SHARED LIFE EDUCATION DATABASE
Age Group: Adults-Achva students.
Annual No. of Participants: 30 Jewish & Arab participants, hundreds of exhibition visitors each year.
Region / Location: Negev.
Duration: 1 semester (18 hrs.).
Frequency: 1 session per week.
Staff: 1 Group Facilitator / Admin. provided by Office of the Dean of Students.
Session Length: 3 hrs.
Professional training:
Facilitators are pre-trained and experienced.
Evaluation: Yes, results upon request.
“Fingerprints” strengthens multicultural society by empowering individuals from diverse backgrounds to interact as peers. Jewish and Arab students at Achva become acquainted with each other through creative joint activities far removed from politics and ideology, such as sophisticated interactive games and art. Participants create artistic personal profiles, which they share with the Achva student body and the general public at an annual exhibit and online. They overcome fear, suspicion, and stereotypes while developing personal connections through unconventional means, centering on personal interests and elements of daily life. Focusing on the individual instead of ethnicity forms friendships across the social abyss, and the tools gained are applicable beyond the confines of the program.
Program Description
Fingerprints
Achva Academic College
Philanthropic Contribution: N/A
Govt. Allocation: 42,000 NIS
Achva Budget: 8,000 NIS
Budget
Total Program Cost: 50,000 NIS (per year).
Potential Development-Pending Funding
“Fingerprints” can be expanded to include additional groups at Achva, and its content can be developed further.
Projected Cost: 35,000 NIS