Education Israel Project #5707

Promote 30 Gifted Jewish Ethiopian Students

by The Ariela Foundation

Promote 30 Gifted Jewish Ethiopian Students

Project Report | Aug 20, 2014
Notice From The Ariela Organiztion

By Doron Klein | Managing Director

Merger of Ariela Foundation Activities into “Olim BeYachad”

For the past 6 years and based on a unique approach towards social integration, the Ariela Foundation has actively promoted excellence amongst Ethiopian Jewry in Israel. Over this period, hundreds of participants and their families received holistic, long term assistance in the form of like skills for personal, educational and social advancement.

“Olim Beyachad” was founded in 2007 with the objective of changing negative stereotypes amongst employers and senior managers in the Israeli economy. In the pursuit of this goal, Olim Beyachad focuses on high level job placement of academic graduates of Ethiopian origin that will serve as future role models within the community and Israeli society in general. As part of the organization’s core program, outstanding university graduates of Ethiopian origin with leadership qualities are identified and offered assistance programs including relevant professional tools combined with a network of professional volunteers.

The result of such activities is the establishment of a social network of Israelis of Ethiopian origin (and of non-Ethiopian origin) that assists in suitable employment as well as high profile social activities.

Taking into account very similar mission statements and the potential of widening the scope of activities whilst working more efficiently, the Boards of Directors of both organizations have approved the merger of Ariela activities into the Olim Beyachad organizational framework. Ariela activities will be integrated over the next few weeks and continue to operate under the name, the “Ariela Project.”

This merger decision was taken after serious consideration that took into account both potential opportunities and risks. We are proud to be part of this endeavor which sends out an important message to other nonprofit organizations regarding the need to reduce the number of organizations with similar agendas in order to

reduce overhead costs and increase the scope of social impact gained through more efficient work methods.

We take this opportunity to thank all of our partners and donors for the ongoing mutual work and hope you will continue to donate under the new framework of Olim Beyachad.

The new contact person will be the Managing Director of Olim Beyachad, Ms. Sigal Kanotopsky: sigal@olim-beyahad.org.il

Part of the professional team at Ariela will be working under the new framework, including Ariela’s founder who will now serve as a member of the Olim Beyachad Board of Directors.

Sincerely,

Doron Klein

Management Director

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Jul 22, 2014
Project report

By Doron Klein | Managing Director

Team building activity,

Vision Program

Ariela Foundation accompanies 30 pupils in an academic framework; they are students, high school and junior high students from all over Israel. The pupils are talented and unique and have the potential to stand out in a wide range of areas. The program supplies each pupil with unique and personal guidance which includes a counsellor from an academic/professional perspective, personal mentoring, professional accompaniment, enrichment through supplementary classes, scholarships, assistance in buying educational/professional materials and support based on a wide social/professional network.

The program’s school-aged pupils:

8 excelling pupils both in school and socially (from grade 7 to grade 12).

4 excelling pupils in music (2 in grade 10 who play the guitar and violin, and two in grade 7 who play the piano and the clarinet).

2 excelling students in the field of sports (1 grade 10 student is a medium distance runner and one student in grade 11 is a long distance runner).

Recent activity:

In this quarter, the pupils benefited from monthly meetings with the program coordinator, they set goals for the school year’s end and in general worked on their accomplishments. Some of the pupils set study goals for themselves, such as succeeding in their matriculation or a significant improvement in their half-year marks while some set goals relating to their specific field of excellence, such as participation in a national or international running competition. The students will continue to achieve these goals. In this quarter, a new pupil joined us, her name is Aznash, Aznash is an excelling student in grade 11 in Ulpanet Amelia in Jerusalem who participates in the group of runners “the pavers” and she is a long distance runner. Aznash participated in international championships which took place in Tiberius and in group competitions. She won third place along with her friend. Recently, Aznash also participated in a national competition. Aznazh has big ambitions in life – to be an extraordinary athlete and also be a doctor.

Social Activities

In the compulsory social framework of the Ariela Foundation, the pupils contribute their energy and talent to the group, largely through working with other pupils in Ariela. Esther, an economics student at IDC Hertziliya, gives lessons to the pupils in the Star Program at NesZiona. Yael, a nursing student at University Tel Aviv, gives lessons to the pupils of the Star Program in Jaffa. Dudu, a masters student in Informal Education Systems Management at Bar Ilan University, provides lectures for the students and workshops on the subject of Ethiopian Jewish Culture in accompaniment with his own personal story about his journey to Israel through Sudan. Aviva, a student of Music at BeitSeferRimon teaches how to develop your voice for teenagers at risk. Noa is a soldier-student who studies Industrial Engineering and Management at Ben Gurion University in the Negev. She mentors the Vision student Vailu Orit, a grade 10 student in the Music Academy in Jerusalem who volunteers with the Ambulance Services.

The program’s Students:

In this quarter, we were joined by two new students, soldier-students and graduates of the Star Program. Andalou an 18 year-old soldier-student in a university preparation program at Hebrew University. Andalou participated in the star program for five years. He was the recipient of group and individual accompaniment over these years and as a student he joined the Vision program. Andalou was among the most outstanding pupils in the Star Program, he went through a significant development over the years and became a responsible young man, independent and with high self-confidence. He aspires to go to Tel Aviv University or Ben-Gurion in the Negev for Industrial Engineering and Management.

Osheret an 18 year old journalist in an academic program at Hebrew University. Osheret participated in the Star Program, one of the Foundation’s group programs, for three years (grade 8, 9 and 10). She was the recipient of group and individual accompaniment over these years and as a student she joined the Vision program. Osheret was among the most outstanding pupils and was focused in the goal to put her studies first. She aspires to go to Tel Aviv University to study nursing or physiotherapy.

Team building activity,

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Apr 22, 2014
Activity Report

By Doron Klein | Managing Director

Elizabeth and the piano

Dear freinds and supporters

I am pleased to submit a Project Report for the project:Promote 30 Gifted Jewish Ethiopian Students"

During this quarter we have continued working on direction, growth and personal development of the participants.

Within the framework of the Foundation two flagship programs "Vision" and "Star", we have continued to provide a range of empowerment activities, extra classes and exposure in the path to excellence and breakthrough.

During this quarter we have also introduced workshops and new and exciting activities as in the example of the debate workshop, the development of product technology workshops and other special activities.

In this opportunity in would like to take this opportunity to thank each one of you for your commitment to us, for being at our side and assisting us in making the change we wish to generate within the Israeli society.

The Vision program:

The Visionprogram is a national program for promoting excellence among youth and teenagers with unique talent in various fields, based on individual tutoring and long term personal mentorship. The program's goals are to enable the participants to successfully join the field in which they excel or other quality fields of their choice, by providing the tools and resources that each student needs.

The Ariela foundation supports 31 students within the framework of the program (academics, students, high school and middle school pupils) from all over Israel, with unique talents and potential to excel in a wide variety of fields.

The program provides every student with special and personal support including counseling, educational direction, personal mentoring, enrichment courses, scholarships, assistance in purchasing educational equipment and support based upon the social and extended professional network.

New educational coordinator for the project:

Congratulations to Tirisit an educationalist in the Ariela foundation , upon her return from maternity leave and following her appointment as the Vision Program Coordinator. Tirisit has accumulated varied professional experience both in the private sector and in the field of education. Inter alia she has gained great knowledge in fields such as coaching education teams, presenting seminars and building study programs, within the framework of her work as Director of Settlement Education at the Ministry of Education and AliyatHaNoar. Tirsit has a Bachelor’s degree in Criminology and a Master’s degree in Social Sciences, both of them from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Within the framework of the social responsibility and commitment activity some of the Vision students took part in leading activities and workshops for young students including a music workshop, orientation for higher education, and giving private lessons.

New students who joined the project since our last report:

Erez: a bachelor degree student in the fields of law (Bar-Ilan University)

Kumlatzeo: a bachelor degree student in the fields of computers (The Holon Technology Institute)

Yesimbat: a bachelor degree student in the fields of politic and government (The Ben Gurion University)

Yossi: a bachelor degree student in the fields of pharmacy (The Hebrew University)

Yael: a bachelor degree student in the fields of nursing (The Tel Aviv University)

David: a Master's degree student in the fields of nursing (Bar Ilan University)

Within the framework of the social responsibility and commitment activity some of the Vision students took part in leading activities and workshops for young students including a music workshop, orientation for higher education, and giving private lessons.Continuation of the army preparation workshop for the program’s high school students who are expected to go into the army during the next two years.

Update form the project:

In this quarter we continue the series of meetings for students in the 10th – 12thgrades, whose goal was preparing for military service. In the meetings the students learn about the military sorting process, the recruiting possibilities and preparing together for the interviews and various exams that take place in their first visit to the military.

The students have been received tens of hours of additional study hours over the last quarter, and l support in quality private schools such as theThe Jerusalem Academy High School for Music and Dance in Jerusalem,and also enrichment activities, such as science workshop and Music lessons.

Counseling and Mentoring:

The counseling and individual guidance done by the coordinators.During the first quarter of 2014 the students enjoyed tens of hours of personal consulting on several areas of life, continuous support over the telephone and in one-on-one meetings, and tutoring with the help of social/professional networks.

Success Stories:

We pleased to introduce you Sagi& Elizabeth:

Sagi immigrated to Israel from Ethiopia at the age of 3 with his grandmother and uncle. His mother passed away in Sudan on her way to Israel. At that time his father had been conscripted into the Ethiopian army and he has had no contact with him since then. First they lived in the “HatserotYosef” absorption center in the city of Nahariya and afterwards they lived in Ashkelon. His grandmother died when he was 12 years old and he went to live with his aunt who assumed responsibility for bringing him up together with her five other children. He completed high school with distinction and enrolled for a preparatory course on behalf of the “Atidim” program at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. As part of the academic reserves he was accepted for a Bachelor’s degree studies in the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Technion. He went into the army a year ago and was placed in the Combat Engineering Corps. At the beginning of this year he began studying for a Master’s degree in the same faculty and he intends to complete his degree during his compulsory military service, At the same time Sagi successfully completed an officers’ course.

This year the Ariela foundation helped Sagi in the purchase of a professional computer for his work as an engineer and also in a residence scholarship thus enabling him to devote his time to his demanding studies. Furthermore, the Ariela foundation provides him with close support including personal and group mentoring and also assists him in making decisions connected to his course and career and economic behavior.

Elizabeth , a 7th grade student, has been studying piano playing at the Conservatory for three years, as part of the “From Risk to Chance” program. Elizabeth was sent to the Conservatory by a teacher at the experimental school where she studied, who told them about a small sweet girl who for a whole year had asked to receive the key to the music room at the school during every long break, in order to play on the piano. She practiced by herself, without teaching, since her parents were not able to pay for piano lessons for her. Elizabeth plays in a jazz ensemble and in several concerts, she is studying theory and three days a week she is in a workshop. Since Elizabeth's family lived in a small house where there was no room for a piano, she received special permission to practice every day at her school in the evening. Just this year the family moved to a larger apartment and so the Conservatory gave her a piano. Last year Elizabeth went up a step from playing and was accepted into the Academy of Music High School in Jerusalem. Elizabeth’s the parents support and invest great efforts in promoting their children’s education, but the family has the most basic resources. Elizabeth is a friendly child with great learning ability. The Ariela foundation is assisting Elizabeth with a scholarship for the Academy of Music, extra lessons as necessary and with close support including personal and group mentoring

Once again, I would like to thank you for being at our side and assisting us in making the change we wish to generate within the Israeli society.

Sagi a Civil and Environmental Engineering Student

Student from the music program

Tirsit educational coordinator

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