The Social Development Committee - Haifa

PALESTINIAN ARAB CIVIC INSTITUTION · HAIFA · SINCE 1987

Organizing Arab civic power in Haifa.

The Social Development Committee - Haifa builds the conditions, tools, and platforms through which the Arab community of Haifa organizes itself, sets its own priorities, and shapes the institutions that govern daily life.

Community members gathered at an SDC forum in Haifa
ROOTED

Since 1987: nearly four decades as a central address for Arab residents in Haifa.

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Non-partisan, registered, and independently audited every year.

IN MOTION

The Arab Civic Council holds its first assembly in July 2026, with around 40 residents. SDC to confirm

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JULY 2026
JULY 2026

The Arab Civic Council holds its first assembly

Around 40 residents convene to set the community's first priorities. Post-launch

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OUR STRATEGY 2026–2029

From resilience to transformation.

SDC has evolved, from reacting to one pressure after another into a structured model the community owns, anchored by the Arab Civic Council with leadership built in across every issue.

The Arab Civic Council

The spine of the model: a community-rooted body that turns residents' priorities into coordinated civic action and municipal influence.

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Women's leadership as governance

Women lead across all community issues, built into how the Council governs and decides, not a separate track.

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Youth civic agency & education justice

Young people as civic actors in the present, and evidence-based education priorities turned into advocacy.

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