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The Gatherer-Based Approach
From: Hope is a Woman's Name
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In this chapter, Alh’jooj traces a gatherer-based strategy for social change in which Bedouin women in Rahat were trained as photographers and videographers beginning in 2004, with support from the Authority for Small and Medium Enterprises.
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Amal Elsana Alh'jooj
Amal Elsana Alh'jooj is a founder of several NGOs, including the Arab-Jewish Centre for Equality, Economic Empowerment and Cooperation, and the recipient of many international prizes. Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize (2006), she was included in Genius 100 Visionaries of the Future (2017); and awarded the New Israel Fund's Human Rights Award (2013). Amal has a PhD in Social Work from McGill University and a post-doctorate from the Harvard Kennedy School of Public Policy in the Women Public Policy program. She is currently a professor at McGill School of Social Work, and is the founder and executive director of the Canadian non-profit organization PLEDJ (Promoting Leadership, Empowerment, Development and Justice).
