Brothers at Heart

The intense combat events unfolding these days and the massacre carried out in the communities surrounding Gaza, have brought tens of thousands of children, adolescents, and adults into a cycle of dealing with trauma. To prevent the development of post-traumatic stress and to strengthen the population in the conflict area, the leadership of IVN has decided to recruit the resources and professional knowledge they have accumulated in the organization over the years to address this vital need.

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Project Goal

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Our goal in this initiative is to provide funding to schools in the battle area for emotional treatment for students and educational staff.

 

Assistance will be provided immediately to prevent the development of post-traumatic stress, and it will be carried out through significant reinforcement of the psycho-social teams that will provide emotional support to students and educational staff.

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Who are the grants for?

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The “Brothers at Heart” project aims to address this need by assisting 22 educational institutions in the geographic area that do not qualify for financial support under the Takuma Administration (within 0-7 km from the border). A significant number of students and members of their educational staff have been exposed to atrocities themselves and/or within their immediate and extended circles.  These educational institutions collectively consist of approximately 10,000 students and 2,000 staff members.

 

How it works?

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The initiative provides grants ranging from $15,000-$45,000 to educational institutes, aiming to provide immediate response on two fronts:

 

• Funding of emotional therapy for individuals and groups of children. The treatments are intended for emergencies and adjusted to the children's age.

 

• Funding for individual and group emotional therapy and training for educational and therapeutic teams. The treatment will enable the teams to take care of themselves while simultaneously acquiring tools to cope with trauma in their work with students.

 

The treatments are provided by a team of social workers and a certified psychology team. The grants are transferred directly to the schools in 3 installments, according to the pace of donations for the project.

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The first phase of the project began on November 1, 2023 and is still underway. So far, approximately 4,000 students and staff have actively participated in the various activities within the project.

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In parallel with the implementation of Phase 1, we are preparing for Phase 2 of the project, which will begin in February 2024.  We are currently in the final stages of receiving and approving Phase 2 work plans.

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Partners

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IVN leads the initiative in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Alumor Or Organization, and The Center for Jewish Impact.