Building Bridges of Change
promoting the ongoing development of a vibrant and sustainable economy in Palestine by building bridges and supporting the indigenous business community
What We DoAVPE builds bridges between American and Palestinian enterprises, providing each with the knowledge, contacts, and context they need to collaborate and thrive.
We can help Americans and Palestinians with requests for information, advice, coaching, mentoring, training and other ways that solve problems, transfer knowledge, build organizational capabilities and broaden perspectives. |
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Making a Difference for Our Partners
OLIVE BRANCH FAIR TRADE INC.
"[Through AVPE, I invited Bethlehem Fair Trade Artisans executive director] to meet merchants who might be interested in carrying the beautiful BFTA handcrafted products. Many thanks to Ms. Kaiksow and AVPE.” |
ARAB AMERICARE FOUNDATION
"Working with AVPE added great value to AAF and the services we were able to offer our youth participants. We are excited to continue building this cooperation.” |
PALESTINE ONLINE STORE
"Every member of the [AVPE] staff has bent over backward to help my small business succeed, and their efforts had a tangible impact.” |
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Latest NewsAmerican and Palestinian Business Non-Profit Regroups to Address Growing Business Challenges in Palestine
United States/Palestine (September 3, 2024) – The board of directors for Americans of a Vibrant Palestinian Economy (AVPE), a non-profit organization based in Illinois, successfully concluded a virtual board meeting aimed at regrouping to address the growing business challenges in Palestine. The board elected new officers, and a reevaluation process was started that will revisit the essence of AVPE’s work, which is to link the Palestinian and American business communities to help bridge the knowledge gap and support Palestinian business success. In light of the horrific damage being done to the Palestinian economy this task is daunting, but extremely important to Palestinians’ continued existence in Palestine. The new officers are Arnold R. Cowan (Ames, Iowa), Chair; Nisreen S. Musleh (Ramallah, Palestine), President; Matt Ley (Kenosha, Minnesota), Treasurer; Geoffrey H. Lewis (Boston, Massachusetts), Secretary; and Tareq Tamimi (Hebron, Palestine), Member. Two vacant board seats are planned to be filled before the end of the year. |