Israel21c helps special Olympians
An article written by Israel21c about special swimmer Mati Oren has helped raise NIS 300,000 to send 40 special Israeli athletes to the July World Games in Los Angeles.
From shepherd to lawmaker
Avraham Naguise was born in Ethiopia and became a shepherd in his village. He immigrated to Israel in 1985, obtained degrees in social work and law and a PhD in education. He entered politics and in March became a member of the Israeli Knesset.
Israel sending rescue teams to Nepal
Breaking news of the Nepal 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Nepal, which has caused thousands of casualties. Israeli humanitarian organization IsraAID and the IDF are sending emergency relief teams. Readers can contribute to the IsraAID mission using the globalgiving.org link.
The woman in charge of FX technology
Ilit Geller is CEO of Israel’s TradAir. TradAir’s systems allow smaller banks to trade high volumes of foreign exchange currency – and get a slice of the profits normally only available to large multinationals. Ilit also has broken into an area of finance that is traditionally a man’s world.
Israeli safari celebrates Earth Day
At Tel Aviv’s Ramat Gan zoo, one of the keepers placed a camera at the bottom of animals’ water troughs to find out how they drink. An innovative way to mark Earth Day.
Maccabi Nahalal’s Muslim captain
Another video of the multi-cultural youth team Maccabi Haifa Nahalal. This time the focus is on the captain, Aaron, from the Circassian (Sunni Muslim) village of Kafr Kama.
Swapping graduates with the UK
Sir Paul Nurse, president of UK’s Royal Society, and Professor Ruth Arnon, president of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities have signed an agreement that provides funding for 12-15 post-doctorate exchange fellows to conduct joint research in each country.
Lawn bowls for the blind
The all-volunteer Israel Lawn Bowls Association for the Blind coaches 50 adults with visual disabilities at clubs in Israel. Israeli blind and partially sighted bowlers recently won 2 gold and 3 bronze medals at the 2015 International Bowls for the Disabled World Championships in New Zealand.
Solving Brazil’s water crisis
A delegation of 13 Israeli water companies visited Brazil to help the country overcome its worst-ever water crisis. The Israelis offered long-term solutions involving new technology and also recommended quick fixes using water conservation to maximize existing water resources.
Women are starting up in Israel
Chen Levanon describes how the Israeli education system, work-life balance, reserve duty and role models all contribute to the growing number of opportunities for women tech leaders in Israel. Chen gave birth to two children whilst CEO of Israel’s ClicksMob.
And Google’s “Campus for Moms” is still running.