This guide, published by the Jewish Funders Network, is for foundations and funders who are active in Israel and seek to start or deepen their gender-related activism and increase their social impact in this regard. This guide is motivated by the desire to promote discourse, raise awareness, and provide practical tools for implementing a gender approach in Israeli philanthropy.

The human suffering caused by the present war is unprecedented in Israel’s war history. Against this background, the 2025 budget proposal promises Israelis numerous “dark years” — years without a social agenda.

Three different approaches to the cost of living in Israel point to a number of directions to be taken. Yet, there is no sign of any governmental body taking any action that might contribute to one or more of the solutions proposed.

The full-day event was organized by two MKs, Naama Lazimi (the Democrats) and Michael Biton (National Unity Camp), and two non-profits – The Public Housing Forum and the Adva Center

Mayors and Displaced Residents of Localities in the North of Israel Discuss Strategies to be Undertaken “the day after” the October 2023 War Ends.

Position paper [shortened version for English readers] on the Effect of the October 2023 War on the Poor Residing in Israel’s Geographic Periphery, presented to the Special Knesset Committee for the Development of the Negev and the Galilee.

Domestic violence is a major reason for housing insecurity for women and their children. This position paper was prepared for a round-table discussion initiated jointly by the Forum for Public Housing, the Adva Center and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, the purpose of which was to increase housing options for abused women in Israel.

A short time ago the OECD published a comparative report describing education in OECD countries in 2021. Looking at the various countries’ government per capita investments in education reveals that at all educational levels, Israel invests less than the average among OECD countries. The largest gaps are to be found in early education (ages 0-3) and non-academic post-secondary education.

The study, published by the Adva Center, The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Israel, examines the gender aspects of the October 7 war in view of international research on the unique gender effects of crises and emergencies on women.

The publication deals with a number of issues affecting Israel’s social welfare system, the type of ideology and praxis guiding the social welfare services, and the need for a new vision for the social welfare system in Israel.