The Jewish Agency is advancing women in Israel through various entrepreneurship, health education, and empowerment programs. Some of these programs include providing small business loans to 200 women entrepreneurs, training over 280 women to become community health advocates, and teaching over 1,000 female soldiers to make healthy lifestyle choices. The document discusses several other Jewish Agency initiatives that are empowering women and promoting healthy families across Israel.
FSD envisions a world where all people have the opportunity and capacity to direct economic, social, and environmental resources toward sustainable outcomes that improve lives and communities.
Our mission is to achieve community-driven goals through asset-based development and international exchange in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
FSD has been described as the “gold standard for global engagement programs.” We offer student internships, volunteer global service trips, and group programs, providing intensive pre-departure and in-country support. Programs include rigorous development theory and practical training, continuing educational and cultural activities, personal and group reflection sessions, and accommodation and transportation support. Our dedicated teams at each site are available 24/7 to guide you with cross-cultural, development and safety & security support.
Our program sites are in six countries and 10 cities, where for almost two decades we have supported more than 300 community partner organizations and trained more than 3,000 volunteers. Our community development efforts have maintained an ongoing project sustainability rate of nearly 80 percent, addressing health, social, environmental, and economic issues by responding to community priorities and offering training, grants, and volunteer support to our community partners.
Annually we support more than 200 projects and invest more than $800,000 in our partner communities, and our work directly impacts the lives of (on average) 150,000 people around the world. From a women’s beekeeping business in Kenya to nutritional education for mothers in Nicaragua and cook stove projects in India, FSD listens to community priorities and supports local leaders to achieve their vision for a better future.
We know from our experience that this development approach provides stronger social returns for our communities – find out more at fsdinternational.org. We invite you to continue to join us in our investment of affecting long-term, sustainable change to better the lives of the people we serve abroad.
Israelis on the margins seek the chance to participate fully in the nation they love. We make it possible, increasing independence, opportunities, and support.
Connect4Cancer, a cancer awareness charity in Los Angeles, California provides ... women face especially in dealing with breast cancer and ovarian cancer.
Presentation by Ms Zeinab Al-Momany, President, Specific Union for Women Farmers, Jordan, at the 2012 Agriculture and Rural Development Day (ARDD) in Rio de Janiero, Learning Event No. 13, Session 2: Perspectives of marginalized women farmers and their needs.
Good Shepherd International Foundation ONLUS: Who we are, who we serveCristina Duranti
The Good Shepherd International Foundation ONLUS is a Rome-based non-profit established in 2008 to support the missions of the Good Shepherd Sisters in the developing world. Our goals are as follows:
1) Economic and social justice
2) Eradicate human trafficking
3) Wipe out poverty
4) Build a world of peace
Poverty, Sexual Practices and Vulnerability of Female Sex Workers to HIV/AIDS...John Bako
The prevalence of HIV among Female who sell sex in Nigeria has witnessed a sharp decline between 2007 to 2014.
The decline was recorded both amidst BBFSWs (30.2% in 2007 to 19.4% in 2014) and NBFSWs (37.4% in 2007 to 8.6 in 2014)
This decline can be attributed to National programmatic response towards achieving universal access to HIV/AIDS preventions in Nigeria.
FSD envisions a world where all people have the opportunity and capacity to direct economic, social, and environmental resources toward sustainable outcomes that improve lives and communities.
Our mission is to achieve community-driven goals through asset-based development and international exchange in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
FSD has been described as the “gold standard for global engagement programs.” We offer student internships, volunteer global service trips, and group programs, providing intensive pre-departure and in-country support. Programs include rigorous development theory and practical training, continuing educational and cultural activities, personal and group reflection sessions, and accommodation and transportation support. Our dedicated teams at each site are available 24/7 to guide you with cross-cultural, development and safety & security support.
Our program sites are in six countries and 10 cities, where for almost two decades we have supported more than 300 community partner organizations and trained more than 3,000 volunteers. Our community development efforts have maintained an ongoing project sustainability rate of nearly 80 percent, addressing health, social, environmental, and economic issues by responding to community priorities and offering training, grants, and volunteer support to our community partners.
Annually we support more than 200 projects and invest more than $800,000 in our partner communities, and our work directly impacts the lives of (on average) 150,000 people around the world. From a women’s beekeeping business in Kenya to nutritional education for mothers in Nicaragua and cook stove projects in India, FSD listens to community priorities and supports local leaders to achieve their vision for a better future.
We know from our experience that this development approach provides stronger social returns for our communities – find out more at fsdinternational.org. We invite you to continue to join us in our investment of affecting long-term, sustainable change to better the lives of the people we serve abroad.
Israelis on the margins seek the chance to participate fully in the nation they love. We make it possible, increasing independence, opportunities, and support.
Connect4Cancer, a cancer awareness charity in Los Angeles, California provides ... women face especially in dealing with breast cancer and ovarian cancer.
Presentation by Ms Zeinab Al-Momany, President, Specific Union for Women Farmers, Jordan, at the 2012 Agriculture and Rural Development Day (ARDD) in Rio de Janiero, Learning Event No. 13, Session 2: Perspectives of marginalized women farmers and their needs.
Good Shepherd International Foundation ONLUS: Who we are, who we serveCristina Duranti
The Good Shepherd International Foundation ONLUS is a Rome-based non-profit established in 2008 to support the missions of the Good Shepherd Sisters in the developing world. Our goals are as follows:
1) Economic and social justice
2) Eradicate human trafficking
3) Wipe out poverty
4) Build a world of peace
Poverty, Sexual Practices and Vulnerability of Female Sex Workers to HIV/AIDS...John Bako
The prevalence of HIV among Female who sell sex in Nigeria has witnessed a sharp decline between 2007 to 2014.
The decline was recorded both amidst BBFSWs (30.2% in 2007 to 19.4% in 2014) and NBFSWs (37.4% in 2007 to 8.6 in 2014)
This decline can be attributed to National programmatic response towards achieving universal access to HIV/AIDS preventions in Nigeria.
1. “My company is taking off. 200 women entrepreneurs in the Negev
and Galilee received vital start-up
Today, my products are loans to establish their small business
enterprises.
sold in stores throughout
Over 280 women in 14 communities
Israel. The Jewish Agency’s
have trained to become community
Loan Fund helped me to get health advocates for women.
started.” Over 1,000 women soldiers have learned
how to make sound lifestyle decisions
-- Shwanesh Manyov, CEO, S’AVA
Cosmetics for women of color
through a Jewish Agency-sponsored
program. Advancing
Women
Thanks to Jewish Agency training,
nurses at mother-and-child clinics will
work with some 21,000 families to teach
them about healthy, active living.
in Israel
Nada Abu Zaidan, a woman
Find out how you can make an impact: in the Druze village of
Tel: +972.2.620.2633 v 212.339.6048
E-mail: ask@jafi.org e ask@jewishagency.org
Maghdar, is running
www.jewishagency.org
breast cancer awareness
groups in her village with
the assistance of a Jewish
The Jewish Agency is funded by The Jewish Federations of North America, Keren
Hayesod, major Jewish communities and federations, the International Fellowship of
Christians and Jews, foundations and donors from Israel and around the world.
Agency program.
2. The Jewish Agency is advancing women Preventing Violence against Hagam - Empowering Vulnerable
in Israel. From setting women on a path Ethiopian Women Women Soldiers
to entrepreneurship, to promoting health “From Conflict to Resolution” is an innovative Established in cooperation with the Israel Defense
education and awareness, the Jewish initiative to prevent violence against women in the Forces and the Israel Association for Family
Agency is empowering women, their Ethiopian community. Spearheaded by the Jewish Planning, this program provides the army’s most
families and Israeli society. Agency in cooperation with the Ethiopian National vulnerable female recruits with the opportunity to
Project and other organizations working with the take responsibility for their behavior and improve
Ethiopian community, the program incorporates their self-image and confidence. The twelve-
Small Business Loan Funds workshops, training courses for mediation, and the hour course promotes healthy sexuality, positive
Small business entrepreneurs in Israel’s outlying establishment of a crisis hotline for men and women. relationships and improved lifestyles. Officers also
areas have difficulty accessing capital to turn their Targeting new immigrants living at Jewish Agency participate in a six-hour course to understand the
ideas into practical enterprises. This is especially Absorption Centers, it aims to facilitate smooth issues faced by women soldiers.
true for women. Through loan funds established transition into Israeli society, help deflect conflict and Cost per course for 150 participants: $18,000
by the Jewish Agency some 200 small businesses stress within the family and reduce violence against
founded solely by women have received funding. Ethiopian women within the community.
One of the funds, established specifically for The cost per group of 20 women at a Jewish Training Women Health Advocates
vulnerable populations, has granted 100 of its 155 Agency Absorption Center: $4,000. In community centers throughout Israel, women
loans to women. These funds are giving women are participating in a yearlong training program to
unprecedented economic opportunity. become “grassroots” women’s health advocates. As
Establishment of a new fund: $250,000 The following are part of the ISHA
part of the training, each woman launches her own
Initiative, in cooperation with the
To join an existing fund: $10,000 Jewish Community Federation of program on a specific health issue targeted for her
Cleveland. Funding is needed to expand community. Local initiatives range from walking
each of these successful programs. clubs, to nutrition workshops to breast cancer
Atidim for Industry awareness and support groups.
Through this groundbreaking program gifted Healthy Lifestyles for New Mothers Cost per community center for one-year
women high school graduates in outlying areas Working with the Hadassah Optimal Medical Center, program: $15,000 (matched by the Israel
receive a full financial scholarship to Israel’s the Jewish Agency is training Tipat Chalav (mother Association of Community Centers)
leading universities to earn a degree in science and child clinic) nurses throughout Israel in aspects
and engineering, to prepare them for a career of healthy living. The one-year course includes
in industry or high tech. During their university workshops, lectures and experiential training in
studies they receive tutoring assistance and are nutrition, exercise and healthy cooking which the
placed in a mentorship program with leading Israeli nurses use to encourage mothers to make positive
companies, with many going on to work for their lifestyle changes.
“adopted” companies after graduation.
Cost per one-year course: $13,000
Cost per student in the Atidim for Industry
program: $8,500