At the Tsofen-Tashbik Women Conference, tech veterans veterans Lilyan Pinchas, Linur Serero, and Maisam Jaljuli, explained how women (Jewish and Arab) can use their professional confidence to overcome obstacles and reach top positions in the hi-tech industry. https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/tech-and-start-ups/article-889313#google_vignette

The non-profit Tsofen (see here previously) has launched a new campaign to promote unity among Jews and Arabs working in Israel’s high-tech sector. Its slogan is “working together – right now we are making a voice of partnership.” Startups Intuit, … Continue reading →

Israeli non-profits KamaTech, Tech-Career and Tsofen are joining forces to integrate ultra-Orthodox Jews, Ethiopian Israelis and Arab Israelis into the tech industry. They will jointly pilot tech courses and develop a comprehensive recruitment-training-placement program. https://www.timesofisrael.com/3-ngos-team-up-in-bid-to-boost-tech-jobs-for-arab-ethiopian-and-haredi-israelis/

The TRI/O Tech entrepreneurship hub in the Israeli-Arab town of Kafr Kassem is a joint venture of Israeli nonprofit Tsofen (see here) and the MIT Enterprise Forum Israel. From 1000 candidates it is grooming 16 Israeli-Arabs that it believes will … Continue reading →

The first school for Arab high-tech entrepreneurs in Israel is set to open on Feb 23 in Kafr Qasim, an Arab city northeast of Tel Aviv. Sponsors of the project include Tsofen, an Arab-Jewish organization that aims to help integrate … Continue reading →

Israel’s Economy ministry has awarded NIS 10 million to two organizations, Tsofen and ITworks, for the training and integration of Arab, Druse, and Circassian academics into the hi-tech sector.  It will help narrow the social and economic gaps between population … Continue reading →