Sikkuy (a "chance" or "opportunity" in Hebrew) is a non-partisan, non-profit, NGO in Israel that develops and implements projects to advance equality etween Arab and Jewish citizens of Israel in government budgets, resource allocation, hiring policy, land usage, access to government services, etc.

EQUALITY - Advancing complete equality between Arab and Jewish citizens.

SHARED CITIZENSHIP - Promoting the core value of shared citizenship as the basis for equality.

HUMAN DIGNITY - Mainstreaming human dignity as the supreme value in relations between the state and its citizens.

Sikkuy is jointly governed by Arab and Jewish co-chairs, managed by Arab and Jewish co-executive directors and staffed by Arabs and Jews. Sikkuy's programs are active on three levels to mobilize a transformation of the relations between the state and the Arab minority in Israel.

1. ADVOCACY - Actions vis-?-vis the government of Israel to monitor and advance civic equality between Arab and Jewish citizens. The advocacy department works with Sikkuy's research department to publish the annual "Equality Index," cooperates with other civil society organizations to advance implementation of equality, develops position papers and advances strategies to maintain public awareness through the media. Sikkuy's advocacy efforts also advance employment equity and fair representation of Arab citizens in the public and private sectors.

2. LOCAL GOVERNMENT - Established JAMFI (Jewish-Arab Mayors' Forum in Israel) to build sustainable frameworks for municipal cooperation between neighboring Jewish and Arab communities. The first forum is active in the Wadi Ara-Eiron region and is advancing the establishment of a shared industrial zone, cooperation in tourism and in environmental issues. A second forum has been established in the Hof Ha-Carmel- Furadeis - Jisr a Zarqa region and more forums are being planned for other regions.

3. GRASSROOTS - Develops and facilitates local groups of Jewish and Arab citizens that advocate for equality between their communities, oppose discrimination and develop leadership skills for community-based action. Sikkuy also implements public educational efforts that include lecture series, public discussions and field trips to the "Backyard of Israeli Citizenship" intended to acquaint citizens and visitors from abroad with the inequality prevailing between Jewish and Arab citizens and communities.