As the Director of Bustan, a community-based non-profit that works with the Bedouin and Jewish communities, Ra’ed Al-Mickawi leads the organization’s initiatives, including a Bedouin women’s empowerment project, eco-tourism and permaculture initiatives, and educational tours which give visitors a deeper look into the Bedouin culture and lifestyle. He also established the internet-based TV station Naqab.tv, and merges his expertise in filmmaking and journalism with community building and social justice activism. While in the U.S., Al-Mickawi worked with the YWCA Alaska in Anchorage on researching the economic and social challenges of rural Alaskan women, designing a six phase project called “Rural Women Entrepreneurs” to train rural women in business planning and management skills and provide them with mentors, lending opportunities and networking. Upon his return to Israel, he trained Bedouin women in entrepreneurship and business skills.

Email: raed@bustan.org