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2014 Annual Report 2014 Annual Report Friends of Yemin Orde www.yeminorde.org “Yemin Orde is about taking kids from survival to leadership— nothing less.” —Chaim Peri, Founder, Yemin Orde Educational Initiatives 2 | | Dear Friends, In 2014, the YOEI team created an ambitious fi ve-year strategic plan. By 2020, YOEI hopes to partner with a total of 53 educational We are proud and pleased to report that Yemin Orde Youth Village communities in Israel, including several Israeli Arab schools. remains the steadfast beacon of hope, as it has for more than 60 years, to Israel’s traumatized immigrant populations. The accomplishments of The year 2014 also saw great strides toward the completion of the Village’s our youth refl ect Yemin Orde’s successful living and learning environment fi re rebuilding project. As you might recall, 40 percent of the Village was that make it possible for Israel’s at-risk youth to grow into normative destroyed in a December 2010 wildfi re that swept through the Mt. Carmel successful adults. region. By December 2015, we expect reconstruction to be complete! We replaced buildings with ones having greater functionality and amenities. Your investment has helped us develop programs such as the Village’s debate club, girls’ empowerment program, and fi eld trips. These Last, but certainly not least, activities provide opportunities for our youth to shine, as well as Yemin Orde Youth Village strengthen personal and communal identity and help instill important played a major role during the healthy life skills. White House Hanukkah celebration in December, A surge in European anti-Semitism prompted a dramatic rise in when a special menorah, immigration to Israel from France. In 2013 and 2014, the Village handcrafted by our talented welcomed 87 teens from France. By September 2015, that number is teens, was featured at the evening reception. Yemin Orde graduate, expected to swell to 130. Our French youth have all suffered stress, Ataklit Tesfaye, who was serving as an Israel community liaison in nearby educational failure and isolation from friends and family. Yemin Orde and suburban Maryland, was on hand to help light the menorah. A proud its staff of educators and professionals remain dedicated to ensuring that moment for Yemin Orde on the United States national stage! Israel’s newest citizens are receiving the important therapeutic help and education they need in order to thrive and have hope for a bright future. On behalf of the Board of Friends of Yemin Orde, we express our gratitude for the trust of our generous donors and look forward to continuing our We are excited to announce that Yemin Orde Educational Initiatives mission to provide the resources necessary to offer hope for children who (YOEI) has now reached 24 educational communities throughout Israel, suffer on the margins of Israeli society. including three high schools in the Arab community. Since 2006, YOEI has touched the lives of 4,800 youth and 1,200 educators in Israel with With warm regards and appreciation, the Village Way methodology. Our two gap year leadership programs (Mechinot), managed by YOEI con- Charles R. Gwirtsman Karen Sallerson tinue to make a difference in the lives of immigrant youth post-high school. Chair Executive Director Supporting Educational Communities for At-Risk Youth in Israel. | 3 Yemin Orde Youth Village Giving Israel’s At-Risk Youth a Bright Future or more than 60 years, Yemin Orde Youth or their parents are first generation Israelis, The Village remains connected to its graduates FVillage has served as a safe and supportive who come from the lowest end of Israel’s for life. Our partner, the Government of Israel, global community to hundreds of at-risk and socio-economic scale. provides funding for 70 percent of the Village’s new immigrant children. Through a deeply operating expenses. Friends of Yemin Orde n They live in extreme poverty. sensitive approach to living and learning, plus a provides the remaining 30 percent of funding, careful balance of principles-healing, self-respect n They suffer trauma, including abandonment, or $7,000 per child, per year, in order to give and serving the community-fragile teens learn to isolation, neglect and loss. these children the crucial missing pieces needed embrace hope and the belief in a bright future n They are vulnerable and at-risk of to become self-confident contributing members for themselves. becoming victims of violence, of Israeli society. unemployment and homelessness. Today, the Village’s youth are from countries across the globe with high rates of anti-Semitism Yemin Orde is named for British Major General 4% Other and violence against Jews, limited educational Orde Charles Wingate, an ardent Christian Countries opportunities and persistent poverty. These Zionist who was an influential force in the 8% Brazil countries are: Ethiopia, 45 percent; France, formation of Israel’s military. 23 percent; former Soviet Union, 20 percent; 20% The Village operates 24/7 and provides quality Former Soviet Union Brazil, 8 percent; and four percent from other extracurricular programs and services that most countries including Israel. 23% families would want for their own children, such France The youth who live at Yemin Orde are part as sports and recreation, tutoring services, art 45% of the collective global fabric of today’s Israel. and music classes and enrichment activities. Ethiopia The children are first generation Israelis, Current population 2014-2015 Yemin Orde fulfills the Biblical promise of Israel to be an ‘Ingathering of the Exiles’. 4 | | Yemin Orde Educational Initiatives emin Orde Educational Initiatives (YOEI) schools, youth villages and residential Yextends the recognized and highly- therapeutic communities in Israel. successful educational methodology YOEI partners with struggling educational implemented at Yemin Orde Youth Village, communities for a three year intensive called the Village Way, to educational intervention process. During that time, communities throughout Israel in order to YOEI facilitators train and empower educators better address the needs of thousands of with staff workshops, seminars, and provide at-risk youth. Through YOEI and its Derech guidelines that will help youth at risk break Kfar (Village Way) Educational Institute, the cycle of failure and reach their highest educators receive training, resources and potential. Financial support is provided for workshops so they may be empowered to help program implementation. fragile and failing students succeed. Ultimately, YOEI communities will continue YOEI is an independent organization the Village Way methodology and programs created in 2006 at the urging of Israel’s with support from YOEI. They remain a part of Ministry of Education. the wider Village Way movement, participating As of December 2014, YOEI has partnered in conferences with ongoing access to staff and with 24 educational communities in Israel. an educational database. The goal is to reach a total of 53 educational Two leading colleges in Israel are teaching the communities by 2020. Since its inception, methodology in undergraduate and graduate YOEI has touched the lives of 4,800 children degree programs. and 1,200 educators in Israel. development opportunities prior to military YOEI created and supports a Men’s and The Marcus Foundation of Atlanta is the or national volunteer service. The Yemin Orde Women’s Leadership Preparation Program primary partner of YOEI providing a 2:1 leadership programs are the only such gap year (Mechinot) that provides intensive one year match for funds raised in support of programs in Israel designed uniquely for at-risk post-high school learning and personal expanding the program’s reach to public high and immigrant youth. | 5 Yemin Orde Educational Initiatives Core Components of the Village Way YOEI Partnerships The Village Way is an educational guideline n Creating a community of meaning and pride YOUTH VILLAGES: inspired by the African proverb, “It takes a beyond its borders. • Neveh Amiel (near Yokenam) village to raise a child.” Its 10 core components • Hadassah Neurim (near coastal Netanya) are critical for success in YOEI communities. n Providing respective dialogue with youth. • Ketziney Yam Ort (Ashdod) • Manof (near Akko in the north) n Building a meaningful community beyond n Building a sense of cultural identity. • Kedma (northern Negev) bureaucratic aspects of daily life. Recognizing positive personal narratives, • TOM (coastal plain) sharing communal history and honoring • Neveh Hadassah (Sharon region) cultural traditions. • Aloney Yitzhak (near Cesearea) n Designing a plan for the future, teaching • Kfar Hassidim (near Haifa) valuable life skills, providing graduate support—always. COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLS: • Ashdod Amal Technology n Creating a welcoming home environment. • Adivi Ashkelon Ort Technology • Mahat Akko Ort Technology* n Reinforcing communal values, finding • Kfar Manda High School* meaning in tradition, promoting moral • Beit Ha’arava Ort Technology (Jerusalem) judgment. • Yad Shapira Ort (Tel Aviv) • Amal Shimshon Technical School n Providing programs for emotional healing. • Daliyat Al Karmel Ort Technology n Participating in community service to help • Tel Aviv Amal Technology others and have a valued role in community. • Beit Shean Ort Technology • Branco-Weiss Tachkimoni School (Hadera) n Placing educators in role of meaningful • Marom Acco Ort Technology adult in children’s lives; involving parents in community, and empowering parents and RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES: children to respect
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