Givat Haviva Educational Foundation's goal is to raise funds and awareness of the immensely important work of the Center for a Shared Society at Givat Haviva in Israel. We strive to build and maintain a socially cohesive society between Israel’s Arab and Jewish citizens, characterized by mutual responsibility, full social and political participation, and equal opportunity for all.

Givat Haviva has many programs that bring together Arabs and Jews to communicate openly, allowing them to express one another’s viewpoints and historical narratives, and to ultimately help them realize that the future is an Israel shared equally by all of its citizens. This is done through a variety of approaches and means, including employing proven conflict-mitigation theories, dialogue programs to promote understanding of identity and narratives, and by focusing on creating mutual interests and safe spaces for all program participants. Givat Haviva also facilitates cross-community projects, leads training and capacity building activities, convenes seminars, workshops, and conferences, and ultimately translates these ideas into action, positive relations, and equality.

Physically, Givat Haviva has a conference facility with a capacity to accommodate 500 guests and Givat Haviva itself is located on a beautiful, 40-acre campus that is home to a variety of programs, projects, and activities. In addition to this, Givat Haviva is an organization with 70 years’ worth of experience and a proven, professional track record of success. We have developed a multitude of methodologies in conflict resolution, a well-trained and dedicated staff, and an evaluation department and academic advisor that allow us to ensure our programs remain effective and to adapt them based on the changing dynamics of Israeli society. We also have strong relations with Israel’s Ministry of Education and largely due to our long history, we have developed solid contacts with social, educational, and municipal leaders in both the Arab and Jewish communities of our region. Finally, Givat Haviva has a dedicated advisory board in Israel and Givat Haviva Educational Foundation has its own committed board in the United States.

Givat Haviva uses short-, mid-, and long-term evaluations that examine the output of every program as well as the programs' impact on both the individual participants and the public atmosphere of the region.

Givat Haviva was founded in 1949. Since that year, we’ve had many significant successes with our peace-building and shared society-promoting programs. Hebrew Language Enrichment, our project that sends Jewish, native-Hebrew speaking educators into Arab middle schools to teach modern Hebrew language and culture (and also to offer the students positive encounters with Jewish Israelis) has gone from only nine teachers in eleven schools (2014-15) to 82 teachers in 128 schools (2019-20). Shared Communities pairs Arab and Jewish towns and villages in order for them to work together for mutual benefit. At current, the program has four strong pairings and the goal is for these groups to evolve into larger clusters without Givat Haviva's direct supervision. Hundreds of Arab and Jewish teenagers have come together to learn about one another’s stories, perspectives, and narratives via our Through Others’ Eyes photography program. Bara’em Hi-Tech is our endeavor to increase the rates of Arabs in Israel’s thriving hi-tech field by providing computer science courses to promising Arab high school students. And Children Teaching Children, a project with over thirty years of continuous operation that has affected over 30,000 students and teachers is as strong as ever. These are just a few highlights. In addition to these wonderful examples of on-the-ground work, Givat Haviva is the recipient of numerous awards and recognition. These include the UNESCO Prize for Peace Education, the Dr. Chaim Constantiner Prize in Jewish Education from Tel Aviv University, the Intercultural Achievement Award from the Austrian Government, and in July 2018, Givat Haviva received Special Consultative Status to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). This last example recognizes the importance and relevance of our work advancing shared society and establishes a direct relationship between Givat Haviva and the United Nations. Givat Haviva will continue to develop and expand its programs and will always work to bridge the gap between Israel’s Jewish and Arab citizens.