International Affairs Minister, Nathanael Liminski: ‘At this time in particular, we want to help those who are directly affected by Hamas’ terror. With this new program, we, as state government, are working through our office in Israel to create new frameworks for our towns and cities to express their solidarity in tangible terms. In doing so, we are sending a clear signal: Where terrorists wanted to annihilate life in Israel, North Rhine-Westphalia will help it flourish again.’

‘Shalom - Chaverut: Solidarity Partnerships NRW-Israel’ (Hebrew for peace and friendship) creates new opportunities for initiating and implementing partnerships between municipalities, local councils or institutions. NRW towns and districts will be matched with Israeli counterparts near the Gaza Strip. The partnership arrangements will involve joint initiatives to support reconstruction.

Application procedure

The application procedure goes through Engagement Global:

ENGAGEMENT GLOBAL gGmbH - Service für Entwicklungsinitiativen
Duesseldorf Office, Benrather Strasse 8, D-40213 Duesseldorf
Tel.: +49 211-175 257 0
E-Mail:  Israel-nrw[at]engagement-global.de (Israel-nrw[at]engagement-global[dot]de)

Please submit these to Engagement Global at the above postal address and by email to Israel-NRW[at]engagement-global.de (Israel-NRW[at]engagement-global[dot]de) . Please understand that, from a funding law perspective, we also require the documents in writing and with a legally binding signature.