Emergency Appeal - Phase 2
Support the displaced Israeli children
Robinhood Israel Foundation is now turning to the needs of the 100,000 Israeli children displaced from the Gaza and Lebanon borders – out of 200,000 displaced Israeli civilians - in areas of need not covered by the Israeli Government assistance package. RHIF will be funding two essential programs - psychological and educational support - through Jewish Family Services Israel and English Language Initiative (ELI), two non-profit local organizations.
Psychological assistance for the children (JFSI)
Jewish Family Services Israel (JFSI) teams of social workers and psychologists provide basic short-term psychological assistance to internally displaced children and their parents ($35 each session). Much is needed for families to be able to function.
https://www.first-rains.org/jewish-family-services-israel
English for the Displaced Children (ELI) Displaced children are now joining local schools in their new home area with many classes doubling in size as a result. Assistance for on-site English teaching in smaller groups is needed. English Language Initiative (ELI) provides material, subscriptions, and support teachers to help the displaced children.
https://www.first-rains.org/english-language-initiative
ELI is also providing English language magazines to reservists’ bases. We are looking for a dozen sponsors for $360 each to provide these magazines. Please specify allocation with your donation.
Make a difference now in the life of the children. Thank you.
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All donations are IRS tax-deductible
RHIF is a US 501(c)(3) registered nonprofit organization
About RHIF
Israel is an inscrutable miracle at the forefront of consciousness for Jews and non-Jews alike. Nonetheless, Israel faces many challenges, both external and those of its own making- including a myriad of socio-economic and religious complexities, an ongoing and difficult transition from socialism to capitalism, and chronic dependence on American Aid and Diaspora charitable donations to name a few.
As a result of this, Israel struggles to weed out corruption and abuse of power, and continually falls short in providing basic rights to some of its weakest citizens. Additionally, a shocking number of Israelis live in poverty, with approximately 21 percent of Israelis tragically living under the poverty line (OECD 2016).
These are the challenges that RHIF takes on.
Our Story
RHIF was founded in 2003 to fight the taxation of Anglo American charitable donations to Israel: a modern day 'Robin Hood'. Soon after RHIF’s establishment it became painfully obvious that the taxation of charity was not the only internal socio-economic mishap in Israel. Sixteen years later, RHIF is leading some of the most important social welfare, democracy and citizen rights initiatives in Israel.
RHIF's modus operandi is based on Harvard and Columbia Universities’ cutting edge social enterprise theory. It is part of a new generation of NGOs, charities, and philanthropies designed to fill the gaps caused by public sector retreat from socio-economic safety nets in certain emerging nations (see in particular Ambassador Joan Spero work on this matter, Charity and Philanthropy in BRIC Countries, Foundation Centre, 2014).
Israel has the right conditions for the growth of philanthropy; “rapid economic development and wealth accumulation along with political and social change,”[1] but lacks effective roadmaps to secure the transition. Hence, much of our work involves lobbying politicians and lawmakers to ensure that the needs of our causes are tended to. The Knesset awarded RHIF full accreditation as an NGO lobby organization in June 2014, both for its own programs, as well of those under the RHIF umbrella.
NB: there are a multitude of ‘Robin Hood’ philanthropies and/or NGOs across the globe – from Sydney to London, New York to Buenos Aires, each with a legal mandate relevant to a specific locality. RHIF’s mandate is Israel.
[1] Joan Spero in https://www.alliancemagazine.org/blog/5-questions-for-joan-spero-author-philanthropy-in-bric-countries/
Our Mission
Robin Hood Israel Foundation’s (RHIF) mission is to improve the welfare of Israeli citizens and strengthen Israeli society as a whole by advancing Western democratic values and providing philanthropic solutions that close the gaps in the country's socio-economic safety nets. RHIF acts as an umbrella organization for other NGOs, charities, and social welfare organizations that - despite the validity of their respective causes - struggle to be heard. RHIF's projects range from providing scholarships for Israeli students to fighting taxation on charitable donations. Alongside RHIF's own philanthropic goals, it is also incubating/accelerating a number of Israel's small but impactful NGOs and nonprofits.
To learn more about our different projects please visit our projects page.
Our Partnerships
Robin Hood Israel Foundation is dedicated to the people in Israel and in keeping with our goals we have forged connections across the world with businesses and organizations. If you want to help us build a thriving State of Israel through pro bono work or in any other way, please contact us.
