The Rebuilding Alliance - Beam of Light: Ramadan Soccer Tournament in Rafah

Address

The Rebuilding Alliance
235 Alma Street
Palo Alto, CA 94301
United States
(650) 325-4663
http://www.RebuildingAlliance.org

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.

The Rebuilding Alliance's Funded Projects on GlobalGiving

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

Personnel Overview

Adnan Abu Al Sa’ud - Member of the Rachel Corrie Soccer Tournament Comm
Adnan grew up in Rafah, learned English while working in California, then returned to live in Gaza. He and his family have hosted peace delegations from all over the world, and he often assists as a translator.

Donna Baranski-Walker - Executive Director, Rebuilding Alliance
An M.I.T. engineer who founded the Rebuilding Alliance in 2003 to rebuild communities in conflict zones and make them safe.

Husam El NouNou - Public Relations Coordinator, GCMHP
Mr. Hussam El Nounou is part of the founding team of the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme (GCMHP) along with Dr Eyad El Sarraj. GCMHP is the Palestinian NGO that partners with the Rebuilding Alliance in the Rachel Corrie Rebuilding Campaign in Gaza. Husam deeply believes in peace & coexistence and sees this as a human rights issue, one that ordinary people can impact.

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