Parents Circle Families Forum

Name

Parents Circle Families Forum

Legal name

פורום המשפחות השכולות הישראלי-פלסטיני למען פיוס ושלום (The Israeli-Palestinian Parents Circle Families Forum for Reconciliation and Peace)

Website

https://theparentscircle.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Ramat Ef'al

HQ country

Israel

HQ region

Middle East

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Donations: PCFF is a not-for-profit organization funded entirely by donations from individuals and organizations who believe in promoting peace and reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians.
2. Merchandise Sales: Sale of the 'Jam Session' book (100 NIS per copy) with proceeds supporting Women's Group activities and reconciliation efforts.
3. Album Sales: Sale of the Illustrated Memorial album (100 shekels including shipping) with proceeds supporting Forum activities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Parents Circle Families Forum is a binational Israeli-Palestinian non-profit association of bereaved families who lost loved ones to the conflict and who jointly promote reconciliation. The organization facilitates in-person and virtual dialogue meetings, runs structured narrative-experience programs, hosts annual joint memorial ceremonies, operates youth camps and overseas delegations, maintains a Women's Group, and produces exhibitions, a podcast, and small publications—all offered free of charge at point of use and funded by donations and grants.

Product overview

The Parents Circle Families Forum (PCFF) is a joint Israeli-Palestinian organization of bereaved families operating as a non-profit peace organization. The organization offers a portfolio of reconciliation programs including Dialogue Meetings where members share personal loss stories with youth and adults; The Parallel Narrative Experience (PNE) bringing groups together to explore opposing national narratives; annual Joint Memorial Day Ceremonies; the Peace Square virtual dialogue platform; Youth Programs including summer camps and delegations; Women's Group initiatives; and artistic Exhibitions exploring conflict and reconciliation themes. Supporting offerings include the 'Holding on to Humanity' podcast and social enterprise products like the Jam Session book and Taking Steps embroidered items. The organization functions as a unified non-profit without a technology product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Narrative Project (Parallel Narrative Experience): A project bringing together Israeli and Palestinian groups to explore and understand each other's personal and national narratives through dialogue and historical tours
• Dialoguers Program
• Women's Group
• Youth Delegations
• Peace & Reconciliation Camp
• Holding on to Humanity Podcast
• Peace Square
• Joint Memorial Day Ceremony

Products and services

• Dialogue Meetings Facilitated dialogue sessions where Israeli and Palestinian bereaved family members share personal stories of loss and their choice of reconciliation over revenge with youth and adult audiences in schools, community centers, and workplaces.
• Parallel Narrative Experience (PNE) Structured program bringing together Israeli and Palestinian groups to explore personal and national narratives through facilitated dialogue, historical lectures, and site visits, with around 45 groups opened since 2010 and approximately 1,000 graduates as of 2017.
• Joint Memorial Day Ceremony Annual commemorative ceremony held simultaneously in Israeli and Palestinian locations, bringing together bereaved families from both sides to remember victims of the conflict and promote reconciliation; the 2019 ceremony drew over 9,000 attendees, the 2020 online ceremony reached about 193,000 viewers, and the 2021 ceremony peaked at around 250,000 viewers.
• Peace Square Virtual dialogue space conducting evening conversations with forum members and guests on conflict-related topics, delivered over Zoom and Facebook Live.
• Exhibitions Program Multi-title program of artistic exhibitions featuring works on the conflict, loss, and reconciliation, including 'Cartooning in Conflict', 'The Presence of the Void', 'Texture of Life', 'Offering Reconciliation', 'Fabric of War', 'Hope For Change', and 'Illustrated Memorial'.
• Youth Programs (Summer Camp and Overseas Delegations) Youth engagement initiatives including the annual Peace & Reconciliation Summer Camp (five-day program for 40 youth ages 14-18), Youth Delegations overseas (Japan, Italy), and the Young Adult Program (YAP) for leadership development.
• The Dialoguers Program Follow-up program for high school students who participated in dialogue meetings, meeting twice monthly for discussions, films, and workshops on conflict-related topics.
• Women's Group Community of bereaved Israeli and Palestinian women working to promote women's voices in peace and reconciliation through various initiatives, including International Women's Day events and the Women's Leadership for Reconciliation program.
• Holding on to Humanity Podcast Podcast series featuring pairs of bereaved family members (one Palestinian, one Israeli) sharing their personal stories and messages of reconciliation.
• Jam Session Book Recipe book combining Palestinian and Israeli culinary traditions with personal narratives, created through collaboration between PCFF Women's Group, journalist Gil Hovav, and chef Husam Abbas; proceeds support Women's Group activities.
• Taking Steps Embroidery project featuring a reconciliation bird design hand-embroidered on sneakers and other items, created by PCFF Women's Group members to spread the forum's message worldwide.

Quantifiable outcome

• 8,500+ dialogue meetings conducted with 250,000+ participants over the years
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Combatants for PeacecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2006Joint organization of the annual Israeli-Palestinian Joint Memorial Day ceremony. Both organizations are led by bereaved families who have chosen reconciliation over revenge. The partnership is a flagship initiative promoting shared mourning and peace between both communities.
• Parents Circle Friends (Germany)majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGerman supporters organization that accepts Euro donations on behalf of PCFF, facilitating European donor support.
• Families Forum (UK)majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUK-based friends organization that accepts GBP donations and processes credit card donations for UK supporters.
• Shinyar College and Royal College of Art LondonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational institutions partnering with PCFF Women's Group on the 'Connecting Threads' project, where Palestinian women teach traditional embroidery to design students who then create contemporary fashion designs.
• Peres Center for PeaceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost venue for the final exhibition of the 'Connecting Threads' project featuring collaborative embroidery designs created by Palestinian women and London design students.
• BBCminorOthersInternational broadcaster that featured PCFF content and programs in its audio/video coverage.
• The GuardianminorOthersInternational media outlet that covered PCFF activities including podcast content.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Mercy Corps: Major international humanitarian and development NGO with significant MENA programming including peacebuilding and youth engagement in the Israeli-Palestinian context. Comparable as a large institutional peacebuilding actor with youth programs, though broader in mandate (humanitarian, economic development) than PCFF's pure reconciliation focus.
• Search for Common Ground: Largest dedicated conflict-resolution NGO globally, operating across 30+ countries with peacebuilding, dialogue, and media programs. Comparable through its dialogue-meeting methodology and youth peace programs, though at far broader scale and across many conflicts rather than exclusively Israeli-Palestinian.

Direct peers

• OneVoice Movement: Israeli-Palestinian grassroots movement advocating for a two-state solution through youth-led mobilization and signatory campaigns. Comparable in mission (Israeli-Palestinian reconciliation) and grassroots mobilization model, though more advocacy-oriented versus PCFF's narrative-dialogue approach.
• Combatants for Peace: Israeli-Palestinian peace organization of former combatants who have chosen reconciliation. Directly comparable to PCFF: co-organizes the annual Joint Memorial Day Ceremony with PCFF (since 2006), serves a parallel bilateral membership model (former fighters vs. bereaved families), and operates similar dialogue and youth programs in the same geography.
• Seeds of Peace: International youth peacebuilding organization that brings together young people from conflict regions (including Israeli and Palestinian delegations) for dialogue and leadership programs. Directly comparable through its summer camp model, youth delegations, and graduate network — mirroring PCFF's Peace & Reconciliation Camp and Youth Delegations.
• Friends of the Earth Middle East (EcoPeace): Trilateral Israeli-Palestinian-Jordanian environmental NGO that uses cross-border environmental cooperation as a vehicle for peacebuilding. Comparable through its tri-national (Israeli/Palestinian/Jordanian) peacebuilding structure, though focused on environmental cooperation rather than bereavement dialogue.
• The Geneva Initiative: Israeli-Palestinian joint NGO advocating for a two-state solution through policy papers, public campaigns, and Track II diplomacy. Directly comparable as an Israeli-Palestinian peacebuilding organization operating in the same conflict context, though more focused on elite policy formulation versus PCFF's grassroots dialogue.

Regional players

• Abaad - Resource Center for Gender Equality: MENA-focused gender equality organization with programs in Palestine and Lebanon. Partial overlap with PCFF's Women's Group and women's leadership programs, though broader geographically and focused on gender rather than peacebuilding.
• Hand in Hand: Center for Jewish-Arab Education in Israel: Israeli integrated schools organization running Jewish-Arab bilingual schools. Comparable as an Israeli coexistence organization working with youth and schools, though focused on K-12 education delivery rather than dialogue meetings with bereaved families.

Others

• International Crisis Group: Independent international organization working to prevent wars and shape policy on conflict-affected states, including significant Israeli-Palestinian analysis. Comparable as a peacebuilding thought-leader in the same conflict context, though focused on policy advocacy and research rather than grassroots dialogue.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ThePCFF
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCHqNznDBln1NDxU9Jqlk7SA
• Facebookfacebook.com/theparentscircle.org
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/parents-circle-families-forum
• Instagraminstagram.com/theparentscircle
• TikToktiktok.com/@families_forum

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Profiles3 records

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