Awards

Certificate of the Right to Play
November 23, 2008

Presented to Donna Baranski-Walker “as a way of saying thank you for all that you do, especially for building playgrounds in the midst of war zones.  Would that more of the adults who engage in such mindless conflicts with each other throughout the world could remember the preciousness of children everywhere – and the child spirit inside each person! — and do what it takes to learn better ways of solving problems together.”
www.societyofchildlikegrownups.com

Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition from U.S. Representative Barbara Lee
October 4, 2008

“Presented to the Rebuilding Alliance in recognition of outstanding and invaluable service to the community,” upon unanimous passage of  H.Res. 1369, The Peace-Makers Resolution.  Donna Baranski-Walker, Exec. Director of the Rebuilding Alliance, wondered if Congress could pass a resolution that could do some good in the Middle East and wrote the first draft of this resolution.  The Middle East Policy Advisory Committee formed a writing committee to revise it, then presented it to Representative Barbara Lee.  With her sponsorship, the remarkable guidance of Dr. Gregory Berry on her staff, and 35 cosponsors, the resolution unanimously passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Sep. 23, 2008.

President Carter
April 21, 2008 on the  Carter Center website

“First, let me thank Donna Baranski-Walker of The Rebuilding Alliance for helping me connect with the people of Gaza, despite having been refused entry to go in person.  I am very grateful.  Thank you also to Raji Sourani and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, who have been the voice for human rights in Gaza for decades.”

Overview:  At the Palestinian Center for Human Rights, nongovernmental representatives from the human rights community and nongovernmental organizations gathered to hear President Carter’s April 21, 2008 Jerusalem press conference and send him their questions via
video.  The gathering was organized by the Rebuilding Alliance, an American nonprofit working to rebuild communities in conflict zones and make them safe (www.RebuildingAlliance.org); by Tamer Mansour, media director for the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme; and Dr. Eyad El Sarraj

Employer of the Year Award
June 8, 2006

Presented to the Rebuilding Alliance by the Mayor’s Committee for the Employment of Persons with Disabilities. We have written a proposal to extend this work to provide job training to returning veterans here at home and people with disabilities in the conflict zones where we work. 

“…The Rebuilding Alliance is an organization that sees individuals for the gifts they can bring and looks beyond any possible disability.”
— Patrick Regan, Vice President of Community Relations, CVE, Inc.
Member – Mayors Committee for Employment of Persons with Disabilities

“…The Rebuilding Alliance, rebuilds homes in conflict zones and works towards
peace in troubled areas. They have made it possible for persons with disabilities to join them in their noble efforts.”
— Marc Passen

2004-05 Penny Harvest Grantee
February 2006

Common
Cents New York granted a certificate of recognition to The
Rebuilding Alliance to honor our work.