International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, November 25, 2021
The home should be the most protected place for children, a safe space where they can develop and flourish so that they can grow to be well adjusted and fulfilled adults. Unfortunately, for hundreds of thousands of children in Israel, the home is a threatening and toxic place, leaving many of them traumatized throughout their […]
Update on the Situation in Israel
Over 1,500 rockets were launched to Israel cities and towns in the last 2 days…From Sderot in the south until Yisrael Valley in the Lower Galilee.
NA’AMAT USA Convention in Israel, 2019
Guest post by Sharon Sutker McGowan From visiting the Women’s Health & Empowerment Center in Sderot, near the Gaza border, to touring the Kanot boarding school with its dairy farm and equestrian program, attendees of NA’AMAT USA’s recent convention in Israel saw firsthand how NA’AMAT dramatically changes lives for the better, while also learning about […]
Changing Lives
Ilana Kwartin is an attorney and heads a legal practice near Ashkelon, Israel specializing in labor law, tort law and women’s rights. She was born in the former Soviet Union and made Aliyah with her family in 1987.
Making Educational Dreams Come True
More than 200 young Israeli women have a clearer path toward attaining their educational goals thanks to the generosity of members of NA’AMAT USA. Eleven women pursuing PhDs in science and women’s studies are recipients of 2017 NA’AMAT Research Grants. An additional 200 women studying for undergraduate and graduate degrees received NA’AMAT Educational Scholarships.
Impacting Lives
NA’AMAT USA president Chellie Goldwater Wilensky recently had an opportunity to witness first-hand the organization’s success in helping women, children and families meet life’s challenges.
Update from Sderot
Work continues on the new Women’s Empowerment and Health Center funded by NA’AMAT USA. Construction of a new Women’s Empowerment and Health Care Center in Sderot, Israel, funded in part by NA’AMAT USA, is proceeding at a brisk pace. Shirli Shavit, Director of the International Department of NA’AMAT, reports that the new center is expected […]
Update from Sderot
Plans for the construction of a new Women’s Health Care Center in Sderot, Israel, funded in part by NA’AMAT USA, are proceeding at a brisk pace. Shirli Shavit, Director of the International Department of NA’AMAT, reports that the new center is expected to be complete by Pesach 2017.
NA’AMAT Annual Scholarship Awards 2016
The Annual NA’AMAT Scholarship Ceremony took place last Monday with the participation of Galia Wolloch, President NA’AMAT Israel, Masha Lubelsky, President NA’AMAT Scholarship Fund, Prof. Hanna Naveh from Tel Aviv University, Head of the committee for research grants in gender studies, and Prof. Shosh Arad, President Ruppin Academic Center, Head of the committee for research grants in Science.
Shirli Shavit Calls Israel’s Need for Social Services Support “Critical”
Director of NA’AMAT International praises NA’AMAT USA’s plans to fund the construction of a new women’s health care center in the besieged city of Sderot. Shirli Shavit, International Director of NA’AMAT Israel, told a gathering of members of NA’AMAT USA in Los Angeles that their support for day care centers and other social services in […]
