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==History== The Haifa Women's Coalition has its seeds in Isha l'Isha, the oldest Israeli feminist organization founded in 1983 and a cooperation of Jewish and Arab women. In 1998, Isha l'Isha originated Kayan - Feminist Organization which represents the interests of Palestinian women citizens of Israel. In 2003, Kayan became the origin of Aswat, an organization for homosexual Palestinian women in Israel. The Haifa Rape Crisis Center was founded in 1979 and later joined the Haifa Women's Coalition.

==Profiles of each organization==

=== Isha L'Isha - Haifa Feminist Center === [Isha L’Isha] (Woman to Woman) is a community-based, grassroots feminist organization established in 1983. We offer women a safe, supportive environment in which they address their needs, providing room for self-expression and development. Isha L’Isha provides a platform to discuss issues of direct importance to women’s lives and their communities, such as feminism, women's rights, violence against women, reproductive rights, discrimination in work and society, sexual identity, trafficking in women, the economy, ecological and environmental issues, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and healthcare.

Parallel to this, Isha L’Isha also works on a national level, advocating for women’s rights in all fields. In over 26 years of grassroots activities on behalf of women, Isha L’Isha has gained a positive, national reputation among government officials, including Members of Parliament; non-governmental organizations devoted to women's rights, social justice, Jewish/Palestinian coexistence and peace; and laywomen in a wide variety of fields.

Isha L'Isha's mission is to advance the status of all women in Israel by: (a) empowering them and encouraging them to become leaders in their communities; (b) campaigning for full civil rights and equal opportunities for women; (c) opposing all forms of violence and discrimination against women; (d) developing and encouraging new projects to address women's needs; and (e) promoting collaboration between women’s organizations.

===Kayan=== Kayan - Feminist Organization was founded in 1998 by a group of Arab women from Haifa and Northern Israel who already since the mid-80s had worked for Arab women's rights as staff and volunteers of Jewish-Arab organizations such as Isha l'Isha. Kayan was founded as an organization for Arab women whose needs and living situation differ from those of Jewish-Israeli women in many ways. Kayan's programs aim to empower Arab women through community organizing and women's leadership, advocate for Arab women's legal and economic rights and provide legal aid and education.

===Aswat=== Aswat is an independent project hosted by the Arab women's organization Kayan and was founded in 2003. The project is led by a group of homosexual Palestinian women and directed at lesbian, intersexual, transsexual, bisexual or "searching" women. Aswat aims for the empowerment and the socio-political rights of homosexual Palestinian women, offers support and wants to change the public opinion about sexuality, sexual orientation, gender questions and homosexuality. The women of Aswat organize meetings, empowerment and awareness-raising workshops, and support groups and publish information in Arabic and English.

===The Haifa Rape Crisis Center=== The Haifa Rape Crisis Center (HRCC) is a tax-exempt, non-profit organization dedicated to opposing sexual violence. The HRCC is apolitical and provides services regardless of gender, religion, ethnicity or socio-economic status. Established in 1979, the Haifa Rape Crisis Center is responsible for providing services to a region in northern Israel (from Hadera to the Upper Galilee) that includes over one million people. The organization's goals are to support survivors of sexual violence and their families, to raise the awareness of sexual violence and its prevention, to train professionals in the subject of sexual violence and survivors’ trauma, and to protect survivors’ rights. The HRCC operates a 24-hour crisis intervention hotline for survivors of rape, sexual assault, incest and sexual harassment. Crisis intervention services are provided by trained volunteers. The Center provides survivors with on-going support, face-to-face counseling, and accompaniment to the hospital, police, district attorney and courts, and facilitates support groups with survivors. The HRCC works to end sexual violence through extensive community outreach and educational programs. In addition, the HRCC is active in training professionals to respond to sexual violence survivors and address sexual assault in a knowledgeable and sensitive manner. The HRCC is involved in the national advocacy efforts and campaigns of the Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel to influence legislation and advance the cause of eliminating sexual violence.

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