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Galila Foundation promotes a new social initiative in the north that helps independent women. ‘WeGrow‘ is a new and innovative social initiative that was born in order to change the existing reality in the field of networking in the Western Galilee and to create and develop a practical, personal, productive and quality connection between professional […]
A Playground in Kibbutz Hanita Kibbutz Hanita, a veteran settlement located (literally) on the border fence with Lebanon, celebrated 80 years since it was founded in 1938. This pioneering community, living in an isolated corner of the Galilee and coping with security and economic challenges, has, over the past decade, absorbed dozens of new, young […]
Scholarships for students in Mate Asher Regional Council Scholarships for students coming from the rural communities in the Matte Asher region of the Western Galilee were donated by a US donor. At the awards ceremony, held at the Young Adults Center, the donor stressed that his motivation to contribute came as a result of a […]
Shaul Zohar, director of the Galilee Tennis Academy and a member of the Galila Fellows program, has finished training the next generation of Tennis instructors in the North. Shaul initiated, instructed and led the course which took place at the Ohalo College in order to fulfill the great shortage in the field. We wish the new […]
The “Nike Sneakers” project for Galilee kids A Bar-Mitzvah initiative by Jamie Frank from El Paso in Texas warmed our hearts. He decided that with the gifts he received for his coming-of-age celebration, he would contribute to impoverished kids in Israel. As he loves wearing Nike footwear, he used the gifts received to purchase Nike […]
Gateway to Industry program, Erez college Yossi Gimon is the entrepreneurial Director of “Erez College” located in the border town of Shlomi. Among his many initiatives, he introduced the “Gateway to Industry” program and following the success of the pilot stage, he continues to run the program for the second consecutive year. This creative program […]
Galila foundation is proud of the Adrenaline Running Club, and all the Galilee representatives who traveled to represent the North in the Warsaw Marathon. We are proud of you and wish success to all the runners. Sharona Shalev-Meyer, you are one and only. […]
‘Galim’ regional school for Special Needs kids The Regional School for Kids with Special Needs ages 6-12 is quite special as it is a model for the integration and acceptance of these special kids as part of the ‘regular’ school system – after spending time at this educational facility Galila has been supporting this […]
check out what we did this year in the attached link: Annual Report 2016 […]
check out what we did this year in the attached link: Galila Annual Report 2014 […]
we are happy to share with you our work for 2014-15, please click on the link below. Annual Report 2015 […]
We are proud to share with you our projects we assisted this year click on the link Galila Annual Report 2017 […]
This year, as in every year over the past eight years, at Rosh Ha’Shana (Jewish New Year) and Pesach (Passover), the Galila Foundation provides financial support to 400 holocaust and WW2 ghetto survivors from northern Israel towns including Carmiel, Safed, Acre, Shlomi, Nahariya, Ma’alot and Hatzor. On the eve of the Jewish Holidays, we hold […]
The personnel of “Tzachi Civil Defense Unit” were recruited during the year 2014 as a response to heightened security tensions along the northern border, just 7 miles away. The unit was created in collaboration with the Meona village managing committee and is under its supervision. The team’s goals are: 1) providing assistance to residents during […]
The “Mamanet” (catch ball) group of Evron – Evronet, is an active and dynamic group which enables women from the rural Matte Asher communities to train in catch ball and participate in the national “Mamanet” league. The teammates, who are all mothers who chose catch ball as their primary sport, have raised the funds which […]
The Communal carpentry shop is a social venture initiated by Ofer Cohen, a lawyer by profession and a member of Kfar Vradim’s local council. This creative project was developed together with the local council, the community centers association and the Galila Foundation, resulting in the undertaking of a unique project – the Communal woodwork (carpentry) […]
A heartfelt community initiative by the residents of Kibbutz Rosh HaNikra, together with hundreds of locals from across the Western Galilee, the Rosh HaNikra ‘Life Saving Trust’ was created. The trust, which is managed by a group of local volunteers, is dedicated to financing medicines and treatments – not funded by the national health system […]
With the longstanding support of a dedicated US donor who wished to direct his donations for the benefit of the Matte Asher regional council’s residents, The Galila Foundation together with Matte Asher’s welfare department staff operate this special fund. Following a comprehensive research process of the best way to respond to emergency health and welfare […]
The ‘special school’ in the Ziv Medical Center in the City of Safed All the ward’s hospitalized teens attend this school, as well as the students who come to the hospital for ongoing treatment and for day hospitalization. The school’s environment tries hard to adapt to the students’ varied academic subjects, as well as to […]
The “Amirim” High school at Kfar Veradim had approached a local donor who equipped the open-space library, installed inside the school’s main entrance. The donation enabled the school to create an alternative meeting place where the teachers and the students sit together for mutual social association and for an enriching ‘cultural hour’ activity about literature. […]
The Galila Foundation has previously supported the ‘Meitar’ regional school for children with special needs. The Foundation has donated equipment for the school’s activity rooms, refurbished an acoustic-music room and also installed facilities for the playground. Supported by various donors, a shaded area was added to the playground, a gazebo was built in the yard, […]
A collaborative effort between (the town of) Shlomi’s community center, a donor from the U.S. and the Galila Foundation has formulated the creation of the Orange Warehouse (“Hamachsan Hakatom”). “Hamachsan Hakatom” is a youth club located in the industrial zone of the Shlomi border town, and was founded for providing youth with a safe and […]
As part of the ongoing activities for the community, a series of educational lectures for women on health, preventive medicine and the importance of early detection of breast cancer, took place at the Regional Councils of Matte Asher and Ma’ale Yosef in the Western Galilee throughout this year. The lectures were delivered by physicians with […]
Project ‘Ozen Lalev’ – Attentive Hearts Project As part of the Galila Foundation aim to promote various populations throughout the north, Galila is collaborating with the “Attentive Hearts Project” in order to expand the range of available activities for individuals with special needs as part of our joint effort to both empower them and the community […]
The social entrepreneurship program – “Choosing the Galilee” The “Choosing the Galilee” program is a unique program that was created as a result of an increasing shortage of physicians choosing to integrate into the health systems in the north of the country. The program trains medical students during the clinical years of their studies, and […]
Galila Foundation supports “choosing the Galilee” program. “Choosing the Galilee” program is a unique program that was created as a result of an increasing shortage of physicians choosing to integrate into the health systems in the north of the country. The program trains medical students during the clinical years of their studies, and enables them […]
we invite you to see our latest update on the holocaust survivors home renovations and safety: […]
This year the Galila Foundation collaborated with the “Knafayim shel Krembo” (Krembo Wings) organization, a nationwide youth movement for children with special needs. Galila’s participation in this venture enabled the program to initiate in the Matte Asher region with over 30 special-needs kids and teens from the region that will enjoy the multi-level, year-long activities […]
“Alma – Israel’s security challenges on the northern border” is the latest addition to the ‘Galila Fellows’ – the foundations social entrepreneurs program’ in the northern Galilee region of Israel. Created in 2011, the Galila Fellows program, an initiative supports and empowers individuals living in the Galilee and working on qualitative, high-priority projects that enhance […]
On Friday, 27.10.2017, we celebrated the establishment of the Alma Center. The Alma Center began as a project of our social entrepreneur Sarit Zehavi, who joined the Galila Fellows program two years ago and this week was born as an independent organization that will deal with the areas of information, research and education on Israel’s […]
