الجمعية لتطوير التعليم والصحة للبدو

الحي البدوي   ص.ب. 411

الطيبة المثلث 40400

إسرائيل

رقم الجمعية  4 58-039-108-

 

 

The Bedouin Association for

 Education & Health Development   P.O.Box 411

Taybeh City 40400

Israel

Charity No. 58-039-108-4

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The Bedouin neighborhood, in Taibeh, is both one of the largest neighborhoods in Taibeh and one of the poorest and most neglected.  Despite their right and guarantee to basic services as both Israeli citizens and  as victims of a government-forced displacement, the people of the Bedouin neighborhood of Taibeh suffer continuously from the lack of basic infrastructure, including running water, a sewage system, proper housing, dependable electricity, local educational services, and basic health care services. 
Women are especially affected by the lack of resources and services.  Almost 90% of women in the Bedouin neighborhood of Taibeh are illiterate. Research by the Association has revealed that teachers treat Bedouin students with neglect, carelessness, and contempt, keeping Bedouin students from integrating within the school system.  For many Bedouin girls and women, the educational system does not provide knowledge which seems relevant to their lives. In addition, social  attitudes which stress female protection cause parents to refuse to send female adolescents to far away schools along unsafe routes.  Illiteracy affects all aspects of a woman's life.  Socially, it is harder for women to travel or act independently due to their inability to speak, read, or write Hebrew.  Even if a woman does manage to travel to Kefar Saba or Netanya  to receive medical care for example, she will find it difficult to communicate with the doctor or nurse.  Lastly, women, the primary caregivers within the Bedouin family, are unable to help their children with homework, resulting in generational gulfs and continued difficulty in educational achievement.  Due to their lack of formal education and a social environment which discourages Bedouin women from working outside the home, most are financially dependent on husbands and fathers.  The lack of infrastructure in the Bedouin neighborhood discourages local business initiatives and deters any outside businesses from entering the neighborhood.   As a result 70% of the neighborhood population is unemployed.  Many women feel emotionally and socially displaced in an environment which does not value or need the nomadic household skills which  previously allowed women to be productive members of the family and economy. 



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