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Bustan is an Israeli NGO working in the Bedouin and Jewish communities in the Negev region of Israel since 1999, promoting sustainability and capacity building from within the communities we work. Today, Bustan and the village of Qasr A-Sir are working together to create a new development model for Bedouins in the Negev.
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Bedouin Women and Waste: A Look at Qasr Al Sir
Maya Schkolne conducted her introductory research project on the lack of waste removal in the Bedouin communities and visited Qasr A Sir.
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Atid Kimelman a long-term volunteer in Qasr a-Sir about his experience
When I was a little boy, I loved to eat with my hands. My mom was less thrilled about this than I was, so one day she said: "Fine! If you're going to eat with your hands, why not eat your soup with your hands?" So, I did. Coming to Qasr A-Sir over a decade later, I finally found a place where it is not only acceptable but preferable to eat with a piece of bread in your hand...
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Bustan in the News
Raed Al-Mickawi is an eco-hero!
Getting onto the map
Bustan's work in Qasr A-Sir (Hebrew)
Bustan's Mud Huts With Plasma Screens

Negev Headlines

EU Parliament against evacuation of 30,000 Bedouin in the Negev (Hebrew)
Opinions of Academics regarding the new governmental initiative to re-arrange the Bedouin settlements (Heb)
Dr. Batya Roded about new settlements and about existing towns in the Negev (Hebrew)
Wadi-Atir: The government decide to support the Bedouin initiative (Hebrew)
Master Plan for the unrecognized Bedouin villages - Naqab (Abstract)
Creating sunnier days for Israel desert dwellers
 
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'Qasr' Eco Khan
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PermaNegev Program 2012
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Planting in Tu Bisvhat!
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