The Tamer Institute for Community Education is a non-profit non-governmental educational organization working in
Palestine
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Palestine may refer to:
* State of Palestine, a state in Western Asia
* Palestine (region), a geographic region in Western Asia
* Palestinian territories, territories occupied by Israel since 1967, namely the West Bank (including East ...
. It was established in 1989 in response to Palestinian needs during the
first intifada
The First Intifada, or First Palestinian Intifada (also known simply as the intifada or intifadah),The word ''intifada'' () is an Arabic word meaning "uprising". Its strict Arabic transliteration is '. was a sustained series of Palestinian ...
.
Tamer works primarily with and for children and young people, providing safe, friendly learning environments and materials. Tamer runs a publishing unit, publish a newsletter, hold courses for librarians, arranges workshops, donate books to local libraries and arranges an annual reading - and writing campaign.
Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
In 2009, the Tamer Institute won the biggest prize in
children's literature
Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. Modern children's literature is classified in two different ways: genre or the intended age of the reader.
Children's ...
(five million SEK, approximately 460,000 EUR), the
Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award ( sv, Litteraturpriset till Astrid Lindgrens minne) is an international children's literary award established by the Swedish government in 2002 to honour the Swedish children's author Astrid Lindgren (1907–200 ...
from the Swedish Arts Council, recognising its "long-term sustainable work" as a promoter of reading. It is one of two institutions to win the award (2003 to 2012).
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Education in the State of Palestine
Educational organizations based in the State of Palestine
Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award winners
1989 establishments in the Israeli Civil Administration area
Organizations established in 1989
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