Hope Initiatives provides consulting and professional guidance to municipalities and communities, connecting women, religious leaders and young people through work on the ground, facilitation, and the community infrastructure that builds trust and shared life between Jews and Arabs.
Out of the field, out of the pain and the shared life of mixed cities, grew a deep partnership that proves every day that a different future of dignity, trust and mutual responsibility is possible.
Years of working together in Lod, Acre and the Galilee taught us that trust is not built in declarations. It is built in the meeting, in the hard conversation, and in showing up again when it is difficult.
Leading partner and co-director
A social activist and leader from Acre and the Negev, leading women's partnerships and intercommunity dialogue. Winner of the Goldberg Prize for Peace (2024) and the Luxembourg Peace Prize (2025).
Leading partner and co-director
Leading partner and co-director
A mediator, group facilitator and social entrepreneur. Holds an MA in mediation and conflict resolution, formerly a project manager at Search for Common Ground. Winner of the Goldberg Prize for Peace (2024) and the Luxembourg Peace Prize (2025).
Leading partner and co-director
The work of Hope Initiatives grows under the managerial, legal and ethical umbrella of the "Ruach Galilit" association, led by its CEO Rabbi Liora Ezrachi Vered. That strategic partnership gives every project on the ground a solid backing.
Our work draws its inspiration from the trailblazers who believed in uncompromising partnership. The "Women Write Hope" events and the fieldwork in Lod and the Galilee are dedicated to continuing their legacy.
Vivian was one of Israel's most prominent activists for peace, social justice and women's rights, founding movements and deep Jewish-Arab partnerships in the south. The bond between Ghadir Hani and Vivian was built over years of shared work on the ground. The "Women Write Hope" events are dedicated to carrying her path and her legacy forward.
Fatan was a trailblazing woman leader in Lod who ran the city's Arab-Jewish community center and devoted her life to building bridges, community resilience and trust between residents. Dror Rubin's deep work alongside Fatan in Lod laid the foundation for a model of local women's leadership, courage and human solidarity in mixed cities.
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