2019
WOMEN OF THE CRACKS

In the terribly dramatic circumstances that have persisted in the Middle East, particularly since October 7, 2023, we are convinced that we must maintain dialogue between all populations and support actions for peace. THIS ATROCIOUS WAR MUST END!





PROJECTS 2026

Coexistences has once again received a large number of requests this year from Palestinian and Israeli dialogue groups wishing to organize a working trip to Switzerland. In response to these requests, we will welcome four groups in 2026:

Tomorrows Women / YOUNG LEADER PROGRAM 
1-16 JULY

For 21 years, Tomorrow's Women has been training young women (aged 15-30) from Israel, Palestine, and the United States to become strong and compassionate leaders who work together to resolve conflicts and inspire actions that promote equality, peace, and justice for all.  As last year, we will welcome a group of young Israeli and Palestinian women from the occupied territories, Jerusalem, and Israeli citizens.

⁠Rossing Center / Education for Change
starting 16 July

The Rossing Center is an organization for education and interfaith dialogue based in Jerusalem. It has set up a new two-year training project for school principals and teachers to provide them with the tools to deliver education that promotes respect, equality, and the pursuit of peace. It is in this context that we will welcome a group of school principals accompanied by two experienced facilitators.

Breaking The Ice - II
Late August-early September

The kibbutz Lohamei HaGeta’ot and the village of Nes Ammim, located close to each other, are known for their commitment to dialogue and peace. Facilitators plan to use outdoor activities to promote rapprochement and bond building.

Combatants for Peace
September

Combatants for Peace  is a non-violent movement of Israelis and Palestinians working together to end the occupation and bring about peace, equality, and freedom. We will be hosting former students from their Freedom School.

We are committed to providing a space where people can come together for an extended and transformative experience. As an entirely volunteer-run organization, we rely on your support.

You are interested by our activities ? Contact us, we always welcome new members and families interested by an enriching and transformative experience.




WHAT do WE DO?

Coexistences hosts mixed groups of Palestinians and Israeli Jews, Israeli Arabs and Arabs from the West Bank, that have been pursing dialogue for a while, for short stays in Switzerland. This allows them to continue the important dialogue initiated in Israel, away from the conflict. The association offers a welcoming place for groups of youth and adults from all walks of life.


Coexistences believes that listening to the other side makes it possible to change the perception of the other, and that coexistence will not emerge from big changes but instead from small evolutions. It is to this end that we wish to help develop the aptitudes of dialogue of women and men engaged in a process of encounter and mutual acknowledgement.


However small our action might be, we hope to contribute in a reciprocal understanding and to the coexistence of populations that have been deeply marked by tens of years of a violent conflict, which has erected a wall of misunderstanding.


To know more about us, a brochure, THREE movieS


Our presentation brochure (in French) « Soutenir le dialogue pour un avenir meilleur » presents the key points of the projects carried out since 2006, and the echo they have encountered in the written press or on the radio, in Switzerland and internationally.
Download the brochure

"The First Stay in Switzerland", by Beni Gassenbauer in 2006, describing a stay with Coexistences
Watch the movie (16')

« We can talk » by Uri Levi and Moriya Benavot produced in 2016, is a collection of interviews with six young Israeli-Palestinians engaged in dialogue.
Most of them were hosted in Switzerland by our organisation.

"Where are the boarders ?", a movie by Beni Gassenbauer and Felix Sandri in 2010, about a group of university students from Haïfa reaching the peak of the Mont-Blanc.










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