Intercultural Navigators is a unique methodology developed by the British Council to train young leaders to make a positive contribution to society. As a result of the programme a series of community action projects are being implemented in Israel and across Europe. The below is a list of the projects in Israel that the Navigators are implementing, supported by the British Council.

Amal
This unique project places Arab students in Jewish schools as tutors of Arabic language and culture. The students who are involved in the classes will have the opportunity to cascade what they have learned. This is a unique model which has been developed by 4 of the navigators. Perach will allocate scholarships for the students and the British Council will provide training to the students and support the development of a toolkit.

Israel-Poland Bridge
This project aims to create a better and more balanced relationship between young people in Poland and Israel. A very successful pilot visit to Israel by Polish participants took place in May 2010. During the visit the programme was designed and has created 12 delegation to Poland and Israel focusing on social change initiatives as a medium to overcome barriers, build trust and change perceptions. The project is developed and managed by SparkPro and various Polish Institutions. For more information you can follow the project's group on Facebook.

Affordable Housing
One of the Navigators who is active in Tel Aviv University Legal Clinic and the Coalition for Affordable Housing will travel to the UK to develop links and gain knowledge regarding affordable housing initiatives from the UK to make recommendations in Israel.

Israeli Wedding
This is a project initiated by Fishka together with Havaya. The aim of the project is to provide a platform for young secular Russian speaking immigrants and native Israelis to work together and increase their involvement in the process of defining a secular identity which is Jewish, modern and democratic.As part of the project a public wedding festival took place on July 25, the eve of the Jewish Valentines day – Tu Beav. Yulia Tagil and Stas Gronin got married in a public space in Tel Aviv and helped showcase an alternative Jewish wedding. The event was also supported is being supported by the New Israel Fund, Bina: Center for Jewish Identity and Hebrew Culture, Tel Aviv Cinematheque and the Genesis Fund.

Blessings from UK audiences can be found here, and photos from the event can be found here. You can also read the press coverage of the event.

Intersexual Dialogue
Aims to challenge and educate students about tolerance and activism with an emphasis on Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transexual (LGBT) rights. The project is being implemented by the Tel Aviv University Student Union in collaboration with LGBT activists.

Keep up to date with the Navigators and their projects on Facebook and Twitter.

For more information please contact us.