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Revisiting the Global Planning Table

Posted on June 17, 2013 Written by 1 Comment
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We should remind ourselves why the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds, the precursor of the JFNA, was created three generations ago, and we should recognize that the GPT may not be the answer but rather be part of the problem. by Stephen G. Donshik After two years of planning, the Global Planning Table (GPT), which was developed by the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) with the participation of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, The Jewish Agency for Israel, and World ORT, recently held a series of meetings with the JFNA board. According to the GPT Executive Summary on First Year of Work, the GPT “is designed to provide a structure for examining the challenges and opportunities of today and igniting action to address them.” After reading the full report … [Read more...]

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No Child is Left Behind in Israeli Hospitals

Posted on April 21, 2013 Written by

Every Israeli hospital that treats children can now enjoy the benefits of World ORT’s educational programs thanks to a $3.2 million investment by the Swiss-based SASA Setton Foundation. The Foundation has been the prime private backer of the program operated by World ORT Kadima Mada in Israel which has transformed schools situated within 27 general hospitals since 2009, enhancing opportunities for young patients to maintain social and educational links with friends and schools as well as pursue independent learning. Now the work is extending to all the country’s psychiatric hospitals and mental health units where youngsters are treated, bringing the total number of sites embraced by the SASA Setton Kav-Or Initiative to 35. “We’ve done it! We’ve reached every hospital where there … [Read more...]

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World ORT’s New International Scholarship Program Seeks Candidates

Posted on March 31, 2013 Written by

The search is on for talented teenagers to join World ORT’s new engineering and technology scholarship program now that it has secured $50 million in funding. Named after the Swiss town which hosted World ORT’s Central Training Institute for three decades after the war, the Anieres II program will pluck promising young people from low socio-economic backgrounds in the Diaspora and provide them with a world class education in Israel. Candidates for the initial group of some 25 students are being sought at ORT schools in the former Soviet Union, France and Argentina; the net is likely to be broadened to include Bulgaria and Italy and beyond as time goes on. Those who pass the rigorous selection process will join a residential educational program which will see them through from 9th grade to … [Read more...]

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ORT Students Celebrate Their Successes at This Year’s Robotraffic Competition

Posted on March 28, 2013 Written by
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There were encouraging signs earlier this month that the traditional male dominance of technological studies at schools is waning with all-girl teams performing well at the recent Robotraffic competition in Israel. Well over half the 100-plus Israeli and international students competing in the competition at the Leumi Robotics Centre at the Technion Faculty of Mechanical Engineering were boys but it was the all-girl ORT team from Dnepropetrovsk which won the careful driving category. It is the second year in a row that the Ohr Avner Jewish School, which has an ORT technology centre, has won that title. Another all-girl team, representing the Kiev ORT Technology Lyceum, placed a creditable third in the presentations section of the contest. “Robotics is becoming more popular among girls … [Read more...]

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Megemaria Shines as it Trains Ethiopian Immigrants in the Art of Jewellery

Posted on February 1, 2013 Written by
Megemaria - Genesis - is a creative start to a better life for Ethiopian immigrants to Israel.

Internationally renowned jewellery company Yvel, the Israeli NGO, Yedid: The Association for Community Empowerment, and World ORT’s arm in Israel, Kadima Mada, have teamed up to provide an inspirational training program for Ethiopian olim. A new intake of 21 students has just embarked on the one-year jewellery making course, graduates of which will work at Yvel or in Megemaria, the company set up by Yvel founders Isaac and Orna Levy to generate employment and profit for the funding for further training. Meaning Genesis in Amharic, Megemaria’s pilot year program has seen the development of a truly beautiful line of jewellery made by trainees and graduates inspired by Ethiopian culture and language. … [Read more...]

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New Website Keeps Israeli Kids Connected While in Hospital

Posted on January 18, 2013 Written by
The new website is designed to dispel the darkness of a hospital stay for teenagers as well as younger children; click image to visit site.

A new educational website serving hospitalized children in Israel launched this week, a milestone in World ORT’s development of the Kadima Mada - Kav-Or program. … [Read more...]

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