success stories

Unemployment and poverty among many immigrant communities in Israel is a huge problem, due largely to a lack of language, cultural and technological skills. MTova, one of the charities supported by myisrael has recently launched a course ‘Olim al Machshev’ (Immigrants on computers) to help combat this and with the help of proceeds raised by the Woodside Park Israel committee, the first course of its kind is about to be completed.

myisrael is delighted to announce that it has added Kenafayim to the list of projects that it officially endorses and supports. Founded in 2004 by Rina Padwa and Dalit Sharon, Kenafayim (Wings) is an art centre for artiscially talented people with special needs.

Linda, programme director at Click day care centres for the elderly reported how exciting it was for them to receive the Chanukah cards from the children at Cheder in London for Mitzvah Day.

In May this year a class of 18 students participated in a moving graduation ceremony to mark their completion of MTova’s young technicians course. The participants are underprivileged youth-at-risk from around Jerusalem who have now learnt computer skills and how to fix a computer.

When Paul and Rianna Roston visited the Crossroads Centre in Jeruslaem earlier this year, they saw the state of the old couches the kids were using and had a vision – brand new bright red couches that would breathe a breath of fresh air into the place!