ABOUT

MISSION

To equip a new generation of Palestinian and Israeli change agents with the leadership tools needed to create social, economic and political change in the region.

NSL is a leading peace building organization that focuses on developing a community of leaders and influencers across Palestine and Israel. Stories are at the heart of each NSL program. Learning to tell your personal story in the most effective way is crucial to engaging the interest and support of your audience—whether your listeners are members of Congress, an academic community, a faith community, or the general public. Crafting your story requires not only putting in the necessary practice but also listening carefully to the stories of your teammates, so that you can learn from one another. During this process, you’ll create a new, shared story and become more compelling advocates for your communities.

NSL’S INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS

NSL D.C. Leadership Program-

Emerging change agents from Israel and Palestine who come from diverse political, religious and professional backgrounds are equipped with the tools necessary to create a new story of economic, political and social change.

  • Delegates live in Palestinian-Israeli pairs with American host families in Washington, DC for 7 weeks each summer.  

  • They have work-placements in the offices of Representatives and Senators and in other high-level organizations.

  • NSL delegates use the Narrative Method to craft their personal stories of struggle and hope. Delegates share their stories at speaking engagements on Capitol Hill and across DC.

  • NSL’s delegates participate in strategic meetings with organizations like the United States Institute of Peace, J Street, the United Nations Development Program, and the Swedish Embassy, and with various US Congressmen and Senators, including Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Tim Kaine, and Rep. Joe Kennedy.

  • Each delegate arrives in Washington, DC with a proposed Project for Change (PFC). Working together in Palestinian-Israeli teams, they collaborate on joint social impact projects.

NSL in the Region-building lasting change

-Delegates return to the region after the summer prepared to implement their PFCs.

-PFCs become eligible for startup seed funding and receive technical support from the Alumni Network.

#SheLeads

#SheLeads is a digital gender lens leadership program that trains, mobilizes, and unites 20 women from Israel and Palestine who are committed to becoming leaders in their respective fields, and are interested in building an allyship with each other to expand their perspectives and knowledge.

Participants go through the #SheLeads online program to develop skills in political strategic thinking, United Nations legal training, gender lens investments and diplomacy. #SheLeaders also learn from and connect with prominent women leaders and develop their own stories and policy solutions. 

#SheLeads revolutionizes the digital space to lift up women's voices. Together we form a strong coalition of women millennial leaders from Israel and Palestine to build a future where women's voices are front and center in the political discourse.

This project is funded by the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem.