"the correct way to educate human beings is to serve as an example for them"
Albert Einstein
The Israeli society has placed the social problem on top of the public agenda. The answer to the question as to whether the requested change will take place depends only on us. If we continue to act in favour of the needy, we shall bring about the change by ourselves, we shall strengthen the civilian society and shall compel
everyone to face the "social problem".
The project called "The face of poverty" is educational and informative granting the young generation in the Israeli society a background on volunteering, humanitarian and tolerant values, in order to help creating a society respecting its fellow-men and open to their suffering in Israel and in the world, without differences of religion, ethnicity and sex.
We believe that every volunteer should know and keep inside his heart the social situation in the State of Israel, so as to create a volunteering process coming from the awareness of the situation and the ability of each and everyone to bring about changes in those matters that trouble us as a society.
GOALS OF THE PROJECT
l) Debate on the food distress, exposure of the extent of poverty and its transformation into a "personal" problem in the various materialization.
2) Cultivate volunteering, humanitarian and tolerance values among the young generation, in order to help creating a society respecting its fellow-men and open to their suffering in Israel and in the world, without any differences of religion, ethnicity and sex.
3) Cultivate the sense of belonging of man to the circles of the community, while insisting on the ability of the individual to change.
4) Cultivate the understanding of the trainee of the ability to act as a group and his resource for cooperation.
WAY OF EXECUTION
The project is intended for l0th-l2th grades students.
Length of project – a process including two to three sessions and a project of volunteering in the community.
The first session concerns the "line of poverty and the ability to change it".
The second session concerns "the poverty chains" – while breaking the stereotypes of poverty in Israel.
The third session concerns "action and social leadership".
The trainees of the project undergo a program of training in the classroom (including short films and other items for materialization).
DEFINITION OF VOLUNTEER FUNCTIONS
The volunteer will undergo a three-hour training as a binding condition for taking part in the project.
Moderator
a. Background in educational, instruction and training program.
b. Commitment for one activity per month at least.
c. Hours of activity – mainly during morning hours, Fridays may also be considered.
Coordinator
a. Coordination of activities with the school and with volunteer moderators.
b. During the activity – presence at school for follow-up and control of current application of the activity with immediate answers to problems on site.
Marketer
a. Responsible for applying to target public for activities concerning the marketing of the project.
b. Responsible for activities towards managers and social coordinators.
c. A high verbal capacity and representation are requested. Activity during morning hours.
Latet for Passover 2010
