Amal أمل - The Cleaning Cooperative

Amal is a sustainable, worker-owned business, providing top-quality cleaning services to organizations and institutions. Founded as an alternative to exploitative contractor companies, we empower women to achieve social and economic mobility. Partnering with us advances socially responsible business practices.

About us

Amal is a unique sustainable business co-owned by the
cleaning workers themselves.

Our two main goals: creating fair employment opportunities in the exploitative cleaning sector, and advancing occupational and social mobility for Arab women.

Currently, Amal operates three branches – in Jisr al-Zarqa, Jerusalem, and the Negev – delivering professional, high-quality cleaning services.

Our clients receive personalized, tailored cleaning services, with full assurance that all employees work under fair and legal conditions. We ensure continuous professional training, quality control, and backup support whenever needed.

Choosing Amal means selecting excellence in service while supporting an important social enterprise driving meaningful change in Israeli society.

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At the educational center, cooperative members undergo a comprehensive training program to manage the company and advance in the workforce. This training includes Hebrew courses, computer skills, soft skills development, gender studies, personal finance management, and social rights education.

Unlike traditional methods, this vocational and personal training is seamlessly integrated into the work routine, becoming an integral part of the women’s lives.

Our Mission

Women's Cooperative

A business co-owned and co-managed by its workers, combining democratic decision-making processes with a supportive women's community, built on solidarity.

Sustainable Business

A self-sustaining business delivering premium cleaning services while advancing social and corporate responsibility, offering personalized attention and excellence to each client.

Educational Center

A unique education approach centered around on-the-job learning, fostering trust and driving meaningful, lasting change in women's lives. The program includes Hebrew, skill-building workshops and courses in gender awareness and women's leadership.

Commitment to Clients

Commitment to Co-op Members

Clients

Amal by the Numbers

Cooperative members
140
Active branches
0
Report better employment conditions
70 %
Cleaning staff promoted to managerial roles
15 %

In Our Members' Words

In Our Members' Words

The cooperative is unlike any workplace I've experienced. It upholds social rights and integrity in its practices, while offering invaluable support for both my personal and professional growth. Joining Amal has had a great impact in my life, particularly in how I interact with others. My communication skills, teamwork, and adaptability have all improved. Shame, which was once a major obstacle for me, has now disappeared.

Kifah Adais, Jerusalem

In Our Members' Words

Today I regret dropping out of school, but thanks to the cooperative I'm now discovering the world in new ways. I'm learning Hebrew, computer skills, and finding strength that grows with each day at the cooperative. I’m passionate about seeing our workers advance - ensuring they're never exploited, receive what they deserve, and don’t give up on their dreams.

Yusur has recently completed a payroll accounting course through the cooperative.

Yusur Amash, Operational Manager, Jisr Al-Zarqa

In Our Members' Words

The cooperative is the first workplace where I truly feel like I belong, a place I take pride in. Individually, we women might feel alone, but together we are strong. This is what the cooperative means to me.

Samia Rawidi, Jerusalem

In Our Members' Words

I've always been responsible, but through the cooperative I've learned to be more effective in handling responsibilities and managing workplace challenges. Unlike my previous workplaces, the cooperative empowers and develops its workers. We genuinely feel valued.

Najah Darbas, Jerusalem

In Our Members' Words

The cooperative is much more than just a cleaning company - it's an organization that provides support to workers in every aspect. I've been a member of the cooperative for two years and am very happy. Any member who asks for help receives it, without conditions. It's not just help with small matters, but real and meaningful support.

Diba Jurban, Jisr Al-Zarqa

Amal in the Media

סינדרום ירושלים: קואופרטיב הניקיון במזרח ירושלים

הכירו את סניף מזרח ירושלים של אמל. בתוך שנתיים בלבד מהקמתו, הסניף מונה כ-70 עובדות המשתתפות בתוכנית ההכשרה, מתקדמות, לומדות עברית, מחשבים, מגדר ועוד. מתוך חדשות כאן 11.

Tand’if Cleaning Cooperative: The Arabic cleaning group promoting social change

The Tand’if Cleaning Cooperative promotes social change and fights to offer an alternative to the exploitation of contractor companies.

מרימות את הראש: כשהמנקות מהצפון הפכו לבוסיות של עצמן

25 תושבות הצפון שעוסקות בניקיון החליטו שנמאס להן להיות מנוצלות בידי קבלנים, ובחרו להקים מיזם שיתופי שבו הן מתקשרות עם הלקוחות וקובעות בעצמן את התנאים. כתבתה של נופר משה, מתוך חדשות כאן 11.

העולם הבוקר - קואופרטיב הניקיון

מחזירים את הכח והזכויות לעובדות בענף הניקיון: מיזם חדש שרוצה להוות אלטרנטיבה לחברות הקבלן, ולחזק את העובדות.

אוריה כספי, מנכ״לית הקואופרטיב, בראיון עם אורלי וגיא

אוריה כספי אצל אורלי וגיא על הקמפיין של קואופרטיב הניקיון: מנצחות את משבר הקורונה.

מי דואג לעובדים המוחלשים ביותר בישראל?

עורכת הדין אביגיל שחם ממייסדות קואופרטיב הניקיון מגיעה לדמוקרטTV כדי לספר על המיזם המיוחד שפועל להעסקה הוגנת של עובדות הניקיון.

Our Team

Oria Caspi

CEO

Amani Kittany-Kaedan

Head of Education

Efrat Ben Avi

CFO

Shira Mizrahi

Head of Business Development

Helena Mittelman

Resource Development and Partnerships Manager

Sabreen Swetat

Jisr al-Zarqa Branch Manager

Yusur Amash

Operations Manager, Jisr al-Zarqa

Malak Jurban

Training and Supervision Manager Jisr al-Zarqa

Soma Kaedan

HR Manager, Jisr al-Zarqa

Siham Muhsin

Jerusalem Branch Manager

Sara Tamimi

HR Manager, Jerusalem

Kifah Adais

Operations Manager, Jerusalem

Inbar Martzini

Co-Manager Negev Branch

Hurea Abu Jaber

Co-Manager Negev Branch

Talk to us.

General

Helena Mittelman

Jerusalem

Siham Muhsin

Negev

Oria Caspi

Sharon North

Sabreen Swetat