‘A stable, loving environment, food in their stomachs every day and a place they can go to sleep every night knowing they will be safe in the morning.’
Social Action
Israeli college students fortify troubled towns by moving in
In return for free tuition and low rent, members of Ayalim student villages volunteer their time to transform Negev and Galilee communities.
Individual approach to online learning, Israeli style
Mindojo will allow people to create an online course that automatically adapts to each student’s needs and learning style.
Kenya’s bankers bank on Israeli training
The World Bank asked the Galilee International Management Institute to work with students from the Kenya School of Monetary Studies.
A shot in the arm for refugees in Israel
A new graduate of Ben-Gurion University’s Medical School for International Health founds a program to streamline healthcare for African migrants.
Web-based learning for wee ones
An Israeli software technologist introduces an independent learning and computer literacy tool she’s been developing since her teen was a tot.
Jewelry that tells an immigrant story
Yvel’s exquisite Megemeria jewelry collection is produced by Ethiopian immigrants to Israel who are learning a trade to support themselves.
Opening a world of opportunity for Israel’s disabled
Israel’s largest service provider to the intellectually disabled community wins an inaugural prize for its Equal in Uniform program.
The children given life in the midst of war
Israel and Gaza may be fighting a bitter conflict, but at Wolfson Medical Center near Tel Aviv, children from Gaza get a new chance at survival.
Israelis open homes to families from missile-hit south
People are opening homes and hearts to residents of Israeli communities seeking respite from the constant missile attacks.
Arab and Jewish teens are ‘Friends Forever’
A Rotary Club program puts groups of Muslim and Jewish Israeli high school students together for 16 days of bonding in New England.