Education
We believe that everyone, regardless of age, background or location, has the right to a quality education, and support projects that strive to make this accessible to more people.
Lod Foundation
The Lod Foundation is run by Anatta and provides a building for a range of educational and community-focused initiatives in the city of Lod. The building houses both the Adam Campus and the Human Spirit programme, as well as numerous events and workshops for the local community. The Foundation proudly considers itself to be an organization of and for the residents of Lod, a city that is struggling economically but that is also a repository of enormous wealth in the form of its people and historic heritage. Its mission is to use the expertise at its disposal to improve the lives of locals, whether it be through providing free therapeutic services and cultural programmes, encouraging exchange between the varied ethnic groups living in the city, or putting Lod on the map internationally through its unique research initiatives.
Zikaron Basalon
Zikaron BaSalon is a social initiative which takes place on the Israeli Holocaust Memorial Day as well as a few relevant commemorative dates around the world. Literally meaning “remembrance in the living room” in Hebrew, thanks to Anatta Zikaron BaSalon can offer an ongoing activities. The engaging grass roots approach democratizes the memorial tradition, through discussions at home among family, friends and guests, personal stories of the Holocaust are shared. Alongside formal Holocaust ceremonies, this authentic approach has practically become a tradition that invites people to gather at homes and together express, discuss, and, most importantly, listen.
The Ramon Foundation
Anatta funds various activities of the Ramon Foundation, an organization dedicated to encouraging youth leadership and interest in science, aviation and space exploration. The Foundation offers educational programmes for children and teenagers, such as SpaceLab and SkyLab, which bring them into contact with scientists, astronauts and space agency representatives, as well as promoting space start-ups, hosting conferences and developing materials for science teachers, amongst a host of other initiatives.
UNITAF
Unitaf was created in response to a severe lack of childcare and early education solutions for the migrant and refugee community in Tel Aviv. While the state is obligated to provide temporary protection for asylum seekers, it has stopped short of extending social and medical rights to this group, creating an impossible situation for parents who work all day but are ineligible for childcare services available to Israelis. Since 2005, Unitaf has been working to open daycare centres, nurseries and after-school programmes for children between the ages of three months and six years, and now provides these essential early childhood services to over 1,600 children. The centres are run by a staff of women from the foreign community who are trained by Unitaf and work closely with the organization and its volunteers. In addition to a warm, nurturing environment and an education set to give children an equal start with their Israeli peers, the centres provide comprehensive psychosocial support for children and their parents, helping them with challenges arising from their refugee status. Sharing Unitaf’s commitment to the utmost importance of early childhood education, Anatta hopes to help the organization expand its vital services to more families in need.
Nirim
Nirim Youth Village, located on the northern shore of Israel, is a residential programme for 100 vulnerable young people, aged 14–18. Many of its participants come from low socio-economic backgrounds and are the children of first-generation immigrants. Some have problems with substance abuse and have dropped out of school, sometimes as a result of domestic violence, sexual abuse or neglect. Nirim’s approach is based on helping individuals discover their unique strengths, allowing them to develop the self-confidence they need to overcome their emotional challenges and integrate into the core of Israeli society. Alongside conventional therapy and community living, wilderness therapy is key to Nirim’s approach: treks, outdoor challenges and development of survival skills as means of strengthening confidence and leadership abilities. Nirim aims to foster in its participants the motivation and self-belief to successfully tackle the next steps their lives – emphasizing finishing school and service in the IDF – and give them the best possible foundation to prosper as adults.
Migdalor
Migdalor is a pre-military service preparatory programme (mechinah) designed for young people from Israel’s social periphery. Its primary goal is to reduce social gaps within Israeli society by strengthening its students’ confidence and competency and enhancing their sense of connectedness to the wider society. Both physical and emotional strength is developed through a programme of drills, challenges and field exercises, with a special focus on activities at sea. Educational activities emphasize the development of a sense of social responsibility alongside creative problem solving and management skills. The programme accompanies its students, at no cost to them, throughout their preparatory year, their military service, their academic training and their entry into the workforce.
Israel Judo Association
The Judo Association in Israel is an association headed by a voluntary elected board. Promotion of judo in Israel is important. As part of its activities, the association operates the national teams, holds the Israeli championships for various ages, and holds courses and advanced training for instructors, coaches, referees and activists in cooperation with sports institutions in the country. The Judo Association currently has about 6,000 registered athletes aged 10 and over. Judo was the first Israeli sport to win Olympic medals in Barcelona in1992. Since then, the judo industry has been the leading sport in Israel in terms of achievements, with countless international medals over the years. Including World Cups, Grand Slams, the Grand Prix, the European Championships, the World Championships and the Olympics. The sport of Judo symbolises politeness, courage, honesty, self-respect, modesty, self-control and friendship. In addition, judo is deployed in the service of education because of its values of tolerance, perseverance and discipline. The judo association is proud to be active in all parts of Israel.
The Forum for Gender, Law and Policy
The Forum for Gender, Law and Policy serves as the first academic platform of its kind for the advancement of research, instruction, legal training, community outreach and public policy initiatives surrounding topics of gender inequality in Israel.
The Forum aims to achieve progress in the area of gender equality in Israel through the following channels of activity: promoting legal reform, developing and disseminating knowledge in the field of gender equality and promoting public debate on issues of gender inequality in various circles of influence including government offices, legislators, judges, lawyers, academics and feminist NGO’s.