This summer, Athar’s Health and Sustainability Program brought hands-on learning to the Ibda’ School Summer Camp in Shu’afat, helping children discover that healthy living can be fun, practical, and part
For one family from Kufr Aqab, the birth of twins should have been a moment of relief after a difficult, high-risk pregnancy. Instead, it became a race against time. The
Mount Zion is one of Jerusalem’s most significant shared spaces, bringing together Jewish, Christian, and Muslim communities in a single, highly sensitive environment. With religious institutions, pilgrims, residents, and visitors
Athar has launched “Ana al-Athar”, a new program focused on healthy nutrition and diabetes prevention for women in East Jerusalem, in partnership with Clalit’s Sheikh Jarrah leadership team. The first
Over the past months, JICC’s Plugta program, together with the Movilot organization, has launched a new initiative focused on women’s leadership and mediation, bringing together Haredi and non-Haredi women in
Dear Friends, Jerusalem has not experienced this degree of sustained and consistent rocket fire in perhaps 60 years. One million Jerusalemites are now living with repeated alerts, disrupted routines, and
Over the past year, the Jerusalem Intercultural Center has facilitated an ongoing series of encounters under its Plugta project, bringing together Haredi and non-Haredi participants, including students from the Hebrew
On March 17, Mini Active hosted a special online activity for children titled “The Safe Home”, with the participation of 40 children and led by artist Reem Al-Razem. The activity
Dear friends, For a week now, Jerusalem families have been living through repeated emergency alerts and sudden disruption. In those frightening, disorienting moments, parents make the same split-second check again
At a time when divisions across Israel feel sharper than ever, it is worth pausing to share a story about restraint, responsibility, and the quiet work of preventing violence before
After months of planning, partnerships, and careful groundwork, Mini Active’s new professional training program, Earning with Dignity, is officially live. This marks an important moment not only for the women
This month marked the launch of Yankuta (“early infancy” in Aramaic), a groundbreaking support program for first-time mothers in Haredi and religious communities. The first meeting brought together a full
