JICC uses the complexity of Jerusalem to address shared urban challenges, reduce friction, and offer best practices of inclusion and equality for all Jerusalemites
YEARLY IMPACT
8.5K
East Jerusalemites receive social and economic rights advocacy
1.3K
Haredi and non-Haredi Israelis build anchors of collaboration and dialogue
1.2K
Professionals receive cultural competency skills to reduce workplace tensions
700+
Environmental hazards are removed from Jerusalem neighborhoods
Priority Focus Areas
The Old city
Improving collaboration between residents of all Four Quarters
Urban Safety
Removing hazards from impoverished neighborhoods
Cultural
competency
Building capacity in academia, business, civil society & government
Public Health
Reducing health inequities in East Jerusalem
Shared Society
Building understanding between Haredim and non-Haredim
Learning arabic
Language is key to improving communication and understanding
The 'seam Line'
Reducing friction where East and West Jerusalem meet
Rights
Advocacy
Helping East Jerusalemites overcome bureaucratic obstacles
Jerusalem is a multifaceted, complex, exciting city but oftentimes Jerusalemites are onlyparty to a small sliver of that diversity and richness. Whether because they work, live orsocialize in settings that
A group of twenty women from Beit Hanina completed the pilot cohort of the Type IIDiabetes (T2D) Prevention and Proper Nutrition Program, part of Athar (Arabic forinfluence), JICC’s health programs
Orna Shani Golan and Dr. Rachelly Ashwall, JICC’s cultural competency experts, inpartnership with The Zofnat Institute for Organizational Consulting, Development, andResearch, co-edited the 30th issue of the journal, Organizational Analysis.