"Never doubt
that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."

- Margaret Mead

SURVEY OF MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROJECTS

If you represent a peacemaking project in the Middle East, please take a few moments to fill out this survey. We have created this survey as a tool to support peacemakers like you to tell the world about your work, and to make it easier for funders, political leaders and other supporters to help you more effectively, and increase the peace, through becoming better informed by your experience.

Your participation in this survey will let your voice be heard and will help guide and educate those who wish to support people like you to make peace.

GENERAL PROJECT INFORMATION

Name of peace project:
Street address:
Street address (continued):
City/town:
Province/state/region:
Postal code/zip code:
Country:
Project website:
Project start date (DD/MM/YYYY):
Number of employees/volunteers:
Annual project/organization budget:
Funding sources: (Please select all that apply)
Primary issue/activity focus:
If other, describe here:
Primary region of operation:
If other, describe here:
Spiritual affiliation of project, if any:
If other, describe here:

CONTACT INFORMATION

Your first name:
Your last name:
Your role/title:
Your email address:
Postal address (if different):
Postal address (continued):
City/town:
Province/state/region:
Postal code/zip code:
Country:

VOLUNTEERS

Does your project need volunteers?	Yes No
If yes, please answer the following questions about the volunteer position and your project's selection criteria for volunteers:
Minimum time commitment:
Minimum prior related work experience:
Minimum education level:
Age requirement, if any:
Gender requirement, if any:
Language proficiency requirements: (Please select all that apply)
Other requirements:
Location of volunteer position(s):
Brief description of volunteer position(s):
Does the project provide its volunteers with room, board, or living stipend? (Please select all that apply)
If living stipend is provided, give amount:

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Please answer the questions below in one paragraph or less.

1. Briefly describe your project's mission, objectives and activities:

2. Please summarize your project's history:

3. What is your project's unique contribution to peace?

4. Please list any past successes or accomplishments of your project:

5. What is the greatest challenge you face in doing your peace work?

6. What is the most important lesson you have learned about making peace?

7. What is your project's greatest need?

INTER-PROJECT COOPERATION AND COLLABORATION

8. How would you rate the degree of cooperation and quality of communication between your project and other groups doing similar work...

A. In the Middle East?
B. Outside of the Middle East?

9. What is the biggest obstacle to cooperation between projects?

10. What would be most useful in improving cooperation between projects?

PUBLIC AWARENESS AND PARTICIPATION

11. How familiar are the following groups with your project?

A. People in the Middle East:
B. International community:
C. Media:

12. If your project is a membership organization, how many members...

A. Inside the Middle East?
B. Outside the Middle East?

13. Briefly describe your relationship with local, national and international media, including your degree of satisfaction with the coverage your project may have received:

OPTIONAL QUESTIONS

14. How easy or difficult has it been to fund your project, and why?

How easy or difficult?

Why?

15. What motivates you to work for peace? Please briefly share one inspiring personal experience:

16. What specific service or resource can you offer to other peacemakers?

17. If you could share one short message about peacemaking with the world, what would it be?

18. Finally, if you have any messages that you would like to have delivered to any of the participants at the Teach-in to Congress or published elsewhere, please include them here:

NETWORKING/PRIVACY PREFERENCES

Please select one of the following preferences which will determine whether all, some or none of your personal information is shared with other peacemakers (we never share your contact information unless you request us to do so, and we never sell information to marketers/spammers/etc.).

Share all of the information I have provided with other peacemakers.
Share my name, email and interests, but not my phone number or street address.
Do not share any of our contact information with anyone, including other peacemakers.

Please subscribe me to GAIA's periodic, tree-free, spam-free email newsletter to keep me informed about peacemaking events and coordination efforts, and other GAIA news.

RELEASE

By submitting this form, you agree that all information you provide (with the exception of your contact information, if you have requested us to keep it confidential in the "Privacy Preferences" section above) may be used by GAIA or its partner organizations in any form in furtherance of their missions, including but not limited to publishing on the Internet and in print.

GAIA PROJECTS

GAIAlogues

Ohr Olam Project

PeaceConnection

Sulha Peace Project

Tibet Empowerment Circle

GAIA ALLIES

Hamakom

Peace Begins With Myself

Peacemaker Community

Touch in Peace

Universal Compassion Movement

Wisdom of the Heart

For information on joining or supporting the alliance, click here.

hOMe | about GAIA | news & views | support GAIA