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Education and welfare projects

Education & Welfare Projects

ESRA, founded in 1979 as a non-profit, is Israel's largest English-speaking community, aiding the integration of olim while working toward equality in Israeli society. ESRA aims to help diminish educational and social gaps, especially in the socio-geographic periphery, focusing on education and excellence programs and enhancing personal and social skills in a safe and supportive environment. We also integrate English-speaking immigrants into these projects, helping them feel useful and contributing members of society, thereby serving our two significant aims.

Students Build a Community

The project operates by creating a vibrant and cohesive young community committed to meaningful action. In exchange for an annual scholarship, our students mentor groups of children from elementary schools in underprivileged neighborhoods, initiate community activities, and enrich neighborhood life. 

They benefit from professional and personal guidance that helps them succeed in activities and make significant contributions to cities like Netanya, Acre, Jerusalem, and South Tel Aviv.

Rationale

For children growing up in poor and distressed neighborhoods, role models of success are ‎hard to come by, sometimes making criminal behavior look like a tempting shortcut and ‎perpetuating the cycle of poverty and distress. Those who have the ability and foresight to ‎break out and seek higher education often lack the financial means to achieve it. The program promotes social and educational integration and community involvement for youths and their families, while student mentors can complete their degrees by being provided accommodation and study grants. (including 60 students and 240 schoolchildren).

Objectives

Children

Create better interactions with the others in the group 
Strengthening self-confidence and belief in personal ability.
Develop learning skills
Make friends
Helping with curriculum-based studies

Students
Provide financial support enabling the completion of degree
Develop social responsibility
Teaching rhetorical skills
Strengthening self-confidence as a result of participation in the project’s activities. 

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Media

ESRA Secondhand booksShops
ESRA Second Story
Bookshop

Tuesdays and Fridays
10 am to 12 noon.
1 Hashmura, Zichron Ya’akov

ESRA Secondhand
English Bookshop

Sun-Thur 10:00-13:00 & 15:00-18:00
Fri 10:00-13:00
5 Kiryat Sefer Street, Haifa

ESRAbooks
Secondhand English Bookshop

Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday: 9:30- 19:00
Tuesday & Friday : 9:30-13:00
124 Ahuza Street, Raanana

ESRA Modiin
Bookshop

Sun- Fri 10:00-13:00
Mon to Thurs 16.00 - 19.00

Azrieli Mall, Modiin
Located on the -1 parking level of the Azrielli Mall at the end of row 13

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