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erusalem Office: Head Quarter Al-Ansar St. No. 17 Shu'fat - Jerusalem 93600 P.O.Box 54719 +972 2 5326261/5810386 +972 2 5400471 Ramallah Branch: 12 Al-Tireh St. Opposite to First Ramallah Group P.O.Box 4442 +972 2 2971273/4 +972 2 2955393 Gaza Branch Cont Barnadotte St. Hasan Al-Shawwa Bldg, / 2nd Floor Al-Rimal / Gaza Tel/Fax:  +972 8 2824797 www.cfip.org     cfip@cfip.org

 About Civic Forum Institute:

• Who We Are:

Civic Forum Institute (CFI) was founded in 1995 as a grassroots civic education program managed by the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI), as part of that organization’s efforts to support and strengthen a democratic Palestinian society in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem... (more)

• Mission Statement:

Civic Forum Institute is a non-profit, non-partisan, non-governmental Palestinian organization that works to build and strengthen the foundations of democracy in Palestine and develop Palestinian civil society organizations...  (more)

• Objectives:

Civic Forum pursues three main objectives:

• To increase citizens’ awareness of democratic concepts and institutions;

• To develop community leadership skills and enhance the role of the citizen in Palestinian society; and

• To encourage local organizations to play a role in the public policy decision-making process in order to encourage democratic development through responsive and accountable governance.

• HISTORY OF CFI

  In June 1998, CFI formally established itself as an independent Palestinian organization and was registered in Jerusalem on August 23rd 1998. CFI is registered as a non-profit organization in the Palestinian Authority controlled areas according to the Law of NGOs signed by President Arafat in February 2000....(more)

• What We Do:

The activities of the CFI are focused on the following areas:

• Civic education (through discussion sessions and workshops);

• Training and capacity building;

• Town Hall meetings;

• Civil work;

• Studies and research... (more)

• How We Work:

CFI is committed to principles of democratic, transparent organization and the empowerment of all people to contribute to improving their social, legal, economic and political conditions....(more)