Organization Name: Madaa Silwan Community Center
(the official name as an NGO in Israel is
“The Association for the Dialogue and Education for the Prevention of Violence in the Society”)

Main Office Location: Wadi Hilwah, Silwan

Mission & Context:
Madaa Silwan Community Center’s mission is to build a strong, knowledgeable and involved Arab community in Silwan, and to provide educational and recreational activities and courses mainly for children and teenagers.

Neighborhoods working in: Silwan

Director: Jawad Siyam

Contact (email): info@madaasilwan.org

website: www.madaasilwan.org

Projects already up-and-running:
-Courses: Music, Art, Theater, Dance (Dabke), Languages
-Activities: Summer Camps, Daily Trips, Non-violence training program
-Other: Library, Ou’rouba (coalition of women of Silwan)

(Planned) Future Projects:
-Bilhana Silwan (cooking project with realization of a book collecting the recipes)
-Courses in creative writing and in journalism

Wishlist:
- To keep growing: many more children, many more classes, more space.
- To increase the size of the library (if possible building another floor on top of the center)
- To realize a playground which is completely missing in Silwan.
- To spread the culture of non-violence in the village.
- To serve as an example for the village.
- To see the overall quality of the village improving.