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school bags to first-grade students in the Ma’ale Yosef Regional Council
We were delighted to join Ruch BaGalila in a heartwarming initiative to distribute school bags to first-grade students in the Ma’ale Yosef Regional Council. Despite the challenges of the past year, may the new year begin with good tidings. The Galila Foundation expresses its gratitude to the HOT Foundation for their generous support in funding […]
Summary of our activities for the year 2023
We are delighted to present to you a summary of our philanthropic activities for the year 2023. May we see better days, and may the hostages return safely to their homes and loved ones – Am Yisrael Chai! https://www.calameo.com/read/006166161f3a0b76b00ec […]
The Galila Foundation – ‘Swords of Iron’ Activities
On October 7th, 2023, reality changed in the State of Israel. The war that broke out immediately after Hamas’s murderous attack on the Gaza envelope communities is one of the most significant and difficult wars Israel has fought to date. The entire military was mobilized for war on two fronts – the southern front against […]
חרבות ברזל
אזרחי ואוהבי ישראל, עם ישראל במלחמה! בעודי כותבת שורות אלה, מאות אלפי גברים ונשים ישראלים נקראו בדחיפות ליחידות המילואים שלהם ואנו עומדים מנגד ומחכים בקוצר רוח לתחילת הפעולות המלאות נגד המחבלים בעזה. כוחותינו מוצבים בכוננות מלאה גם בגבולה הצפוני של ישראל, וקבר אנו שומעים על קרבות עם ארגון הטרור חיזבאללה, שבסיסו בדרום לבנון. בנוסף, כוחותינו […]
Swords of Iron
Dearest friends, Once again, Israel is at war! As I write these words, hundreds of thousands of Israeli men and women have been urgently called-up to their military reserve units and we are tensely standing by and waiting for full operations to begin against the terrorists in Gaza. Our troops are also stationed in full […]
Ofek educational institution
This year the Galila Foundation funded the establishment of a photography lab at the Ofek educational institution in Kibbutz Evron, in the Western Galilee. The new laboratory will allow students who come to the school from the entire Western Galilee region to enjoy a new, compatible curriculum. The establishment of the laboratory was made possible […]
Hanukkah gift
This year the Galila Foundation distributed a gift for Hanukkah holiday to young people without a family support. The gift included a heater, a portable speaker and sweets. Although the gift was modest, we are sure that we made a warm and sweet winter for them […]
After-school activity center in Kibbutz Mishgav Am
Yesterday we opened the after-school activity center in Kibbutz Mishgav Am. the center was made possible by the generosity of Joseph & Harvey Meyerhoff Family Charitable Funds Baltimore, MD, USA, run by Liz Trakeniski Bennett in Israel and renovated under the direction of the one and only Ida Dahari. There is no doubt that the […]
holiday gifts to Holocaust survivors
Although their numbers are decreasing, the smile is always there. For over a decade we have been handing out holiday gifts to Holocaust survivors, hoping to make their holiday a little happier. May we always be on the giving side, Happy New Year […]
Youth club in Shlomi
We have partnered with the Shlomi municipality in the Western Galilee, to equip a youth club that the municipality had renovated for the benefit of Shlomi’s teen population. The Shlomi municipality decided to establish a youth club for the town’s teens, to create a safe, fun, and pleasant space where they can spend their after-school […]
Renovating playgrounds in the Upper Galilee
The Galila foundation, in partnership with the Upper Galilee and Mevo’ot Hermon Regional Councils, renovated the playgrounds’ surfaces, we helped to construct over a decade ago. The renovation of the playgrounds, including new shading and upgrading the surfaces to synthetic grass, was made possible thanks to a contribution from the Meyerhoff foundation of Baltimore, US, […]
Ambulance simulator at the Academic College of Safed
As part of our cooperation with the Academic College of Safed, with the goal of promoting and assisting the emergency medical services in the north, the Galila foundation participated in purchasing an ambulance simulator that will be operated at the emergency medicine department, located at the college campus in Safed. The simulator will be used […]
Helping to create a warm home for abused Women
The Galila foundation is proud to cooperate with the non-profit organization – “Bedarkech” (Hebrew for Your Way), which assists women at-risk. The organization provides warm and supporting homes for women following their rehabilitation process. These women begin a new path of sharing a living space in a lovely apartment, with an emphasis placed on improving […]
New playgrounds for the communities of Rameh and Beit Jann
As part of Galila’s agenda – creating a better future for the citizens in the north of Israel – we initiated the construction of two children’s playgrounds, one in the village of Rameh and one in the village of Beit Jann in the Western Galilee’s Druze communities. With the support of a designated contribution from […]
Supporting Ukrainian Immigrants (Olim)
With the outbreak of war in Ukraine, we contemplated how we could best assist the families who have fled from the terrifying war in their homeland. Our entire country became actively engaged in supporting the Ukrainian refugees through various initiatives, such as: transporting the refugees to Israel, assistance in the process of becoming citizens, initial […]
End of Year 2021
The Galila Foundation 2021 Report-GlilaLisa2 […]
Yuval Mendelovitch’s mission to save ‘dangerous’ dogs
Yuval Mendelovitch’s mission to save ‘dangerous’ dogs. We met up with Yuval at his farm in the village of Peki’in in the Western Galilee He set up his project with the aim of saving traumatized canines. Some were mistreated or abandoned by their owners, others were trained as fight-dogs and some were even tortured. They […]
The Children at the Borders Fund
Facing Hezbollah and mayhem along Israel’s northern borders are communities. Within those communities are many children. Some, because of economic circumstances or disability, are in need or do not have access to services. “The Children at the Borders Fund” project goal is to bring joy to the lives of those children by focusing on relatively […]
Distributing Holiday Gifts to Holocaust Survivors in the North
As we do every year at the eve of the Rosh HaShana and Passover Jewish holidays, the Galila Foundation provided financial assistance to hundreds of Holocaust survivors in the northern communities of Akko, Nahariya, Shlomi, Karmiel, Maalot, Hazor and Safed. As part of our activity on behalf of Holocaust survivors, volunteer-organized festive events were held […]
LaTet Project for Holocaust Survivors in the North
More than 700 apartments of Holocaust survivors have been renovated and refurbished through a joint project of Galila and the LaTet organization’s ’Aid for Life’ program. As part of this project, we visited hundreds of homes of Holocaust survivors who live in the most impoverished neighborhoods in northern cities and towns: Karmiel, Safed, Akko, Kiryat […]
Life-Line Summer Camp
The Galila Foundation is proud to have donated, for the second year running, to this moving social and community project, initiated by Koby and Miriam Darkhi from the town of Kfar Veradim. The Life-Line summer camp for people with disabilities and special needs is entirely a donation to the community and an example of human […]
“Yes and No” Riding Group
This year we began a collaboration with the Gal-Naim North organization to encourage volunteering in the community and to help in running a sports activity program for people with special needs. The activity of “Yes and No” includes operating and managing a riding group for blind and sighted people. At the Galila Foundation, we purchase […]
The “My Piece of the Puzzle” Summer Camp
The ‘My Piece of the Puzzle’ project operates a summer camp for children with special needs, together with youth-at-risk with the goal of creating a meeting between two populations who have been marginalized. The summer program was held in the village of Nahar HaYarden. Combining the youth-at-risk and youth with special needs – and using […]
Ozen LaLev – The Attentive Hearts Project
Ozen LaLev is a social project that was initiated and is run by Dr. Sharon Lovesh. The Galila Foundation formed a collaboration with Ozen LaLev, aimed at expanding the activities this moving program offers to include people with special needs, part of the process to empower both them and the wider community. Ozen LaLev’s activity […]
Shvil HaLev – The Hearts Trail
Shvil HaLev (“The Hearts Trail”) is an educational and enrichment program for Ethiopian Israeli youth. Through this program, a variety of social activities take place with the aim of creating a full and natural connection between the youths and Israeli society, as well as to bridge the gaps that still characterize the community 30 years […]
Group Activities for Children
This year, we helped in funding after-school classes and group activities for children whose families cannot afford such enrichment. This assistance was made possible thanks to a designated donation from an American donor. […]
Early Childhood Education, Maalot
The Ma’alot municipality created a partnership with an Israeli donor who understood the importance of investing in early-childhood education. Together with the local education department, an enrichment program was developed for children and staff that operates throughout the school year. There is no question that investing in early-childhood education is significant and leads to a […]
Meitar School
Located in the northern coastal village of Bustan HaGalil, Meitar is a regional school for children with complex mental health problems. This year, we helped the school install a shaded outdoor shelter for the play area in the school’s yard. […]
The Galim School for Children with Special Needs
Galim is the regional school for children with special needs aged six to 12. The school’s success lies in the fact that many of its students go on to integrate into normative educational frameworks, something that would not be possible without the benefit of studying in Galim’s unique program. Various donations to the school enable […]