The Acre Women's Association was registered in 1976 as a non-profit, unaffiliated community-based organization. AWA's vision is to help Palestinian women in Israel to develop their own perspectives on life and on themselves, so that they may become emotionally and psychologically confident, socially involved and economically independent to enter the field of work and education.

Goals

• To support Palestinian women in Israel in the transition from a traditional society to a modern one;
• To develop Palestinian women's leadership skills and to help them become independent and confident members of society;
• To promote the development of early childhood education structures and programs within the Palestinian community;
• To invest in services aimed at improving the living conditions of Acre's Palestinian community;
• To ensure that the imagery and positive practice of Palestinian Arab culture is transferred to future generations;

Main Activities

• A daycare center for 85 children, also used to implement and test new programs developed in the institution;


• A revolving interest-free loan program for needy women;


• A computer center used to train all age groups in the area;


• Dar al-Tifel al-Arabi "Home of the Arab Child" (DTA), which includes:
  • A training program for nursery caregivers
  • 'Language and Identity" programs to enhance formal Arabic among children
  • the DTA library includes approximately 5000 books for children and adults.
  • A material production workshop used for generating new projects and for pre-school workers to produce low-cost materials.
  • Being an active member of Musharaka which is a network for Early Childhood Education.