Eliza Mayo and Dr. Tareq Abu Hamed from Israel
OWA-Winners 2021
The Institute, in the heart of Israel's Southern Arava desert, focuses on advancing cross-border environmental cooperation through environmental research and preparing future Arab and Jewish leaders to solve cooperatively the environmental problems of the Middle East region. The Institute is a unique oasis, not only of environmental education and international cooperation, but foremost for peace-building through education. So far, more than 1,400 alumni have enjoyed a sound education leaving the Arava Institute with utmost motivation to work together for the common cause of a sustainable future of the region's human and natural resources. The Jewish, Palestinian, and Jordanian students are joined by students from all over the world. While studying and living together they build regional and global networks for future cooperative work.
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The work in sustainable agriculture has emphases on arid lands and their natural resources. A special focus is on indigenous plants with their pharmaecological potential. Endangered desert plant species are cultivated and saved in the “Shelter Garden”.
The development of peace-building leadership skills is central in the academic
curriculum. Partial and full scholarships are available for Middle Eastern students.
The staff and the students of the Arava Institute are delivering impressively on the objectives of the One World Award with regard to commitment and encouragement for a peaceful society. This oasis of peace in the Arava desert shows the potential that making peace with nature has for creating peace in a historic war zone and demonstrates how swords can be made into ploughshares..
The staff and the students of the Arava Institute are delivering impressively on the objectives of the One World Award with regard to commitment and encouragement for a peaceful society. This oasis of peace in the Arava desert shows the potential that making peace with nature has for creating peace in a historic war zone and demonstrates how swords can be made into ploughshares..
