Sikkuy- The Association for the Advancement of Civic Equality

Sikkuy (a “chance” or “opportunity” in Hebrew) is a non-partisan NGO in Israel that develops and implements projects to advance equality between Arab and Jewish citizens of Israel in government budgets, resource allocation, hiring, land usage etc. Sikkuy is jointly governed by Arab and Jewish co-chairs, managed by Arab and Jewish co-executive directors and staffed by Arabs and Jews. Sikkuy’s programs are active on three levels to mobilize a transformation of the relations between the state and the Arab minority in Israel. *ADVOCACY FOR EQUALITY AT THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LEVEL * FOSTERING COOPERATION BETWEEN JEWISH AND ARAB MUNICIPALITIES AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL *ACTIVATING JEWISH AND ARAB CITIZENS TO ADVANCE EQUALITY AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AT THE LOCAL LEVEL