Ad’ar (“March”) is an Arab grassroots NGO established in June 2016 in Haifa, Israel. The association is the birth of an activity initiated by Arab activist professionals back in 2011 that emerged in light of the increase of gender-based crimes (Femicide) against women within the Arab Palestinian society in Israel. Ad’ar’s members consist of both female and male activist professionals and scholars in the fields of social work and mental health, specializing in working with and treating women victims of Gender-Based Violence. Ad’ar’s goal is to contribute to the elimination of “Femicide” within the Arab Palestinian society in Israel and to develop ways of Intervention for all professionals working with women victims of Gender-Based Violence. The innovation of this organization is by focusing on the professional group, as a main target group. Ad’ar promotes professional work through:
1. Mentoring, guidance, and training of professional personnel, (e.g., social workers, psychologists, and educational consultants) from different frameworks, working directly on eliminating violence and protecting women from murder. Ad’ar constantly seeks methods and best practices to widen social activism in this matter. 2. Providing a space for deep intellectual dialogue and sharing of experiences, dilemmas, fears, and difficulties resulting from the intensive emotional exposure due to intensive treatment of women victims of Gender-based violence.
3. Establishing a process of mutual support and solidarity among the professionals due to their feelings of helplessness and frustration, mainly because of the difficulty of stopping and preventing the next murder.
