Yitzhak Abt

Challenges of Developing and Implementing International Social Work Prof. Orit Nuttman-Shwartz, Dr. Nora Korin-Langer and Dr. Rebecca Ranz

Case study of Collaboration in International Emergency Intervention in the Democratic Republic of Congo: The Rapid Response Fund Yael Aberdam

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When Governments Fall: How to Build Partnerships in Regions where the Local Government has Lost ControlItai Anghel

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Opening Remarks

The World Development Day Conference is being held for the fourth consecutive year. A clear tradition has emerged, one of an annual event bringing together all those who engage in the sacred causes of humanitarian aid and international development. Before our very eyes, we are witnessing the formation of an Israeli development community- a community consisting of women and men of principle who are committed to global values of justice, responsibility and solidarity.

This year, our topic of discussion is “Partnerships in International Aid in a Changing Global Arena”. This topic was selected in the wake of a globalization process that is reshaping the field of humanitarian aid and development assistance.

Traditional within the field of humanitarian aid and development assistance are being challenged by economic, social, political and technological shifts around the world. These shifts are influenced by financial crises in western countries and the related slashing of budgets meant for humanitarian aid and development assistance; the growth of new economies in the BRICS countries; the rise in power of a global civil society acting through social media and demanding greater transparency and efficiency in the development work; as well as, the private sector’s increasing involvement in development partnerships.. These changes are creating new partnership models in the field, which will be examined and discuss in this conference.

SID-Israel seeks to galvanize Israeli society to broad involvement in the humanitarian aid and development assistance field, by creating a platform of joint and professional dialogue and activities. This year we succeeded in officially founding SID-Israel’s operation by hiring employees on a payroll and taking formal actions in the areas of education, raising public awareness, changing government’s policy outlook on the field of international development and aid work, and developing the capabilities of Israeli humanitarian aid organizations to function efficiently and professionally throughout the developing world.

Recently, the founding chairman of SID-Israel and a veteran developer, Dr.Yehudah Paz, passed away. Yehudah, a great mentor to us all, with great foresight and infinite energies led us all to recognize the individual role of

the development field, a field he called “the extra soul” of the state of Israel. The prosperity of the humanitarian aid and development assistance field in Israel is, without a doubt, something Yehudah wished for more than anything else.Yehudah will be greatly missed. His values and legacy will be with us for years to come.

May he rest in peace.

Ariel DloomyDirector, SID Israel


About Dr. Yehudah Paz / Itai Anghel

I am trying to imagine how my life would look if I hadn't known Yehudah Paz.What a horrible vision... So many of the important things in my life would be missing. I might never have become aware of them or encountered them. Among other things, I would never have been to Rwanda, Congo, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania or Ethiopia. I would not have connected with the people, cultures and histories of these places which fascinated me and changed the course of my life. The fire that Yehudah ignited within me would never have been lit - and I would not have been driven to understand the true story of what was happening to communities across the globe and share their stories with others. In order for these things to happen, I had to encounter a figure as impressive and exceptional as Yehudah Paz, a man who gave my life new direction. I met Yehudah Paz when I was editor of the foreign news desk at "Galei Zahal" (The IDF Radio Station); Dramatic events were beginning to take place on the African continent. I wanted to understand better what was going on and a colleague from the press (Nitzan Horowitz- now a Knesset member) suggested that I meet Yehudah. All I wanted was to clarify a few points and then, like nearly all journalists, to report about the goings-on in Africa and in the world in general from the studio itself - without venturing into the field to meet the people about whom I was reporting. But then Yehudah. Before I even heard what he had to say, I was hypnotized. Such a deep voice, such a presence. And there was his passion. It became clear to me, just one moment later, that I was now entering a world - the world of stories about countries and people. And that nothing in the world would be more important or fascinating than their stories. Had someone else described to me these same events in Rwanda or South Africa at the time, I most likely would have listened intently, bent my head at the difficult moments and carried these descriptions with me for an hour or two at the most - at which point I would have gone back to my comfortable and interesting life (at least that is what I thought of my life at the time).

However, once Yehudah finished what he had to say, I felt like someone who had heard a great pronouncement. From this point onward, I was committed to change something fundamental in my life. All I could think about was Rwanda - its history, the colonialist poison that had infiltrated it, the massacre that was about to take place in it while the entire world – journalists included - stood idly by. Nothing else interested me. It was clear to me at that point - contrary to my life of two hours earlier – that somehow I would have to reach Rwanda. Not one day but then and there, with or without money, with or without any knowledge or confidence about whatever awaited me there. Even though Yehudah never said so explicitly, I heard his voice urging me to go. To be truly present because we are all part of that world.

During those terrible days of the massacre in Rwanda; during the historic moments when I spoke with Nelson Mandela just one day before he became President of South Africa; while founding a project to help rape victims in Congo; and during the civil war in Kenya; even while climbing the Kilimanjaro in Tanzania - During each of these moments and others, I thought how lucky I was for having been acquainted with these places and these people. And how much my life

had changed because they had entered my heart so profoundly. And I thought also of Yehudah - I waited to return to Israel to share with him what I had seen and understood for the very first time. The thought that I might interest this man, to whom I owed thanks for introducing me to these worlds, was monumental in my eyes. We talked about Africa and Asia. And of course, we spoke of Tibet where his own son Mikey lived with the same passion and connection to the people and their country. We spoke about concepts and ideas - collaboration, economics, justice and injustice and the basic moral duties by and between men and between Man and his Creator. Just as in our first encounter, for the twenty years afterward, each time Yehudah spoke of a place - the place and its people became so much more important and fascinating than they had been five minutes earlier.


He had so much love and genuine passion for people and for the ideas in which he believed. Yehudah Paz was one of the only people I have ever met who never ran away from confrontation, because of difficulties or atrocities of any kind. However unlike most people, who at most lamented the distresses and disasters of others, he was always practical. "What can be done?," he would ask; for Yehudah believed there was always something that could be done. His tremendous charisma, his wide smile and the knowledge that here stands a man whose personality and capabilities can be trusted 100% - these alone would suffice to convince anyone that it is true: nothing is impossible.

Yehudah was not afraid to preach ideas that were unpopular. His ideas about socialism and cooperatives were at times perceived as old-fashioned and unsuitable for our modern-day world. But, Yehudah: Look around. See how in 2014, the world is talking about these same things you used to talk about.

After the devastation caused by ruthless capitalism, tycoons detached from ordinary citizens, and countries who worship these same tycoons and cold-hearted business - people raised their voices in protest. Whether in Israel, in the Arab world, in South America, in Asia, in Europe - in rich and poor countries alike, entire nations raised their voices and said 'no more'. Something has to change.

When I think about it and when I consider the impact you made on my life, my impression is the same today as then - the world has heard your voice.

It is a voice that simply cannot be ignored.

Society for International Development – SID Israel

SID-Israel is the Israeli branch of the Society for International Development (SID), an international organization recognized the world over as a leader in the field of international development. SID-Israel is a global forum of individuals and organizations working in the field of sustainable economic and social development. Since its founding in 1957, SID has been at the forefront of both theoretical and practical issues relating to international development. Today, SID boasts over 3000 members in 80 countries and 35 branches across the globe. In addition to the influence that this wide network lends, SID-Israel also influences development-related policy by virtue of its special consultative status in various international organizations including: UNFPA, UNICEF, ILO, FAO, ECOSOC, UNEP and others. The Israeli branch of SID re-launched its efforts in 2011 and represents a platform for activities and networking for an extensive community of academics, students, development experts, NGOs and the private sector.

SID-Israel’s vision is of an ethical and engaged Israeli society performing effective and professional international development and aid work in cooperation with communities across the developing world and in distressed areas- through individuals, organizations and government agencies working on the basis of mutuality and respect.


Our Partners

MASHAV-Israel‵s Agency for International Development Cooperation Ministry of Foreign Affairs

MASHAV, Israel’s Agency for International Development Cooperation, was launched in 1957 to share with the rest of the developing world the experience, know-how and technologies that provided the basis for Israel’s own rapid development. MASHAV is responsible for the design, coordination and implementation of the State of Israel’s development diplomacy. This includes Israel’s official operational development activities and its involvement in forums dealing with global development policies.

MASHAV focuses on human capacity building activities in areas in which Israel has a comparative advantage, due to the belief that the surest guarantee for achieving sustainable development is through education and the transfer of skills and capacities. In the last few years, MASHAV has created partnerships for development with other donor countries, UN organizations, civil society and the private sector. Since its establishment, MASHAV has trained close to 270,000 professionals from approximately 132 countries, both in Israel and abroad, and has implemented many projects in developing countries.

Our Partners

African Studies Section, Tel Aviv University

The inter-university program in African studies was first opened in Israel in 2010. The program offers a rich variety of courses that deal with Africa from historical, political, geographical, cultural and religious angles to provide the student with grounding skills in African cultures. Studies in this program count as part of BA in a bi-major program.

The purpose of the program is to provide the student with innovative knowledge to understanding the historical processes, and the political, social and economic character of Africa – in particular:

⋅ To provide expertise and research for the study of African cultures⋅ To provide detailed knowledge about the history and culture of the at least one region of Africa⋅ To provide an introduction to approaches from other disciplines (such as

political science, sociology and anthropology) to better understand Africa.



The Bob Shapell School of Social Work, Tel Aviv University

The Bob Shapell School of Social Work accepted its first class of undergraduate students in the 1969-70 academic year; its first Master’s students in 1978-9, and its first doctoral students in 1986-7. It has also offered a variety of courses in social work to students in the social sciences and humanities faculties. A Continuing Education Unit for social workers and persons in allied helping professions has operated at the school since 1976.

Academic ProgramsThe school offers the following programs and degrees: ⋅ An undergraduate program that awards a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) degree ⋅ A master’s program that awards a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree ⋅ A doctoral program that awards a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree

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The Pears Program for Innovation and International Development, Tel Aviv University

The Pears Program for Innovation and International Development at the Hartog School of Government and Policy is dedicated to the vision of transforming Israel into an important source of innovative solutions to the problems of the developing world. The program works closely with the Israeli government, as well as the business sector and civil society in order to develop government policies and programs that are able to support an Israeli international development industry in important fields such as agriculture, water, renewable energy, health and education. The Pears Program for Innovation and International Development works in close partnership with the Israeli Foreign Trade Administration and the Chief Scientist’s Office of the Ministry of the Economy; the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; the Israel Export Institute; and the National Economic Council of the Prime Minister’s Office. In cooperation with these bodies, the program is developing policy solutions for challenges such as financing innovation for development; brokering partnerships between Israeli companies and entrepreneurs and their counterparts in emerging markets; and increasing the flow of information on the needs of developing countries to Israeli entrepreneurs. In addition, the program works with the Society for International Development-Israel and IsraelDev in order to support the emergence of a network of Israeli individuals and organizations interested in increasing Israel’s involvement in the developing world.


Spotlight Panel: Partnerships in International Aid in a Changing Global Arena

Inter-Sectorial Partnerships for Development in the Post-2015 Development Agenda:

Betty MainaBetty Maina, Chief Executive of Kenya’s Association of Manufacturers and member of the UN High Level Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda

Betty Maina has been the Chief Executive of the Kenya Association of Manufacturers since 2004. Previously, Betty served in a similar position at the Institute of Economic

Affairs (1997 – 2002).

At the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM), Betty Maina has played a major role in transforming the association into a dynamic, vibrant, credible and respected business organization with a professional secretariat. KAM is one of Kenya’s leading business associations, with nearly 700 members. It is a respected advocate for manufacturing and Betty’s leadership has contributed greatly to this respect and profile. KAM participates in and leads networks with like-minded organizations in Kenya and in the region.

At the Institute of Economic Affairs, Betty’s leadership and work contributed to opening up a space for public debate on government policies and legislative proposals. A noted achievement of hers is in the promotion of budget transparency, which has now culminated in the establishment of a parliamentary budget office to enable legislators ably to scrutinize budget proposals in Kenya.

Betty’s career spans nearly 20 years in public policy research and advocacy, and has included engagements with many organizations, namely, the Center for Public Integrity in Washington; the Center for International Private Enterprise in Washington, the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA), the United Nations Development Program, Africa Futures, the Kenya Leadership Institute, the Netherlands Development Organization (SNV), the Royal Netherlands Embassy, the Ministry of Local Government (Kenya), and the World Bank, among others.

Betty holds a BA degree in Land Economics from the University of Nairobi and a Master of Science degree in Development Administration from University College London. She has also undertaken a number of leadership and management courses.

Betty has received several State Commendations from H.E. the President of the Republic of Kenya for her work in Kenya, and also continues to serve on various boards in the public sector and several civil initiatives. Her latest decoration is the Moran of the Order of the Burning Spear (Kenyan Award)

In 2008/9, Betty was among other eminent African personalities serving on the Danish Prime Minister’s Africa Commission, a Danish platform for effective development cooperation with Africa.

Betty was appointed by the United Nations Secretary General, on July 31, 2012, to sit on a high level panel to advise on the global development agenda beyond 2015 (the target date for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). This panel is part of the Secretary General’s post-2015 initiative mandated by the 2010 MDG Summit. The work of the panel reflects new development challenges while also drawing on experience gained in implementing the MDGs, both in terms of results achieved and areas for improvement. The panel submitted its report to the Secretary General in May, 2013.


Changing Forms of Partnerships in International Humanitarian Aid and Development

Prof. Dorothea Hilhorst

Prof. Dorothea Hilhorst is professor of Humanitarian Aid and Reconstruction at Wageningen University. Her research concerns the ways in which people seek access to livelihoods and services in the midst of crises; how institutions form and reform in crises; and how aid interventions affect conditions and societies experiencing humanitarian crises.

Prof. Hilhorst’s publications focus on the everyday practices of humanitarian aid, disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation, reconstruction, and peace building. She coordinates research programs in Angola, the DRC, Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Sudan, Mozambique and Uganda. Prof. Hilhorst completed her dissertation in 2000 on a Philippine development NGO and its surrounding networks, clientele and donors (“The Real World of NGOs: Discourses, Diversity and Development”, published by Zed Books, London). She is general secretary of the International Humanitarian Studies Association.

Policies in Development and Humanitarian Aid in a Changing Middle East:

R. David Harden - Mission Director, USAID West Bank and Gaza

R. David Harden became the Mission Director of USAID West Bank and Gaza in July 2013. Prior to this, he was the Deputy Mission Director for the USAID Mission in Iraq, where he managed a multi-year $1.3 billion portfolio focused on governance (including capacity development in the health

and education sectors), democracy and economic growth.

Mr. Harden is an experienced Middle East veteran, most recently having served for three years as the Senior Advisor to the Special Envoy for Middle East Peace. Based in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, he helped to shape and implement United States policy toward Palestinian economic and institutional development, as well as Israeli security related to Palestinian trade. From 2005-2009, Mr. Harden was the Deputy Mission Director of USAID West Bank/Gaza. During this time, Mr. Harden led a multi-year, $1.2 billion portfolio centered on democracy, education, health, infrastructure, and private sector activities in the West Bank and Gaza.

In September 2011, Mr. Harden also established the first USAID presence in Libya. He was part of a small expeditionary, inter-agency team charged with re-opening the US embassy, re-establishing basic operations, responding to the humanitarian needs during and immediately after the war, and assisting with the political transition from Qaddafi rule. He was the senior US official on the ground, monitoring $95 million in U.S. assistance.

Mr. Harden served as the USAID Regional Legal Advisor in Central Asia from 2003-2005 and in South Asia from 1999-2003.

He has studied Arabic, Russian and Bangla. Mr. Harden earned his Juris Doctorate from Georgetown University, Washington DC. He received a Master of Arts in Political Science from Columbia University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Government from Franklin and Marshall College in Pennsylvania. Before entering the Foreign Service, Mr. Harden worked as a corporate lawyer in New York City and Charlotte, North Carolina, and earlier served as a consultant in Peshawar, Pakistan and as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Botswana.


Session 1: Critical Perspectives on Partnerships in International Development

Dr. Aliza Belman Inbal

Dr. Aliza Belman Inbal is a Senior Pears Fellow, Director of the Pears Innovation for International Development Program, and Deputy Director of the Manna Food Security and Safety Program at Tel Aviv University.

She came to the university following a lengthy career as a diplomat in the Israeli Foreign Service, where her posts included managing Israel’s development cooperation in the Middle East for MASHAV; Deputy Chief of Mission in Kinshasa, DRC; and Counsellor at the Israeli Delegation to the European Union. She has a doctorate in International Development Administration from George Washington University, Washington DC, and has served as a Senior Evaluation Officer in the World Bank and a consultant to several international development bodies, including the FAO, OECD-DAC and the Asian Development Bank.

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Parallel Sessions: Sustainability: A Framework for the Formation of Effective International Development ProcessesDr. Tami Zilberg - ICSR - Israel Center for Social Responsibility

Sustainability and Social Responsibility (“SR”) have drawn considerable interest in recent years from both academics and practitioners. Sustainability requires the implementation of social, environmental and economic considerations in management and decision-making.

This approach is particularly relevant in a challenging global reality that is marked by frequent and rapid changes, as well as financial and ethical scandals in the corporate world that have led to an increasing crisis of trust with respect to the management of any organization in any sector (government, private business, and civil society/NGOs).

Available local or international guides, pacts and standards provide a systematic approach aimed at:• Understanding the strategic value of sustainability;• Identifying sustainability risks and opportunities;• Adopting an integrative thinking style, aimed at long-term knowledge

management; • Creating partnerships between and within sectors, thus encouraging social/

human empowerment, leveraging abilities and value creation;• Formulating a new human-environmental-economic vision that will suit future

needs better than any current approach.

Implementing sustainability in the agenda of international development can improve the management of international projects as well as of developing economies. Thus, sustainability might be the right way to ensure proper conduct, sound ethics and value creation for all parties involved.

Dr. Tami Zilberg Sustainability expert; Chair of the Technical Committee of SII (the Standards Institute in Israel) for Israeli Standard 10000 (Social Responsibility Management); and Israel’s representative in ISO’s Working Group responsible for authorizing ISO26000 - the International Standard for Social Responsibility.

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The Role of Communities, Local Leaders and International Actors in Community DevelopmentInbar Ziv is the Founder and CEO of SifTech - The Jerusalem Entrepreneurship Center, and Programs & Communications Advisor at Spark MicroGrants

Many aid and development NGOs that engage with local communities in developing countries find it difficult to maintain sustainable projects that have a long-term impact on their beneficiaries. One of the main reasons for this is the lack of sufficient participation of the target communities in these often externally led initiatives. Consequently, there is growing awareness of the importance of involving communities in their own process of development and of the need to create truly participatory development models that engage both international and local agents.

In addressing this challenge, two critical questions should be considered. The first is how to design a model that will place the power in the communities’ hands and build their capacity to lead their own development in a professional, accountable and democratic manner? The second question concerns the dynamics between global and local agents and concerns the role international actors should have in this new arena of locally-led community development?

Inbar will elaborate upon these questions through examining a novel model developed and exercised by an NGO working with vulnerable communities in East Africa called Spark MicroGrants. Spark’s approach is based on two main pillars: the communities themselves drive their own development by designing, implementing and managing their own social impact projects, and the facilitators who guide the communities in this process are all young local leaders. With a 97% project sustainability rate, Spark’’ offers a remarkable learning paradigm for answering the first question set forth. With regards to the second question, Spark allows us to closely examine the roles of global actors in a locally-led model of community development and investigate the ties created between the communities, the local and international staff members, and the organization’s donating bodies.

Inbar Ziv

Inbar Ziv is currently completing her graduate degree in Global Community Development Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and has recently returned from a four-month internship in Rwanda with the NGO Spark MicroGrants. Inbar has extensive background in social activism and entrepreneurship and is the Co-Founder and Director of SifTech, the Jerusalem Entrepreneurship Center.

[email protected] / 052- 8536862


The Euromed Programme on Gender Equality: Strengths and Weaknesses of Partnerships Between the Public Sector and the Private Sector Judith Neisse - Former Team Leader of the programme and freelance consultant

EuroMed Region” was launched by the European Commission (EC) in 2008 for three years. It was assigned to a Consortium led by Transtec a private Belgian Consultant and CAWTAR, an Arab Women’s Centre in Tunisia. Its objective was to set up an accompanying measure to support the dynamics of the intergovernmental process in nine Southern Mediterranean countries (Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, Syria and the Palestinian Authority) regarding gender equality, and to strengthen the capacity of qualified actors in order to promote equality between men and women and to provide the follow-up to the Istanbul Ministerial conclusions. The aim of this contribution is to examine the strength and weaknesses of partnership between quasi-governmental bodies such as the EC and the private sector as reflected in the set-up and implementation of the programme and to draw up some recommendations for similar future co-operations.

Judith Neisse Judith Neisse holds a Master’s degree (magna cum laude) from the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, in Germany in Islamic sciences. Between 1998 and 2011, she created and managed a Belgian consulting company to oversee projects funded by the European Union for projects in developing countries in the fields of culture, education, and human rights. She has work experience in Morocco, Algeria,

Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, Azerbaijan and Vietnam, encompassing daily management, preparation of bids and tenders, and the training of professionals. This experience includes responsibility within the European Commission to establish the regional cooperation programmes in the Mediterranean area for heritage conservation and tourism (Euromed HERITAGE) that involved 27 countries of the European Union and 10 Mediterranean countries including Israel, and the Regional Program to improve the Status of Women in Arab countries. In 2011 she returned to Israel to work as a freelancer in the field.


Migration and International Development: Preliminary Lessons from the Ongoing Implementation of the Thailand-Israel Cooperation (TIC) on Placement of Migrant Workers Yonathan Paz - Program Manager for Labor Migration at CIMI

Migration and International Development: Preliminary Lessons from the Ongoing Implementation of the Thailand-Israel Cooperation on Placement of Migrant Workers Initiated in June 2012, the TIC agreement aims to place Thai migrant workers in Israel while protecting their labour rights and ensuring that they receive legal, fair and well-informed labour migration services. TIC operates an inter-sectoral partnership involving government partners in Thailand and Israel (the Population, Immigration and Borders Authority and the corresponding Thai Labor Office), other government agencies, an Israeli NGO (CIMI) and an intergovernmental organization (IOM Bangkok).

With nearly 6,000 workers arriving in 2013, the TIC project is spearheading Israel’s efforts to anchor bilateral agreements as the chief mechanism for eliminating the phenomenon of labour trafficking. Implementing this complex project involves a range of challenges and opportunities. The presentation will include three key components; first, it will present the cooperative structures that enable inter-sectoral engagement, reflecting on both strengths and weaknesses. Second, it will address the challenges, such the engagement presents, touching on workers’ day-to-day life in Israel. Finally, through TIC, the presentation will address the development potential of circular migration, touching on knowledge transfer and capacity building.

Yonathan Paz Yonathan Paz is the Program Manager for Labor Migration at the Center for International Migration and Integration (CIMI). Upon completing his studies in Development Management at the London School of Economics (LSE), he led a disaster-risk reduction project in West Africa. Yonathan worked for UNODC and supported research at the Refugee Studies Centre at Oxford University. [email protected] / 054-5405492


Family Therapy for Victims of Domestic Violence: Innovative International Academic Cooperation between Peru and Israel Dr. Michal Finklestein - The Department of Social Work, Zefat Academic College

Objective: To examine the benefits of an innovative international cooperation project between Israel and Peru, concerned with training practitioners and academic experts in family and marital therapy for traumatized victims of domestic violence. This voluntary project has focused on an academic program run by Israeli lecturers from the Department of Social Work, Zefat Academic College, PAMS (the Peruvian-American Medical Society) and Universidad Andina del Cusco. The need for bridging the cultural gaps in the program between Israeli lecturers and Peruvian participants, led to tight cooperation, and yielded a high rate of success. This initiative began following a WHO survey in 2005, showing high rates of domestic violence in Peru, and a shortage of skilled professionals in these fields.

Method: Themes that emerged from the qualitative data collected for Peru demonstrated: professional coping with social problem, increasing awareness of policymakers, and international academic cooperation. Themes that emerged - for Israel included development of international skills in human capability development, and professional prestige in the Israeli and international community.

Results: Providing professional responses to vulnerable populations, including an increase in social and public awareness among policymakers on a regional and international level; examining the implementation of academic and practical knowledge in the fields of families and trauma in a multicultural arena, in a unique population in a global peripheral area.

Discussion: Understanding the project in light of academic, professional and humanitarian aspects, and explaining its accumulated international benefits. Expansion of the program testifies to an increase in the need for transferring psychosocial

knowledge through the international cooperation of experts, and for creating social changes at the global level.

Dr. Michal FinklesteinDr. Michal Finklestein is the repetitive of Universidad Andina del Cusco, Peru, to the international cooperation course “Family Therapy in Populations at Risk of Domestic Violence”. She was delegated by MCTC, MASHAV, to Myanmar, Namibia, Malawi, Zimbabwe and Vietnam. She is a researcher and lecturer in Zefat and Tel Hai Academic Colleges, in their respective departments of social work.



Rural Tourism: Development in South MacedoniaCobe Meller - Tourism Projects Development and PromotionIn accordance with the Israeli Foreign Ministry’s policy to strengthen its connections with developing countries, Macedonia’s Minister of Agriculture visited Israel in the spring of 2012. During his visit, a number of ideas for cooperation were discussed, including ways to develop rural tourism in Macedonia. The natural landscape of Macedonia, its rural scenery, the low level of investment needed to promote it, and Israeli success in this field, were taken into consideration.

Following this agreement, an Israeli team visited Macedonia, and prepared a plan for rural tourism development around Ohrid Lake in southern Macedonia. The first step was to organize a short workshop at the local university, for local people who are interested in developing a rural tourism business. Following the successful workshop, a detailed plan was agreed and published, including specific actions that each partner should take in the short and long term.

Since that time further steps of the plan have been delayed due to the lack of sources of finance, and the lack of agreement between the local partners about several managerial aspects, as well as the foreign funds involved in the economic development in the region. As of today, rural tourism is not yet a major factor for economic development and social welfare in the Ohrid Lake region, as it could and should be, when its full potential is realized.

Cobe Meller

Cobe Meller holdf a BA in economics from the Hebrew University, and holds a Master’s degree in tourism studies from Surrey University in England, and is the manager of a tourism site, director of rural tourism businesses development in the Israeli Ministry of Tourism, and a lecturer on tourism issues. During the last few years, he has served as a private consultant for new initiatives and new entrepreneurs of rural tourism businesses.


Session 2: Partnership or Intervention Under ֿScrutiny When Advancing Social Change

Prof. Galia Sabar Galia Sabar is a professor in the Department of Middle Eastern and African History at Tel Aviv University, Chair of the Inter-University African Studies program and head of the African Studies Desk at the S. Daniel Abraham Center for International and Regional studies.

In 1985, Galia Sabar completed her BA in history of the Middle East and Africa with honors at Tel Aviv University. in 1982, she traveled to Ethiopia to lead a group of American Jews who financed the secret aliyah from Ethiopia (the so-called 'Moses Operation'). While a student, she visited Ethiopia over 20 times and served as a leader of Ethiopian Jews en route to Sudan. Those two years in Africa were a formative experience in her life; since that time, she began visiting the continent often, both for research purposes and for purposes of social and public action. From 1985-1987, Galia pursued her masters degree in African studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem which she completed with honors. Her thesis dealt with post-revolution Ethiopia against the country's historical-imperialist background, and examined questions of national cohesion and Ethiopian identity.

In 1993, she received her PhD in African Studies from the Hebrew University. In 1994, she began lecturing on Middle Eastern and Africa history at Tel Aviv University. From 1996-98, she stayed in Kenya and led an international research group which examined socio-political aspects of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. In May 2009, Prof. Sabar was awarded the 'Unsung Heroes' award by the Dalai Lama through the international organization 'Wisdom in Action' in recognition of her successful multi-year activities in research and social action on behalf of Ethiopian Jews and African migrant workers in Israel and for her success in placing these issues in the center of the Israeli public agenda. She is the first Israeli to ever have received this award.


Moderator:


Partnerships for Volunteer-Based International Development Work: Needs, Approaches and Processes Yonatan Glazer - B’Tzedek

B’Tzedek has six years’ experience in building and managing partnerships for international development projects in Hyderabad, India’s fourth largest city. It has brought to the city about 100 young adults from Israel and Jewish communities around the world to volunteer in these projects for periods of 3-4 months; over 20 years’ work in total. The young adults (21-30 years old) engage in tailor-made professional internships (through the LIFE program) or direct-service volunteering (through the TEN-B’Tzedek program, which is a joint project with the Jewish Agency’s Project T.E.N.). Each program we integrates learning, training and field visits to enhance volunteer outcomes and to catalyze a deep leadership development impact.

During these years, we have learned a lot about ourselves, about the partners we have worked with, and about the delicate and complex work of building and maintaining partnerships with the organizations. These partnerships exist within a multi-dimensional environment of relationships and elements, including key ‘players’ (organizations, authorities/government, business, communities and their changemakers), needs, understandings and assumptions, traditions, organizational culture, money, and more.

Along the way, we have experienced infrequent ‘jolts’: Among these was the shocking financial implosion of the sole funder of the NGO that was at the time our only partner. We have seen significant changes in the regulatory environment. And a government agency investigated the nature and operational aspects of our activities. This is a dynamic environment, and people in senior positions move to different organizations and cities, and organizations transformed themselves in front of our eyes. A small circle of senior people with whom we have close personal and organizational relationships has been the key source of our resilience.

The positive status of Israel in the eyes of most of the professionals in the Indian social change community creates a supportive setting for our work and the partnerships. There are also other voices, critical of Israel and the West, which often-times see us as representing Israel. Attitudes need to be identified

and interpreted, and relationships managed with people who have a wide range of ideas about and attitudes towards us.

At the conference, we will:⋅ Share stories that illuminate the above subjects, and focus on the stages

of development of our relationships⋅ Present a model of the different dimensions within which we develop and

maintain our partnerships⋅ Explore our current thinking about how to leverage our limited resources

with optimal partnerships and projects, within and through a dialogue with our partners and partner agencies.

Yonatan Glazer As the founder and director of B’Tzedek, whose mission is to develop globally-oriented social-change leadership, Yonatan established and has managed programs for international volunteers and interns in India and Israel for six years. Yonatan has taught, led education initiatives, developed curricula, and facilitated staff development and training. A graduate of the Mandel School for Educational Leadership

in Jerusalem, Yonatan has published academically and serves on the steering committee of the Education Council, Israel.



Cooperation in the Spirit of the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion: Volunteerism as a Factor for Success Dr. Anita Nudelman, Medical anthropologistLilach Melville, National Coordinator for Health Promotion Training at the Israeli Ministry of Health Yonat Liss, COO at NALA Foundation

Health is one of the basic human rights (1948). As such, it provides a solid rationale for international cooperation projects, most of which focus on medical care. Health promotion proposes a different perspective, as it relates to health as “a resource for everyday life… a positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources, as well as physical capacities” (Ottawa Convention 1986). Therefore, health promotion is a process that enables all people to enhance their control over their health in order to improve it or “to achieve their fullest health potential”.

The Ottawa Charter (1986) outlines five strategies for health promotion: development of personal skills, strengthening community actions, reorienting health services, building healthy public policy and creating supportive environments. All of these involve the initiation, development and maintenance of cooperation between organizations, such as government agencies, local government, communities, NGOs and even commercial companies. Thus, developing and maintaining partnerships is considered a cornerstone of this approach.

Most collaborations in the field of health promotion share similar components and needs, and are based on the development of personal relationships and mutual respect. These elements require that the people involved maintain ongoing, open communication and commit to long-term relationships, which often presents many challenges, especially regarding international partnerships

The spirit of voluntarism – working without appropriate financial compensation or for no compensation whatsoever – together with commitment, flexibility and a culture-sensitive approach, has formed the core of the success of the programmes that will be discussed. The case study will examine the challenges involved in developing the partnerships necessary to plan and implement capacity building programmes in sexual health promotion in a number of countries in Africa, as well as the potential success of these ongoing collaborations.

Dr. Anita Nudelman (PhD Educ.) An applied medical anthropologist, whose expertise includes qualitative research, culture-sensitive capacity building and program development. Anita has worked extensively on sexual health promotion and HIV Prevention using an innovative participatory educational approach developed for youth in Israeli residential schools and adapted for developing countries, mainly in Africa. She lectures at the

Recanati School for Community Health Professions, Ben Gurion University, African Studies Inter-University Program, and Tel Aviv University’s MA Migration Studies. As a consultant for UNAIDS, Anita led a Rapid Assessment Processes (RAP) on gender and culture-related barriers to the utilization of mother and child health services, including prevention of vertical transmission of HIV.


Lilach MelvilleAustralian-trained, Lilach Melville (M. Hlth. Prm) is a National Coordinator for Health Promotion Training at the Israeli Ministry of Health, Department of Health Promotion, and lectures at the Haifa University MPH program. Lilach is the one of the founders and the co-editor of the first and only health promotion journal in Israel. A trained instructional designer, she has designed and taught HP Project Planning

in various bi-lateral/multi-lateral projects in the Palestinian Authority, Jordan, and several African countries as well.


Yonat LissSenior Sexual Health Educator, BA in African Studies. Yonat has been Involved in humanitarian activities in Africa and other developing regions, focusing mainly on education and health education. She coordinated Israeli development activities at the Israeli Embassy in Ethiopia, directed international courses at MASHAV, develops and leads interactive and culture-sensitive courses on sexual health and AIDS prevention for

adolescents. and coordinates Prof. Zvi Bentwich’s NALA Foundation program for Eradication of Neglected Tropical Diseases in Africa. [email protected] / 054-5320747


A Professional Mobile Clinic in the Rainforests of Ghana as a Model for Partnerships in the Health Sector Dr. Ori Shwarzman (MD) Dr. Britta Budde-Shwarzman (MD) The Foundation of Mental Health Research in Israel and in Ghana

As part of their field experience in rural Ghana, Dr. Ori Shwarzman and dr. Budde Shwazmzn would like to present a practical example of the development of partnerships in the health sector in Africa. This model could be supplemental to governmental services in metropolitan areas, and even comprehensive in rural settings in developing countries. As low-budget Israeli NGO, they located an appropriate filed partner during a pri project visit: The Ghanaian Catholic Health Services, an established and widespread institution that is functioning well country-wide, accepted by the government and respected by potential clients. Drs. Shwarzman found certain professional local partners without problem, whereas the identification of professional foreign partnerships in order to connect in research or exchange staff was unsuccessful.

The contributing factors for effective partnership-building and management with a religious institution are numerous in their experience, among them careful pre-project research about the needs and expectations of the target group, initial and continuous communication with the religious, but also cultural and traditional leaders in the region, selecting professional staff members with high cultural adaptability and extraordinary communication skills.. One of the obstacles they still face concerns the building of productive cross-sector partnerships.

The adoption of their model to several international NGOs was rejected from the start. As a consequence, they support the introduction of a platform for cross-sector partnership interaction and recommend more active stakeholder involvement.

Dr. Ori Shwarzman, an Israeli bred psychiatrist, Dr. Britta Budde-Shwarzman, a German-raised pediatric surgeon (and Ori’s wife) have experience more than two decades in establishing health projects in West Africa and Brazil. Not by coincidence was their last and biggest project in the rain forests of Ghana was solely coordinated and managed by themselves and the local hospitals.



Ethnography of International Urban Development in AfricaDr. Yael Abessira - The Inter-University Program of African Studies, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

This lecture focuses on the accessibility of knowledge and the challenges of international urban development in Africa and is based on Dr. Abessira’s fieldwork in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (2003, 2013). The purpose of her lecture is to reveal which methods and collected data she used during her research and how they contributed to a broader understanding of the reality of poverty, African development and international interventions today. Her collected data (interviews, observations, student experience, everyday life experience and study of the Kiswahili language) sheds new light on the successes and mistakes experience while building international partnerships during an urban program and its hopes for the 21st century.

The lecture is about the ethnography of international urban development (specifically, the SCP, the Sustainable Cities Program) and its interpretation of the everyday experiences of slum dwellers in the Hanna Nassif neighborhood, Dr. Abessira fieldwork site. She describes how the lives of the Tanzanian residents can be affected by the material and conceptual program, and how the residents reshape the project according their interests, perceptions and their demands to form new opportunities and alternatives.

Dr. Abessira’s work challenges the current theories of post-development by presenting a new alternative concept, “Living Development”. She argues that the case study of Tanzania opens doors to new definitions of African development and transcends the old paradigms of failure to eradicate urban poverty. Her research offers a way of thinking critically and contributes, first, to reveal the human story of the development encounter during international development and, second, to focus on the aspirations and goals of those for whom development projects are an integral part of life.

Dr. Yael Abessira Dr. Yael Abessira holds a PDP from of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in African Studies and Political Science. She is a lecturer at the Inter-University Program of African Studies, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. She has done fieldwork in Tanzania, focusing on international development and urban poverty. Her research interests include the history of Africa, poverty and critical approaches to international

development, African development, the Jews of North Africa and the history of racism.

[email protected] / 0543072565


Insights and Challenges from Medical Field Research in Ethiopia Prof. Zvi Bentwich, Yonat Liss, Jemal Ali and Dana Manor - The NALA Foundation and the Center for Tropical Diseases and AIDS, Ben Gurion University in Beer Sheva

The authors present the lessons and insights gained from their fieldwork in a number of regions in Ethiopia since 2009. The main purpose of the work was the eradication of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) and it was based on a comprehensive program that they developed and which consisted of mass drug administration combined with health education, water sanitation and community mobilization. The fieldwork involved approximately 20 different main partners, including senior researchers, students from Israel and Ethiopian partners: NGOs, community members and Ethiopian researchers.

The presentation emphasizes three categories of challenges:Personal challenges experienced by the research partners, including: coping with complicated field and communications conditions, language and cultural differences between the researchers and the research subjects, and daily bureaucratic difficulties.Challenges posed by the implementation of fieldwork by multiple researchers working in tandem. Among others, it will address the following questions: How to work as a team? What types of hierarchies emerge? How are decisions made? What are the mechanisms for promoting efficient staff-work in the context of challenging field research? Insights in this category will highlight difficulties and challenges experienced by the Israeli researchers by and amongst themselves, in addition to those encountered vis-à-vis the Ethiopian partner researchers.Unique challenges in field research which combines medical research with education. In this portion, the focus is on the difficulties that arose in light of the fact that the medical side of the research mandated reaching larger populations (hundreds of thousands of people) and entailed distribution of medicines under a meticulous timetable that required rapid movement of the research team from one place to another; while the educational side of the project required slow and deliberate educational efforts based on inculcating new values and behavioral changes within the subject populations.

The final portion of the presentation relates the primary findings of the fieldwork and the manner in which they shaped the medical-educational activities themselves as follows:1. Reduction in the prevalence of intestinal worms in the intervention population

of school children from 80%-100% to only 5% and below!2. Improvement in the level of knowledge and the behavioral indices, and

adoption of the educational and behavioral principles3. Creation of more efficient mechanisms for involving a large number of local

actors 4. Enhanced involvement of health clubs in the school environment 5. The powerful impact of the student delegations from Ben Gurion University

on the knowledge and behavioral changes among the participating school children and their parents.

Prof. Zvi Bentwich Prof. Zvi Bentwich, a physician and a world-renowned clinical immunologist and AIDS researcher, brings with him many years of clinical, educational and biomedical research experience. Prof. Bentwich was the first physician to deal with AIDS in Israel, and he founded the first AIDS center in the country. He was among the first investigators to emphasize the importance of coinfections, such as intestinal

parasites and Bilharzia, in the spread and magnitude of the AIDS epidemic in Africa. Currently, Prof. Bentwich is at the Ben Gurion University in Beer Sheva, where he is head of the Center for Tropical Diseases and AIDS (CEMTA) and President of the NALA Foundation. Both of these institutions are involved in the effort to eradicate Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) from Ethiopia and Africa. In the course of the last three years, this activity has covered a population of 250,000 people and is about to expand and reach over a million more people by the end of 2013 (see www.nalafoundation.org ).



Working with Community-Based Organizations and Activists: Avoiding Common Pitfalls, Fostering Productive and Meaningful Cooperation Lisa Richlen - Independent Consultant

Today, there are some 55,000 African asylum seekers in Israel. As their numbers have increased, and in the absence of a solution proffered by the state, initiatives, organizations and other forms of community organizing initiated by and for African migrants have proliferated. These organizations represent important sources of support for their communities and have served as a point of interaction and information for the Israeli public and activists. While these organizations can serve as a tremendous asset to Israelis, working with them and their leaders can present some specific challenges for Israelis. This presentation will outline some of the common challenges and pitfalls faced by well-meaning supporters when working with the community, while also offering suggestions for fostering productive cooperation. Specifically, it will address the following topics: identifying and working with leaders, working with organizations and groups of activists, and developing relationships of trust with individuals. Some comparative insights from the United States, the UK and Kenya will be offered. The presentation will assist practitioners in the field in creating more effective, efficient and focused partnerships with grassroots organizations in developing countries and in Israel by using African asylum seekers in Israel as a test case.

Lisa RichlenLisa Richlen was employed by the Hotline for Migrant Workers from 2004-2010 and subsequently worked on salary for the Sons of Darfur Association and as a consultant for the Darfur Friends Association. In 2012, Richlen volunteered with the HIAS Refugee Trust Kenya in Nairobi, and in 2008 she attended the Refugee Studies Centre Summer School on Forced Migration at [email protected] / 0547-509-654

Session 3: The Place of Israel in the Arena of International Aid and Development in a Changing Global Environment

Moderator:

Dr. Mike Naftali The Bob Shapell School of Social Work, Tel Aviv University, Founder and Chairperson of Brit Olam - International Volunteering and Development

Dr. Michael (Mike) Naftali, is a social entrepreneur, social inventor and social activist. For more than 35 years he has taken an active part in advancing, managing and leading a

wide range of social endeavors, including the formation of social entrepreneurship platforms, volunteering and civil society infrastructure programs, youth at risk services, formal and non formal educational settings, mental health programs, community based art programs and a variety of international development initiatives. Much of his work has been incorporated in heading and leading civil society organizations.

To date, Dr. Naftali serves as the founding chairperson of Brit Olam - International Volunteering and Development, Topaz -Leading Social Innovations and Inspiration - Arts for Humanity. Formerly Dr. Naftali served as the chairperson of the National Council for Voluntarism in Israel, the national civil society umbrella association for voluntary efforts. He is also co-founder of Natan - The Israeli Coalition for Disaster Relief, and recently has been elected as vice chairperson of SID Israel - The Society for International Development.

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Partnerships as Part of Israel’s Development Strategy in a Changing Global Environment: Perspectives and Insights Ilan Fluss - Director, Policy Planning and External Relations, MASHAV

MASHAV, Israel’s Agency for International Development Cooperation has been operating for 55 years in developing countries. MASHAV is responsible for formulating, leading and implementing Israel’s development policy. The State of Israel is a living laboratory of development and an active and valued partner in the field of international development.

Since 1958 MASHAV’s developing programs have focused on areas in which it has relevant experience and expertise, including the transfer of technology, technical assistance and capacity building through investment in human capital, based on the belief that this is the surest way to ensure sustainable development. This basic approach hasn’t changed.

What has and is changing is the reality of the development field, the players and the stakeholders, the challenges, the issues and the internationally agreed standards and principles. The Israeli approach has also changed and is changing accordingly.

The changes are reflected in a new Israeli approach to international development adopted by MASHAV and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which is called “Development Diplomacy”. This new approach is being manifested in several ways, including: participating, learning and contributing to the global development policy; creating new and innovative partnerships for development and synergies; improving and changing the internal processes of MASHAV; deepening involvement, contributing and utilizing the knowledge and experience of the OECD; participation in international forums and conferences; changing its “language” from aid and foreign assistance to development partnerships; introducing new and innovative approaches to its development activities, and more. All this is being enacted while maintaining and increasing efforts to produce results on the ground for the benefit of the communities concermed. In essence, MASHAV has realized it can and must participate and contribute to the global processes themselves and not a mere bystander on the global level while implementing in the field.

Mr. Ilan Fluss

Mr. Ilan Fluss is the Director for Policy Planning and External Relations in Israel’s Agency for International Development Cooperation (MAHAV) in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ilan assumed this responsibility in September 2009.

He was previously posted as a Counsellor at the Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations, having assumed

the position in August 2006. In his capacity in the mission, he was responsible for Israel’s Economic and Social Agenda at the United Nations. Formerly, Ilan served at the Israeli Embassy in Pretoria,

South Africa, as Acting Ambassador, and later on as Deputy Chief of Mission. While in South Africa, he was also responsible for Israel’s diplomatic relations with Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Lesotho and Swaziland.

Since joining the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1994, he has represented Israel in a variety of capacities. From 1995-1998, he served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the Israeli Embassy in the Philippines. Later on, he was appointed Spokesperson and Cultural Attaché at the Israeli Embassy of Israel in The Hague, Netherlands (1998-2000).

Back in Jerusalem (2000-2004), he served in the Ministry’s Asian Division, focusing on Israel’s bilateral relations with the nations of South and Southeast Asia.



Limits to Cooperation: Why Israel Does Not Want To Be a Member of the International Energy AgencyElai Rettig - PhD Candidate, School of Political Science, University of Haifa

This presentation examines the reasons that the Israeli government chose not to apply for membership in the International Energy Agency (IEA), although it has been eligible to do so since 2010. The many benefits the IEA has to offer Israel in terms of developing its local energy sector, preparing it for emergency situations, and further integrating it with international markets and standards, indicates that Israel would be wise to join the agency. The failures of the Israeli energy sector during the Second Lebanon War, as well as some examples of the problematic process in which energy and environmental-related policy decisions are made in Israel, will be used to illustrate this argument.

Despite the benefits of membership, Israel has rejected such notions following a 2010 interdepartmental discussion held between representatives from the Ministries of Energy, Foreign Affairs, Defense and Finance. The arguments raised during these discussions help shed some light on Israel’s potential limits and unwillingness to further integrate into the international community and meet the OECD standards of development. These arguments included claims that Israel should not publicly share information about its energy market due to security considerations, a lack of will to share emergency oil stocks with other IEA members during times of crisis, and a general skepticism regarding the will of other members to share their own emergency stocks with Israel when needed.

The case of the IEA illustrates how the “security-mindset” and general suspicion towards the international community that dominate Israeli policymakers serve as a limit to Israel’s capability of full integration within the international arena and hinder potential development of its energy sector and environmental policies.

Elai Rettig

Elai Rettig is a doctoral student at the University of Haifa specializing in energy politics and international relations, with special focus on the Middle East, West Africa and the Caucasus. He also deals extensively with issues of energy security and policy in Israel and holds a scholarship from the Israeli Ministry of Energy and Water.

International Volunteering and Quality Development Work: Complementary or Contradictory?Elana Kaminka - Director of the Long-Term Service Initiative Noga Shafer – Raviv- Director of Community Development

Elana Kaminka and Noga Sahfer-Raviv, of Tevel b’Tzedek, will take an in-depth look at models of involving international volunteers in development and analyze what works, what doesn’t, and what objectives are served by different models of volunteering. Using case studies from Tevel’s extensive experience in Nepal and Haiti, as well as that of other organizations, Kaminka will demonstrate how quality development organizations can utilize international volunteers effectively, what specific advantages Israeli volunteers bring to the development arena, when partnerships are needed and when they can become a burden. Case studies will include both unsuccessful projects such as Tevel’s intervention with stone quarry workers in the Dhading District in Nepal and highly successful projects such as the agricultural revolution of the Dunwar Rai fisherman and the establishment of the first apolitical youth movement in Nepal.

To relate to the wider context, They will discuss the educational importance of international volunteering, and how the concept of ”tikkun olam” and עירך עניי

connect through the volunteer experience in the developing world in the קודמיםglobal village, עניי עירך aren’t necessarily in your city or even your country.

Elana Kaminka Elana Kaminka was born and grew up in the United States, and has been living in Israel for the past twenty years. She served in the IDF as a basic training commander for at-risk soldiers, after which she worked in a variety of capacities in international education, including coordinating international programs for the Jewish Agency. She then founded and served as the Director of the Career Israel program that

places hundreds of college graduates from abroad in internships in Israeli organizations and companies annually and later became the Deputy Director of the Long-Term Program Division of the Israel Experience Ltd. She has a BA in Education and Jewish History from the Hebrew University, and an MA in Jewish Studies from the Schechter Institute.

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Noga Shafer – RavivNoga Shafer – Raviv has extensive experience in development fieldwork. A graduate of Tevel’s first cohort to Nepal and to Haiti, she played a role in the creation of the programs in both countries. She is a graduate of the Hebrew University in Humanities and Middle Eastern Studies and has been extremely active in promoting fair labor practices in Israel,

volunteering for the Caregiver’s Union in Jerusalem, and Koach L’aOvdim, the Democratic Trade Union. Noga oversees all of Tevel’s activity in the field and is the liaison to the field staff.

[email protected] / 054-738-7277

The Adoption of Israel-made Start-up Solutions in the Developing World Dr. Ram Fishman - Assistant Professor of Economics, George Washington University, Washington DC

To fulfill its potential contribution to sustainable development, Israel needs to focus its resources on research and innovation of models that could be taken up and implemented in scale by large international development organizations. What would it take to cultivate such partnerships? First, it requires an effort to supplement the strong existing knowledge base in green physical technologies by the development of parallel “social technologies”. Second, and related, it requires the stimulation of academia to play a more active role, especially by developing the virtually non-existent fields in Israel of applied, field-based development scholarship in the social sciences. Third, it needs a supportive public platform to help Israeli start-ups direct, field-prove and “market” their innovations to the priorities and standards of the international development community.

This presentation outlines a simple, initial road map towards achieving these changes, focusing on academia and research, and illustrates through several pioneering field projects that are attempting to realize these goals.

Dr. Ram Fishman Dr. Ram Fishman is an Assistant Professor of Economics and International Affairs at George Washington University, Washington DC, and Associate Researcher at the Center for Globalization and Sustainable Development at the Earth Institute, Columbia University, New York. Ram holds a MSc in Physics from the Weitzman Institute of Science and a PhD in Sustainable Development from Columbia

University. Prior to coming to GWU, Ram was a Sustainability Science Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Ram’s research focuses on sustainable agriculture, improved technology adoption and water scarcity in developing countries, and includes several running field projects in India, Senegal, Uganda and Nepal.



What Can Experience Teach Us About Effective Partnership Building and Management?Prof. Marsha Zibalese - Crawford - DSW, MSW, School of Social Work and Department of Geography and Urban Studies, Temple University College of Health Professions and Social Work, Philadelphia

Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) methodologies can expose inter-organizational and community partnership opportunities, and provide the tools for improving NGO management and partnership building in diverse communities. A case study will present the year long NGO Capacity Building Program implemented in Israel, targeting Arab, Bedouin, and Jewish communities. Its purpose is to: increase NGO capacity skills, with an understanding of programming, management, and communication with the service community through cultural humility, and program evaluation implementation; and to develop and expand mutually beneficial inter-organizational relationships and community partnerships.

The model uses a participatory educational workshop approach (a series of three workshops), along with a hands-on practical laboratory approach (ongoing bi-monthly meetings held at the NGO and in the community) with professional coaching, mentoring, and technical assistance. All workshops and laboratory work is participatory and the community participates at all levels. The work focuses on practical, task-related activities “on the ground”. NGO needs are defined throughout the program, starting with the initial NGO pre-assessment, and NGO goals and objectives are established early on. The case study will exemplify how CBPR methodologies bring strengths, weaknesses and needs into focus (of NGOs and their communities) and how mutually beneficial partnerships can result in improved services to the community. Inter-organizational and community partnerships may ultimately result in improved community cohesiveness and increased community development. Conference participants will gain a deeper understanding of CBPR methodologies and how they can be effectively combined to examine, build, and evaluate partnerships in order to maximize the outcomes of inter-organizational and community partnerships.

Prof. Marsha Zibalese-Crawford Prof. Marsha Zibalese-Crawford, Professor at the School of Social Work, Geography and Urban Studies Department, Temple University, Philadelphia, was the creator and lead researcher for the Philadelphia Report Card on the Well-being of Children and Youth. She is a renowned CBPR evaluator/researcher and currently is partnering on two Community Walk/Photovoice projects: one in Israel, one in

the US (funded by the Office of National Drug Control Strategy and SAMHSA)



Session 4: Challenges in Managing International Aid Partnerships: Field Practices

Moderator:

Dan CatarivasDan Catarivas, Director, Division of Foreign Trade and International Relations, Manufacturers’ Association of Israel

Dan Catarivas presently holds the position of Director of the Division of Foreign Trade and International Relations at the Manufacturers’ Association of Israel and Director of International Relations at the Federation of Israeli Economic Organizations (FIEO).

Beforehand he served for twenty five years with the Israel Government. His last position was Deputy Director General for International Affairs at the Ministry of Finance.

In 1994, prior to his position in the Ministry of Finance, Mr Catarivas established the Middle East Department within the Foreign Trade Administration at the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labour. He served as a Chairman of the Trade Committee of the Multilateral Economic Negotiations (REDWG) that was part of the peace negotiations.

Mr Catarivas served abroad as a first Economic Counselor of Israel in Beijing, China, and between 1982-1984 served as a representative of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labour in the Israeli Liaison Office in Beirut, Lebanon. Mr. Catarivas graduated from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Political Science. He holds MSc degree in Economics from London School of Economics in the field of European Economic Integration and Diploma from College D’Europe in Bruges, Belgium, in the field of Advanced European Studies.

Partnerships and Evaluation: Partner with Your Evaluator and Evaluate Your PartnersDr. Efrat Elron is an organizational psychologist and an independent consultant Dr. Craig Charney - President of Charney Research

In-depth professional evaluation of development projects is a critical learning tool and an enabler of their multifaceted success. Sound evaluation with actionable and demonstrable results can contribute to projects in the areas of initial strategic and operational formulation and its pre-testing, needs assessment, partner assessment, risk mitigation, project management, and the assessment of both performance and impact. Moreover, a reliable evaluation of projects enhances effective interfaces with important stakeholders – governments, donors, local populations, and partners.

We will present current and best practices in evaluation in the international development field, highlighting (1) the nature and benefits of collaborative dynamics between the organization and the evaluator and (2) the ways evaluation can help in assessing partners and partnerships. The presentation is in large part based on the results of a recent survey-based research looking at the current state of evaluation methodologies and their use. Respondents included 600 SID Washington DC members, as well as a sample of SID Israel members. The survey focused on levels of knowledge and extent of use of sound evaluation practices and processes, including the type and rigor of evaluation methodologies used by evaluators, stages chosen for data gathering, selection processes and funding of evaluation experts, nature of relationships between organizations and evaluators and potential gains and challenges of working with the evaluators, as well as levels of satisfaction with the evaluation process and results. The presentation will end with recommendations for closing the gaps between best practices and their implementation in the field.


Dr. Efrat Elron Dr. Efrat Elron is an organizational psychologist and an independent consultant specializing in the effectiveness of multinational forces, the evaluation of local and international development projects, the management of intercultural interfaces within and between organizations, innovativeness, leadership, and teamwork.

She is a research fellow at the Centre for Global Workforce Strategy at Simon Fraser University and the evaluator of SID’s programs.


Dr. Craig Charney Dr. Craig Charney, President of Charney Research, is a pollster with two decades’ experience and a political scientist. He has wide experience with non-profit, corporate, governmental, and political organizations in more than 20 countries. Since he established Charney Research in 1997, a focus of his work has been developing countries in conflict or recovering from it. He has worked

on economic development issues, including investor attitudes, privatization, and cost recovery strategies, and project assessments in Mozambique, South Africa, and the Republic of Georgia. Craig conducted the first-ever political poll in Afghanistan in 2004 as well as the first national political polls conducted in Indonesia after Suharto’s fall, Cambodia after the transition to democracy, and East Timor after Indonesia pulled out. In Liberia, he assessed the public mood after Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf was elected that country’s first female president.

Before founding his firm, he was Senior Analyst the 1996 polling team of President Bill Clinton. He also co-directed voter education polling for Nelson Mandela and the ANC in South Africa’s first election in 1994, working with Stanley Greenberg and Celinda Lake. He earned a Ph.D. in Political Science at Yale, as well as a Master’s-level diploma in the Sociology of Development from the Sorbonne and an M.Phil. in politics from Oxford. Charney Research is based in New York.

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Humanitarian Partnerships Under Fire: A Case Study of Somalia Yuri Tsitrinbaum - Independent consultant

As a consequence of the deteriorating security situation in Somalia, international aid organizations have dramatically scaled down their field presence since 2006. Operations on the ground have been increasingly carried out through local partners and staff via remote management: a model that has challenged traditional operational modalities and created many ethical dilemmas.

A key consideration in shifting to remote management (rather than closing down operations) is the capacity of local actors, both, technically and ethically to carry out operations in an impartial manner in complex environments. While international actors have been working to implement partnerships with national actors in Somalia since 1991 and even before, shifting to remote management was considered challenging because of the perceived incapacity of the national actors to carry out their responsibilities.

The presentation will discuss the findings of a field study in Kenya that was aimed at creating a better understanding of humanitarian partnerships in this context, outlining the impact of remote management on the dynamics between local and international humanitarian actors. This work challenges and questions the principles of partnership that have been applied during the last 20 years in Somalia and similar contexts, where neither (perceived) trust nor operational capacities were outcomes of cross-sectorial cooperation.

By looking at partnerships in extreme case scenarios, we can learn about the partnership principles in the humanitarian world. The Somalia case demonstrates clearly that the current partnership frameworks do not suffice and there is a need for a shift of practices.


Yuri Tsitrinbaum Yuri Tsitrinbaum holds a BA in Economics and African Studies from Ben Gurion University and a Master’s in Humanitarian Action from the Geneva University. Following his studies, he worked for international humanitarian organizations in Haiti, Kenya, the Congo (DRC) and the USA. Currently he works as a freelance consultant for companies operating in sub-Saharan Africa.


Effective Use of Funds: Sustainable Water Solutions and Development Platforms for Rural Areas Ornit Avidar - Founder and Managing Director, WaterWays Solutions Ltd

WaterWays™ Solutions Ltd (“WWS”) provides sustainable water solutions and development platforms for rural areas, enabling effective usage of funds.

WaterWays™ asked itself why so many water projects in rural areas fail after a short period from their initiation and took it upon itself to find answers to this challenging question. With the understanding that long-term sustainability is the main issue in achieving a major breakthrough in achieving the Millennium Development Goals, and broad access to clean water, WWS has created the “Holistic Methodology for Addressing Water and development Challenges in Rural Areas”.

WWS believes that in order to tackle the perplexing challenge of sustainability or lack thereof, in water, agriculture and development projects, they must cooperate with the different relevant entities and form strong partnerships utilizing the strengths of each partner.

WWS has several strategic partnerships, for example:

⋅ WWS is the Israeli representative of Water and Sanitation for Africa (WSA) www.wsafrica.org. This partnership serves the objective of accelerating the scale-up of Israeli water technologies in response to Africa’s needs. This partnership enables WWS to create strong PPP water projects in Africa via a win-win mediation mechanism.

⋅ LWDGC http://www.lwdgc-africa.org is a local Cameroonian NGO, with whom WWS is working to develop a rural advancement framework, the “Village Income Center”, VIC. VIC is an integrated development solution incorporating water, agriculture, electricity and production in a central planned location for income generation. The local partnership is essential for the success of the model and its success will enable deployment across Cameroon and other countries.


⋅ Lifetime Water Coalition is a coalition of parties interested in promoting the awareness of lifecycle cost requirements for sustainability versus the focus on initial project cost, as exercised today.

⋅ WWS’s business model calls for forming cooperation between technology companies, financial entities and local deployment organizations that it brings together to achieve the goal of clean water for all.

Projects using the holistic methodology and partnerships have a better chance of success.

Ornit Avidar Ornit Avidar is the founder and managing director of WaterWays™ Solutions Ltd, providing sustainable water and development solutions for rural areas.

She is an experienced former diplomat, investor and mediator with over 20 years of experience in developing international strategic partnerships, solving delicate

business issues and getting people and technology together to address their needs and common goals.

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Farmers of the Future: Escaping Poverty in Rural Africa Prof. Dov Pasternak - Senior Adviser, Agriculture Development in DrylandsYitzhak Abt - Senior Agronomist

Subsistence agriculture means that farmers eat what they produce, and very often they do not produce enough food to last the year. Very little is left for marketing and income generation. Subsistence rain-fed farming is the main reason for the widespread poverty of rural Africa.

The most important requisite for moving farmers from subsistence living towards a market-oriented agriculture is changing their mindset. Two Jewish-led NGOs, one from the USA called Eliminate Poverty Now (EPN) and the other from Canada called Pencils for Kids (P4K) joined together with Prof. Dov Pasternak and a local Nigerien NGO called Libo to execute an ambitious program that should eventually change the mindset of most farmers in Niger (and beyond) from subsistence to market-oriented agriculture.

The program is carried out in close collaboration with the Ministry of Education of Niger and the President’s Office program for the promotion of agricultural development in Niger called Triple N. The two Jewish NGOs provide the funding for the program. Together with Prof. Pasternak and in consultation with Libo and the project manager, they give the direction to the program. The Ministry of Education provides the schoolteachers, ensures that the program falls inside the Ministry objectives, and gives academic supervision of the schoolteachers. The Triple N program is responsible for promotion of the program in Niger and for seeking resources.

The program is based on simultaneous teaching/training of primary school children and their parents, particularly mothers, in the production and marketing of high value crops, including adding value to products. Trained schoolteachers give classes on a range of crops and irrigation technologies. Practical training is carried out on mini-farms set up at the school premises.

A test study in the village of Sadore resulted in a total transformation of this village. Women were the major benefactors. Mean annual income of a household has climbed to five times the average income of a rural household.


Houses were expanded, children were sent to high school, and the village has become food-secure.

Prof. Dov Pasternak Prof. Dov Pasternak was for 25 years the Director of the Institute for Agriculture and Applied Biology of Ben Gurion University of the Negev, specializing in saline water irrigation; and for 10 years was ICRISAT’s Principal Scientist for Crops and Systems Diversification in Niger, where he and his team developed many new and innovative production systems, crops and varieties for the Sahel. He

is currently a senior advisor to CLUSA (the Cooperative League of the United States) that is implementing - with USAID support - many of his innovations in the Sahelian region.

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Yitzchak Abt From 1963, Yitzchak Abt Headed Israel`s Assistance Programs in Agrarian Reform and Diversification in Latin America. Later, he served as Director of Israel`s international agricultural co-operation programs (CINADCO). Since 1993, Yitzchak has been partnering with Prof. Dov Pasternak to promote a transition from subsistence agriculture to diversified farming in order to enhance food security.

Ms. Abt was also active at the Peres Center for Peace and with a number of NGO`s in promoting food security.


Challenges of Developing and Implementing International Social Work Prof. Orit Nuttman-Shwartz – School of Social Work, Sapir College Dr. Nora Korin-Langer – School of Social Work, Sapir CollegeDr. Rebecca Ranz – School of Social Work, Sapir College

The social work profession has always operated in various cultural, social, and geopolitical contexts as part of its mission to further equality, social justice, and quality of life. These efforts have gained momentum as a result of processes of globalization, and with the growing realization that social problems in one area of the globe influence social problems in other areas, as evidenced by issues such as migrant workers, refugees, trafficking of women, hunger and poverty, as well as problems resulting from climatic changes and natural disasters.

In light of these developments, there has been growing awareness of the need for specific knowledge, which has been referred to as “knowledge outside of culture”. In addition, there is increasing awareness that social workers play an important role in creating new balances in the relationships between the countries in the “Global South” and the “Global North”. Against this background, in recent years an International Social Work program has been developed at Sapir College that aims to train social workers to have specific knowledge in this area, including knowledge about manifestos for international rights, cultural relativism, cultural competence, and the social implications of globalization. In addition, the program aims to provide people oriented practical knowledge that is consistent with the spirit of social work through field work training in developing countries.

This session includes a brief presentation of a model for international social work training that has been implemented over the past six years at Sapir College, in addition to a detailed description of the challenges faced in the process of creating partnerships and training students. The presentation will be based on a case description and research findings. The study of the establishment of partnerships and the analysis of narratives of students from Israel and India who participated in the program reflect the challenges faced by the parties engaging in these activities. These challenges include not only the need to cope with language differences and pressing personal problems, but also the need to cope with cultural differences, reactivation of colonialist history, and


experiences of exclusion and oppression. At the same time, it is essential to learn from a position that allows for mutual insights and cultural relativism. The talk concludes with recommendations for the future.

Prof. Orit Nuttman-Shwartz Prof. Orit Nuttman-Shwartz, PhD, MSW, and Group Analyst, is an Associate Professor and Founder and former Head of the School of Social Work at Sapir College in Israel. Among her research foci is social work education, including International Social Work. In December 2010 Nuttman-Shwartz was named as the Chairperson of the Israel National Social Work Council.


Dr. Nora Korin-Langer Dr. Nora Korin-Langer – PhD, MSW is a lecturer at the Bob Shapell School of Social Work, Tel Aviv University and at the School of Social Work at Sapir College. Among her research areas are social work practice in multicultural societies and international social work.


Dr. Rebecca Ranz Dr. Rebecca Ranz - PhD, MSW, is a Lecturer at the School of Social Work, Sapir College, Israel. She is the Coordinator of the ISW track at Sapir College and the faculty member that accompanies students to India for field placement. Her research focuses international social work and addictions.


Case study of Collaboration in International Emergency Intervention in the Democratic Republic of Congo: The Rapid Response Fund Yael Aberdam - International Outreach Director at the Manna Center Program in Food Security and Safety, Tel Aviv University.

Aberdam presents an amazing project that was duplicated in other countries after the great success of the pilot phase. It was indeed a rare example of collaboration among international organizations, donors and NGOs, on all levels of intervention. The collaboration was not only during the implementation phase but also in the analysis of the need for the project.

The project was an initiative of OCHA, UNICEF and DFID with the Norwegian government. The idea was to fill in the gap that prevented rapid response to emergency situations in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. This region is well known as a problematic one due to continuous violence, epidemics and the lack of preparedness for natural disasters. Due to financial dependence and therefore lack of available funds, the NGOs had no means to respond to the high number and frequent emergencies.

The project was built in such a way that it allowed a rapid assessment of needs in water and sanitation, shelter, education, nutrition, health, and the writing of a report (3-4 days), based on which OCHA and UNICEF released funds in less than 72 hours to the organizations that would intervene in the domains that were found necessary.

She will discuss not only the challenges that they had to overcome during this collaboration but also the very specific situation that allowed such a collaboration to be created.


Yael Aberdam Aberdam has worked as a project manager in various conflict and post-conflict settings since 2001, including Kosovo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Burundi and the Central African Republic (with NGOs including Medecins sans Frontieres, Solidarites and Merlin). She received an MA in International Humanitarian Assistance from the Université Catholique de Louvain in

Belgium; She also holds a BA in International Relations and French literature from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.


When Governments Fall: How to Build Partnerships in Regions where the Local Government has Lost Control

Itai AnghelItai Anghel is one of Israel’s most prominent TV journalists. He is well known for his in-depth documentaries telling vivid stories of individuals and their local communities. His unique journalistic style focuses on the “real-life” human experiences of all people living in war zones and areas of conflict - victims, war criminals, soldiers, militias, tribesmen, children and women.

For instance, while reporting on the Balkan wars in Croatia and Bosnia, Anghel spent time with all the warring factions- the Serbs, Croats and Muslims –both on the battlefield and in their civilian lives. Anghel’s distinguished reporting career has taken him to Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bosnia, Kosovo, Rwanda, Congo, Chechnya, Haiti, Lebanon, Kurdistan, Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Syria and Gaza. Because many of these countries are hostile to Israel and Israelis, he typically travels alone and incognito, without a supporting team of Israeli cameramen and soundmen.

Anghel has been awarded several prizes and and much recognition for his impressive work, including the Sokolov Prize- the Israeli equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize; the Cutting Edge Award – the International Media Awards of the Next Century Foundation, Westminster, London; and the award for the best Israeli television documentary by the Israeli Forum of Documentary Filmmakers. In 2006 Anghel founded “Israelis for Congo”, a humanitarian organization that provides aid to the thousands of women who have been raped and mutilated in the ongoing war in the DRC. Every year, for a period of one month, some of the finest Israeli surgeons and gynecologists travel to the most remote areas of Congo as part of this mission. There, they establish clinics, perform medical operations, and guide local personnel on how to perform these operations by themselves.

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