Israel Active

In a queue for a plane I met an Israeli doctor who volunteers at the Tel Aviv Central Bus station’s clinic for illegal migrants MigrantHealth:IL. The clinic also recruits nurses from within the migrant community, who then reduce the burden on the clinic by passing on health advice to sick migrants.

(Thanks to Israel21c) “Dogs for People” uses dog-handling courses to build self-esteem in humans. 60 therapy dogs - all rescued from the streets - rehabilitate people at risk and with special needs, in a unique therapeutic program. Some 6,000 Israeli children and youth have so far participated.

Czech ambassador to Israel Tomas Pojar paid a visit to Ariel University in Samaria. He took a special interest in research done by the University in cooperation with Palestinian villages in the area, as well as in the “hundreds of Arab students studying on the campus.”

For the second year running, 70 young leaders in social change and startups are meeting in Caesarea, Israel, to brainstorm ideas to change the world. ID2 (Israeli Designed International Development) runs from Feb 18-20 and brings young entrepreneurs into contact with expert help.

Israeli agri-tech Tal-Ya has reached the last 12 of the Imagine H2O Global Competition. Tal-Ya’s trays create a “personal greenhouse” for each plant or tree, enabling farmers to prevent weeds, reduce water use by 50% and fertilizer use by 30%, while accelerating plant growth dramatically.

Orit Shulman, director of development and partnerships for Kol Israel Haverim, visited San Francisco to promote the Israeli program that supports high school girls in science, technology, engineering and math from 8th grade through to 12th grade.

The Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind needs people to raise their Labrador puppies. Technion students love dogs and have the lifestyle that can train guide dogs to behave well in all situations. So it’s a “win-win” situation. Until the students have to give back their dogs….

Zinav Alpiomi had IVF treatment but suffered a heart attack when 30 weeks pregnant. Doctors at Kaplan hospital in Rehovot cleared her clogged arteries and then delivered 3 tiny but healthy baby girls. Her joyful husband Ahmed said, “We thank God and the Kaplan medical staff,”

(Thanks to Israel21c) Human Warmth (Cham Enoshi) is an Israeli student organization collecting and donating warm clothing and bedding to refugees from the Syrian civil war. These reports feature Amal-Shimshon - a multi-ethnic school near the Syrian border - that is participating.

Dr. Yitz Glick, an orthodox Jew from Efrat in Judea makes weekly personal house calls to Wadi Nis, providing medical treatment free of charge to Palestinian Arab patients. Dr Glick also founded the Efrat Emergency Medical Center in 2000, which treats Israelis and PA residents.