Advocacy and Coalition Work
PROGRAM SUMMARY
NCJW is a member of numerous coalitions that aim to ensure the rights and well-being of Israeli women, children, and families, including the Israel Forum of Foundations, the Inter-Agency Task Force on Israeli Arabs, and the International Coalition on Agunot Rights (ICAR).
Through its coalition work in Israel, NCJW is actively involved in social action and advocacy issues in the areas of poverty and food insecurity; tolerance, co-existence, and promotion of equal citizenship for Israeli minorities; and children’s and women’s empowerment, including the rights of agunot (women who are refused a “get,” or Jewish divorce by their husbands), human trafficking, and the equal participation and representation of Israeli women in all national conflict resolution processes.
NCJW’s advocacy and coalition work is rooted in a commitment to advancing women’s status and rights in Israel by helping them develop a stronger voice on all levels of Israeli society, as well as supporting at-risk populations, with a special emphasis on children. NCJW believes that Israel’s future as a Jewish state and a democracy lies in the freedom and capacity of its citizens to participate equally in its governance and welfare.
Since the state of Israel was established in 1948, NCJW has been working to ensure that all of its citizens enjoy the same rights and opportunities. In recent months, NCJW’s members and supporters have used the NCJW Action Center to contribute to this progressive agenda, taking action on a variety of issues, including: the provision of nutritious meals for all school-aged children in Israel, promotion of equal access to opportunities for all Israelis, support for the implementation of laws to include women in conflict resolution processes, and the protection of Agunot.
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