For democracy, peace and development in Jerusalem

Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF) is a German non-profit organization for democracy, peace, and development. The political foundation is funded by the German federal parliament Bundestag, headquartered in Munich and has an office in Jerusalem.

In Jerusalem, it contributes to better understanding in the Middle East Peace Process and sustainable development of rural regions including environmental awareness. The Foundation has worked in Israel since 1979 and in the Palestinian Territories since 1994.

HSF is associated to the conservative and Christian-democratic political party Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) and a member of the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies. It is named after the former CSU Chairman and Prime Minister of Bavaria, Hanns Seidel.

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NGO's Initiatives for a Just Transition - The Climate Crisis from a Social Perspective

Visit the site with the many initiatives, created by our partners at Shatil

The Palestinian "Environmental Police" Course

After several months of workshops, training, and studying we finished the "environmental police" course, giving the law enforcement staff practical tools for their work.

Cutting-Edge Course for NGO's Spokespersons

The professionalism process of civil society is important both for its people and for a vivid democracy. While partnering with Shatil we supported a cutting-edge course for organization's spokespersons who seek to deepen and update their professional knowledge and expand their skill sets.

Launching Capacity Building Program for the Palestinian "Green Police" and the Environmental Quality Authority

The Environmental Quality Authority (EQA), the Palestinian Society for Environment and Sustainable Development, and the Palestinian Green Police launched a training program to build the capacity of the Environmental Police and EQA inspectors in the field of nature protection. This unique program was supported by the Hanns Seidel Foundation through the Mahmiyat project.

The 2022 Joint Program of Journalism Students from Germany and Israel

Unsurprisingly, German - Israeli relations are multi-layered. Hanns Seidel Foundation believes in responsibility to ensure ongoing relations between future generations of Germans and Israelis while creating positive, shared topics with a common denominator and enabling to learn and benefit from each other.

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