20 YEARS EMPOWERING AMERICAN, ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN YOUTH TO BECOME AGENTS OF CHANGE

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Hands lead change in their communities through dialogue, education and action.

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2004-2005

ELIAS

2003-2004

RANA

2016-2017

SAM

Hands of Peace is a spark, it’s an inspiration, it’s a call to action to go on a journey.

Adam Heffez

2006, 2007

Board Member

Dialogue is a way of bringing people from a place of not having any hope to a place where they see the human being on the other side and feel there’s a chance to make peace.

Noam

2011, 2012

Jewish Israeli

I have taken lessons I learned during my summers to heart. They are the background against which I paint my dreams of the future.

Emily

2015, 2016

American

I am more confident building relationships, being myself, being vulnerable, and sharing my opinion. I learned how to listen better, but I also learned how to be stronger in sharing my voice.

Julia

2019

American

Hands of Peace changed me inside out. I really didn’t expect that the Hands of Peace program to be as intense as it was. For me, it is a once in a lifetime experience.

Alaa

2019

Palestinian Citizen of Israel

Hands of Peace is the single most influential experience of my life.

Loai

2010, 2011

Palestinian

This program has helped me so much, and I don’t think I could have found a better environment in which to grow and acquire so many different skills. Thank you for making that possible.

Dima

2017, 2018

Palestinian Citizen of Israel

I got a job, and then I got a promotion, and I honestly don’t think I would have been able to do that without the confidence I gained at Hands of Peace. Please keep doing the amazing things you do and make the circle grow even bigger.

Sama

2018

Palestinian Citizen of Israel