The inaugural Africa’s Voices in Israel mission has arrived in Israel and features a delegation of Bank Governors from Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, Zambia, Ghana and Swaziland. The tour will include Save A Child’s Heart, where 40 percent of the … Continue reading →

(Thanks to Stuart Palmer) The 1st Early Childhood Education training course took place in May in Accra. The MASHAV (Israel’s Agency for International Development Cooperation) program focuses on using proven Israeli knowledge and experience to train qualified teachers in Ghana … Continue reading →

Jewish Heart for Africa has used Israeli solar and agricultural technologies to assist rural villages in Ethiopia, Tanzania, Malawi and Uganda. The technology serves 250,000 people and JHfA is shortly to complete its 57th project. http://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-group-provides-israeli-technology-to-east-africa/

The IDF holds drills each year with the US Armed Forces to practice how to extract injured victims from a collapsed building, to clear paths through debris and to navigate in the chaos that is left by a natural disaster. … Continue reading →

The Israeli cabinet has approved extending free dental care for children (previously up to 10 years old) to the age of twelve. It includes examinations, x-rays, removing plaque, fluoride treatments, fillings, first aid, reconstructions, root canal, extractions, crowns, and other … Continue reading →

Israeli students are unique. They go from high school into the army; then many get married, go to university, have children and get degrees. Weird sequence? This article by writer and childbirth expert Wendy Blumfield explains how it works. And … Continue reading →