המרכז היהודי ערבי לפיתוח כלכלי (ע"ר) The Center for Jewish – Arab

1. המרכז היהודי ערבי לפיתוח כלכלי (ע"ר) The Center for Jewish – Arab Economic Development (R.A.) المركز اليهودي العربي للتطوير الاقتصادي

2. Who We Are • The CJAED is a non-profit organization. • Established in 1988 by Jewish and Arab businesspeople. • Our guiding principle: Jewish – Arab economic cooperation in Israel is essential for peace, prosperity and economic stability.

3. Vision Anintegrated prosperous Israeli society, with economic and business links crossing borders of community and nation.

4. Mission • To lead processes of economic and business development that promotes equal opportunities and increased prosperity for the citizens of Israel. • To achieve this, we work towards developing pragmatic solutions that will inspire, and as well enable the minority Arab population in Israel to reach full social and economic inclusion.

5. Mission • To promote economic development among Israeli Arabs. • To facilitate deeper integration of Israeli Arabs into the economy, and to forge business and employment links between Jews and Arabs in Israel.

6. CJAED ProgramsWomen’s Unit • Women’s Empowerment • In 1997, CJAED established a separate unit with an aim of empowering Israeli-Arab women. • Over 3,000 Israeli-Arab women have set up businesses as a result of the unit’s efforts and programs since its inception in 1997, creating hundreds of new jobs.

7. CJAED ProgramsWomen’s Unit • In 2007, two new networks are set to open in Kfar Sava-Tira and the Be’ersheva-Negev region basket of activities to help women who want to start or expand a existing business (business women’s network, entrepreneurship . • Jasmine—The National Businesswomen’s Association, launched by CJAED in September 2006, was crowned as one of the year’s top 12 social initiatives in Israel by Yedioth Aharonoth’s Ynet internet daily.

8. Bedouin Women • CJAED is leading two precedent-setting projects assisting profitable entrepreneurship among Bedouin women in the Negev. • CJAED support of Lakiya Negev Weaving collective transformed it into a viable, profit-generating enterprise providing 130 Bedouin women weavers with solid incomes.

9. Bedouin Women • Asala, a collective of 8 Bedouin women from Tel Sheva to produce and market herbal cosmetics with leading Israeli cosmetics exporter Hlavin, in a deal which CJAED mediated and helped finance.

10. CJAED ProgramsMasters in Local Government Administration (MLGA) • This program constitutes a significant long term investment in the relationship between neighboring Jewish and Arab communities in Israel at the local level. • By bringing senior local authority officials together to meet their counterparts and initiate concrete joint projects now and in the future.

11. CJAED ProgramsMasters in Local Government Administration (MLGA) • Program participants are well-placed to help improve the reality on the ground in the most ethnically varied regions of the country.

12. CJAED Programs • Building Business Bridges (BBB) • Aims to create and train a young business leadership comprised of Israelis (Arab & Jewish) and Palestinian leaders who will build economic cooperation and initiate Arab – Jewish business ventures. • The BBB is a fully accredited Masters of Business Administration Program, which facilitates social and business relationships and assists in lifting the psychological and historical barriers between Arabs and Jews.

13. CJAED Programs • Building Business Bridges (BBB) is now being transformed into a dynamic Alumni Association to further promote the program’s goals

14. CJAED Programs • Business Unit • Designed to assist Arab businesspeople in accessing credit and to promote joint Jewish – Arab business partnerships. • Professional consulting for loan applicants to help perfect business plans

15. CJAED Loan stats • In 2006 the loan fund established by CJAED and the Koret Israel Economic Development Funds (KIEDF) approved and funded 46 loans, bringing the total to 101 since late 2004 (nearly half to women). • The loans averaged nearly $20,000 each, and range from less than $5,000 to $37,500. • The fund has facilitated nearly $2 million in loans, with about $1 million lent in 2006.

16. Loan Fund RecipientsStyle Gallery, Shfar’am • Ubur Rizek, a trained social worker from Nazareth, took out a loan through the CJAED-KIEDF Loan Fund in the spring of 2006 to open a bead ship in the nearby town of Shfar’am. • The seed money Rizek received served for “truly everything.” • Through workshops given at Style Gallery, nearly 100 women have learned how to design jewelry and most have turned it into a source of income and social empowerment.

17. Loan Fund RecipientsStyle Gallery, Shfar’am

18. Loan Fund RecipientsSoledire metal building material supplier, Kufr Qara • Mar’i and Majd Abadi have been in the construction material business since they left high school, and opened Soledire in 2005. • In 2006, they received a loan through the CJAED-KIEDF Loan Fund, which helped them purchase new equipment to produce corrugated steel and aluminum supports for walls and ceilings. • Business is booming, and their workforce is rapidly increasing, four before the loan, nice thereafter and 12 in the spring of 2007.

19. Loan Fund RecipientsSoledire metal building material supplier, Kufr Qara Mar’i and Majd Abadi

20. Loan Fund RecipientsThe Italian Roentgen Institute, Umm al-Fahm • Having studied radiology in Italy, Muhammad Jabarin opened a private x-ray clinic in Umm al Fahm in 1996. • In 2006, he took out a loan through the CJAED-KIEDF Loan Fund towards the purchase of cutting-edge digital radiology equipment to which only a few hospitals and public clinics had access until then. • The improvement led Jabarin to bring on two more employees, while also eliminating the need for the environmetally unfriendly chemicals needed in the photographic development of the formed machine.

21. Loan Fund RecipientsThe Italian Roentgen Institute, Umm al-Fahm

22. Loan Fund RecipientsBnei al-Hassan Bakery, Ilut • Tawfiq Hassan opened the first bakery to serve the village of Ilut, near Nazareth, in 2004, and used a loan received through the CJAED-KIEDF Loan Fund in 2006 to make structural improvements, significantly upgrade his over, and expand the bakery’s product line.

23. Loan Fund RecipientsBnei al-Hassan Bakery, Ilut

24. CJAED’S Supporters • $100,000 & above: • European Union; Foreign Ministry of Belgium Rich Foundation; Olivestone Trust • $50,000-$99,999: • UJA Federation of New York; Jacob & Hilda Blaustein Foundation; Mr. Paul J. Isaac

25. CJAED’S Supporters • $25,000-$49,999 • Joseph & Rebecca Meyerhoff Award; Moriah Fund; Kondrad Adenauer Stiftung; MEPI-U.S. State Department; Naomi and Nehemiah Cohen Foundation; Sally Gottesman; Accion Contra el Hambre; Hadassah Foundation; Saul Z & Amy S Cohen Family Foundation

26. CJAED’S Supporters • $10,000-$24,999 • Arnold Hiatt; Arnow Family Fund; The Abraham Fund Initiatives; Anonymous; Lois Feinblatt Tzedakah Fund of Jewish Funds for Justice; Anonymous; CISCO Systems; Lois & Richard England Family Foundation; Foreign Ministry of Netherlands; Bella & George Savran; Rebecca Meyerhoff Philanthropic Fund; Irvin Stern Foundation; Kaminer Foundation

27. CJAED’S Supporters • $5,000-$9,999 • Cordaid; Jacob Goldfarb Charitable Foundation; Justin Wyner; Melvin & Elizabeth Wyner Mark; Richard & Lois Gunther; Susan Schewel

28. How to Support Us • Tax-exempt contributions to CJAED may be made through the New Israel Fund or P.E.F., both of which are registered 501(c) 3 organizations. • Contributions by U.S. taxpayers should be marked as donor-advised to the Center for Jewish-Arab Economic Development and sent through: New Israel Fund P.O. Box 91588 Washington, D.C. 20077 USA Or P.E.F. Israel Endowment Funds 317 Madison Ave., Suite 607 New York, NY 10017 USA Those not paying taxes in the U.S. are invited to send their contributions directly to CJAED offices: Center for Jewish-Arab Economic Development P.O. Box 1207 Herzliya Pituach 46733 Israel

29. Canadian Friends of CJAED? CJAED is seeking consulting on the feasibility and logistics of setting up a Canadian Friends group. Would you, or an acquaintance, be interested in being active in such a group?

30. Thank You The Center for Jewish-Arab Economic Development Through strong funding and our commitment, we aspire to contribute to a strong, vibrant and integrated Israeli society.