German-Israeli Fund Grants Nearly $270,000 to 54 Social NGOs
Translated & summarized from Davar by baba
The Peretz Naftali Fund, a joint Israeli-German initiative, has awarded approximately one million shekels to 54 social non-profit organizations in Israel. The grants, presented at the Histadrut headquarters, support projects in areas such as labor rights, education, culture, and aid for vulnerable populations. This year, special attention was given to rehabilitation centers for PTSD victims. The fund, established in 1982, aims to bolster social and cultural institutions.
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- The Peretz Naftali Fund granted about 1 million shekels to 54 Israeli social NGOs.
- The fund supports projects in labor, education, culture, and aid for vulnerable groups.
- Special support was given to PTSD rehabilitation centers following October 7th events.
- The fund is a joint initiative of Israel's Histadrut and German trade unions.
- The fund was established in 1982 and named after economist Peretz Naftali.
The Peretz Naftali Fund, a joint initiative of the Histadrut (General Organization of Workers in Israel) and German trade unions, has awarded approximately one million shekels (about $270,000) to 54 social non-profit organizations across Israel. The grants were presented on Tuesday at a ceremony held at the Histadrut headquarters.
Fund Chairman Gershon Gelman and Fund Management Board Member Gil Alimlech presented the awards. This marks the sixth year the fund has supported projects related to the world of work, including job integration, protection of young workers' rights, educational initiatives, cultural activities, and humanitarian aid for vulnerable populations, encompassing Jewish, Arab, Bedouin, and Druze communities.
In the past two years, the fund has specifically allocated support to rehabilitation centers assisting victims of post-traumatic stress disorder following the events of October 7th and the ongoing war. Key areas of the fund's activity include strengthening the labor market, promoting workers' rights, culture, and fostering a shared society.
Recipients span diverse fields such as labor relations, shared life, culture, tolerance, support for people with disabilities, welfare, community aid, mental health, assistance for the elderly, and initiatives addressing violence against women, the Ethiopian community, and environmental and therapeutic projects. Educational and youth organizations, including those focused on reducing societal gaps and aiding at-risk youth, also received funding.
Gelman stated that "thousands of NGOs in Israel suffer from a lack of institutional and private support in recent years, against the backdrop of significant cuts in state funding." He highlighted that the "small Naftali Fund manages, through great effort, to provide support to many projects." The Peretz Naftali Fund was established in 1982 by the Histadrut and the German DGB confederation to promote science, culture, and social institutions, named after Peretz Naftali, a German-born Jewish journalist and economist who served in several Israeli government ministries.
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