Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committees

Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committees (PARC) was founded in 1983 and "is a leading Palestinian NGO working in the field of rural development, environment protection, and women empowerment."


 * Dr. Ismail Diaq - General Director

Our Consortium

 * CA (Christian Aid)
 * EED ( Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst)
 * NOVIB (Netherlands Organization for International Development Cooperation)
 * Oxfam Belgium/ European Commission
 * NRD/NORAD (The Royal Norwegian Society for Development)
 * Belgian Cooperation
 * IEPALA (Instituto de estudio para América Latina y Africa)
 * FPSC (Fundacio'n Promocio'n Social de la Cultura)

Directors 2005

 * Mrs. Rawya Ash-Shawa (Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) Member)
 * Mr. Issam Arouri (Director of the Jerusalem Legal Aid and Human Rights Center)
 * Dr. Abdel Razzaq Salameh (Food Industry Department, Al-Azhar University)
 * Dr. Ayman Rabi (Executive Director- Palestinian Hydrology Group)
 * Mr. Mohamad Hamdan (Director of Vegetable Department, Ministry of Agriculture)
 * Mr. Jamal Juma (Coordinator of the Grassroots campaign of anti seperation wall)
 * Mr. Adel Zahran (Businessman)
 * Mrs. Maryam Ine'rat (Woman Activists-RWDS)
 * Mrs. Sahab Shaheen (Agricultural Engineer, Political & Woman Activists)
 * Mrs. Widad Essa (Woman Activists-RWDS)
 * Mr. Abbas Abu Baker (Environment and Water Engineer)
 * Mr. Mohamad Abu Shusha (Farmer-The Palestinian Farmers Union)
 * Mr. Jamal Ed-Dadah (Project Coordinator Water Authority)

Our Supporters
ACDI-VOCA - United States of America
 * DANIDA - Denmark
 * Wallone district - Belgium
 * Walfare Association
 * EU-Oxfam - Belgium
 * IFAD
 * Palestine 33
 * USDA
 * Grasroots - United States of America
 * RC - Italy
 * ACH - Spain
 * UNDP
 * Belgian Cooperation - Beigiun
 * Luxemburg Cooperation
 * ACPP - Aspain
 * MEDA
 * CCFD - France
 * C.C
 * EEDDA
 * CCFD - France
 * Sweddish-Palestine Soil-darity Group
 * WFP
 * Swiss Group
 * NRD - Norway
 * DPFA
 * IDB
 * A.l.L
 * Pontifical Mission
 * NEXUS Italy
 * NOVIB Netherland
 * C.A
 * Diakonia - Germany
 * Fide - Spain
 * Several Institutions - Japan
 * Swiss Representive Office - Switzerland
 * Sodis - Luxembourg
 * WFP/ODOC
 * Norwegian Representative Office - Canada
 * Pontifical Mission
 * WFP/ODOC
 * Henrich Boll - Germany
 * Children’s fund for development education and Relief in Palestine
 * Arab Committee for Investment
 * French Consul - France
 * NPA - Norway
 * Palestine Olive Oil - Swiss

Contact details
Jerusalem: P.O. BOX 25128 Shufat- Jerusalem Tel: 02-5833818 Fax: 02-5831898

Ramallah: Tel: 02-2963840/9-1 Fax: 02-2963850

Gaza: P.O. BOX 225 Gaza Tel: 08-2805040/1/2/3 Fax: 08-2805039

Email: parc AT parc.ps Web: http://www.pal-arc.org/first.html