AlManarah

AlManarah's programs are divided into following main spheres of activities: 1) The Empowerment and Skills Development program works directly with the disabled community, informing them of their rights and entitlements, offering guidance on how to achieve and realize these rights, and setting out practical processes for participating in society as a whole. Popular workshops and training programs include job interview preparation, computer skills training, and workers’ rights education as well as creative arts workshops to bring out the talents and self-confidence of persons with disabilities and acceptance workshop series to trains persons with disabilities to host educational and awareness raising activities in schools and to stakeholders across Israel. 2) The Social Awareness Program provides accessibility workshops to institutions in order to promote accessible practices and to reinforce values of equality, equal opportunity, and human dignity as they apply to persons with disabilities. Our staff engage with as wide a range of social groups as possible, including schools and colleges, religious groups, service providers, employers etc, to counter negative perceptions and develop a positive understanding of disabled persons, their lives, motivations, rights and entitlements and the need for inclusion and participation within society. 3) The Legal Department advocates for the rights of persons with disabilities to policy-makers both locally and internationally. With our status as a Special Consultant to the United Nations Economic and Social Council, we are able to present our unique perspectives and contributions internationally. Personal legal aid services are provide to persons with disabilities whose rights have been violated or have failed to be implemented at local or national levels. 4) The International Accessible Library for the Print-Disabled www.arabcast.org is a one of its kind source of literature and knowledge for Arabic speakers with disabilities worldwide! All the materials are completely free and include a physical library, which contains Braille books and two Braille printers for the production of text in Arabic Braille and a virtual online website, where members can access—for free—over 5000 Arabic audiobooks professionally recorded in AlManarah’s studio. A community radio – Voices of the Disabled is being developed in 2018. AlManarah goals: - To empower persons with disabilities in Israel through increased access to literature, increase their educational potential, and equip them with the resources needed to self-actualize their learning - To expand accessibility for print-disabled individuals in the target demographic to audio and alternative-format literature - To catalyze greater social and educational inclusion for persons with disabilities in Israel - To create dialogue between Jewish and Arab communities, the disabled and non-disabled through workshops, literature, culture, sports etc. Target group and beneficiaries: AlManarah serves Arab-Israeli persons with every form of disability, ranging from physical to cognitive disorders. Each year over 105.000 persons with disabilities and more than 7,000 non-disabled persons benefit from Al Manarah’s services, library, trainings and activities. Although we are based in Nazareth, we assist Arab-Israeli PWDs from all across the country through our hotline, international accessible library and national outreach projects. AlManarah is an Israeli Amuta (#580442697). Our Fiscal Agent is P.E.F. Israel Endowment Funds, Inc. Tax ID number: 13-6104086.