The Rebuilding Alliance

Mission

A nonprofit organization, rebuilds homes & communities in regions of war & occupation. We advocate for policies towards these regions based on human rights & international law. With mutual commitment to justice, we create alliances among our supporters, partners, & those who suffer injustice & violence, yet resist through rebuilding. Our projects are symbols of hope that offer people around the world immediate ways to make peace, starting with the tangible support of a family's right to a home.

Programs

On May 24, 2007, we completed the building of a new home for the Gaza family whom Rachel Corrie sought to protect. In Gaza, their family and friends pitched in to make the home beautiful. Our “Contact Congress Teleconferences” reached ten elected leaders to advocate to save specific homes and communities from demolition and to intervene to help Americans get visa permission to continue to live with their families in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

Funded Projects on GlobalGiving

Rachel Corrie Rebuilding Campaign: Building Story	Abir's Garden: a Safe Place to Grow	Job Training for the Disabled in SF Bay Area - I	The Rachel Corrie Rebuilding Campaign in Gaza
Better School for Bedouin Children,Poorest of Poor

Personnel Overview

Donna Baranski-Walker - Executive Director
Passionate about helping communities in conflict zones rebuild their neighborhoods through grassroots support worldwide that grows strong enough to push politicians to end the man-made disaster of war and keep them safe. BS from M.I.T., MS from U of Hawaii. Founded the Rebuilding Alliance in 2003. Recently completed new home for the family Rachel Corrie sought to protect in Gaza.

Jeremy Milgrom - Rabbi
An American-born rabbi who has lived in Israel since '68 and been involved in Israeli peace camp initiatives for over 29 years. Rabbi Milgrom co-founded Clergy for Peace and lectures in Israel and Europe on Judaism, nonviolence, and peace. Now working with the UN Office for the Coor. of Humanit. Affairs to save the Jahalin Bedouin villages slated to be removed by the Israeli Separation Wall.

Abu Yousef - Head of the Wadi Abu Hindi community
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Personnel Statistics

Donna Baranski-Walker,
Executive Director
Founded in 2003
Employees: 2
Volunteers: 120

Financial Statistics

Budget (2006): $ 73,145
Budget (2005): $ 120,000
Maximum Budget: $ 322,291
Overhead: 17 %
Other funding sources: speaking events, grants from foundations, religious groups, Rotary Clubs.
Religious Affiliation: none