Keren Hayesod donors support an enormous variety of activities for disadvantaged groups and life-saving and life[1]changing organizations that help the neediest children and adults in Israel.
Take Aleh, for example. In 1982, a group of parents proved that with intensive, individualized treatment, even children with the most severe disabilities could realize their potential. This is how the Aleh Association was founded; today it cares for 650 babies, children and teenagers with very severe disabilities, and gives them the best and most comprehensive care. Aleh operates four residential facilities in Israel – in Jerusalem, Gedera, Bnei Brak and the Negev – that with the help of a professional and dedicated staff and hundreds of volunteers, provide a warm and loving home.
The broad therapeutic program has resulted in many success stories of children who, against all the odds and defying all medical prognoses, have learned to stand, walk and communicate with their surroundings.
Aleh’s activities are based on the firm belief that every individual deserves the best quality of life, based on unconditional love. Maj. Gen. (Res.) Doron Almog was one of the founders of the rehabilitation village in the South, Aleh Negev – Nahalat Eran – where his son Eran lived until his death. When talking about Aleh’s activities, Almog always said: “The strength of the human chain is measured by its weakest links”. This statement is emblematic of the broad range of activities supported by Keren Hayesod donors. The assistance given to dozens of charitable organizations in Israel that help disadvantaged populations brings positive change into the lives of each of the beneficiaries and strengthens Israeli society as a whole.
Photo: Activities at Aleh, 2015