Analysis of Grants to Israeli NGOs, Annual Reports 2012-2014
A full analysis of all of the grants reported annualy by 27 Israeli NGOs in the years 2012-2014.
Publications: | Reports, Books, Academic Publications, Submissions, Resource Pages |
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Other Content Types: | Press Releases, In The Media, Presentations, Posts, , Key Issues |
Funders: | European Union |
Start date: | 1 Jan 1988 |
End date: | Dec 2016 |
A full analysis of all of the grants reported annualy by 27 Israeli NGOs in the years 2012-2014.
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