Job title: Ecumenical Accompanier
Organisation: Quakers in Britain
Location: UK/Palestine
Job type: Voluntary
About the organisation:
The Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI) is an international programme coordinated by the World Council of Churches. It brings people from around the world to the West Bank to serve for three months as human rights monitors. We call them Ecumenical Accompaniers (EAs).
EAPPI was founded in response to a call from the Heads of Churches in Jerusalem. Since 2002 over 1,500 international volunteers from 22 countries have served as EAs. In the UK and Ireland it is coordinated by British Quakers on behalf of 16 churches and NGOs who we call our partners.
About the role:
Spend three months in Palestine monitoring human rights.
Stand in solidarity with Palestinian and Israeli peace activists in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem.
Monitor and report on human rights abuses.
Advocate for justice, equality and an end to the military occupation of Palestine.
Full training given – expenses covered – living allowance.