- Bimkom
Bimkom - Planners for Planning Rights ( _he. במקום) is an
Israel i non-profit organization established in May 1999 by planners and architects seeking to address human rights concerns in their spatial and urban designs. Bimkom's goals include retroactively legalizing illegal construction in Arab neighborhoods [Jerusalem advancing building plan for Arabs http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/907562.html] and promoting greater public involvement in the planning process. Its strategies include community-planning activities, educational activities, and public out-reach activities.Bimkom has undertaken projects in the
Negev Desert of southern Israel to aidBedouin living in unrecognized villages. A plan for building 1,900 housing units in the Arab village of Issawiya, northwest of the road toMa'aleh Adumim was approved by the Jerusalem Municipality in 2005. According to Jerusalem mayorUri Lupolianski , it is one of 50 plans under way for improving the status ofEast Jerusalem residents and providing a solution for the acute housing shortage. [ [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/907562.html J'lem municipality advancing plan to build 1,900 apartments for Arabs - Haaretz - Israel News ] ]ee also
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New Israel Fund
*Bustan
*Projects working for peace among Israelis and Arabs References
External links
* [http://www.bimkom.org/aboutEng.asp Bimkom]
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