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Volunteering

When an emergency strikes, and this one is unprecedented, the people take action, and ESRA, the home of English speakers in Israel, is among the first.
We are devoting our resources to meet the needs of communities in the south, as well as those of English-speaking Olim, while we continue our education projects for schoolchildren, university students, and special needs groups.
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Thursday, 16 November 2017 12:19

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Vision
 To create a better Israeli society through mutual help, social involvement and volunteering.

Mission 

To identify social, educational and welfare needs among weaker sectors of society, and develop and run projects designed to meet those needs to the benefit of Israeli society

§  To create and be an English-speaking community that offers its community members social, cultural and volunteering activities

Values

To do significant work toward helping others, through a sense of personal development and community belonging

§  To run community projects together with a local partner and an ESRA volunteer

§  To be a volunteer organization, managed and run by volunteers with the aid of a small administrative team

§  To direct the organization's activities with a multi-year plan and long-term vision

§  To be run professionally, effectively and efficiently through original thinking, high personal standards, and flexibility, while maintaining the organization's network of personal and interpersonal relations – "the soul of ESRA"

§  Areas and hours of volunteering to be determined by the volunteers in compliance with organization rules, regulations and needs

ESRA is an a-political organization without religious affiliation. It was established in 1979 by immigrants from English-speaking countries with the aim of helping fellow new immigrants integrate into Israel and become contributing members of society.

ESRA is different things to different people.

ESRA offers quality community life for Ensocial and cultural activities through its 20 branches from Nahariya to Eilat.

 

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