Education Stories

Education Stories

Caring for Elka

Weekly Story: Caring for Elka Through CHW's support of six daycares throughout Israel, children are nurtured and protected in a loving and enriching home environment. Read more to learn about about little Elsa, a young girl who is now thriving thanks to her time attending a CHW Daycare!

Grants of Excellence

Weekly Story: Grants of Excellence CHW Nahalal Youth Village was among the four WIZO Schools to receive grants of excellence from the Israel Ministry of Education as a result of the high achievements of their students this year. This was the second year that CHW Nahalal Youth Village has received this grant!

Our Daycares are Changing Lives, One Child at a Time: Maya’s Story

Weekly Story: Our Daycares are Changing Lives, One Child at a Time: Maya’s Story Maya arrived at a CHW Daycare when she was only two years old. She is originally from Ethiopia, and was being raised by her maternal grandmother. One special caregiver, an Ethiopian woman named Semu, took Maya into her care and made a difference.

Celebrating Sigd in our CHW Projects

Weekly Story: Celebrating Sigd in our CHW Projects At CHW Netanya Technological High School and CHW Hadassim Children and Youth Village, there are many students that come from an Ethiopian background. Both schools recently held ceremonies in celebration of Sigd, an annual holiday in the Ethiopian community.

Olive Season at CHW Hadassim

Weekly Story: Olive Season at CHW Hadassim Last year, the students at CHW Hadassim Children and Youth Village planted olive trees and cared for them throughout the duration of the year. As it is November, the optimal month for harvesting olives, the students embarked on picking the olives!

Award Winning CHW Nahalal Student!

Weekly Story: Award Winning CHW Nahalal Student! Liran Markin is a CHW Nahalal student who recently won a bronze medal at the International Olympiad for Informatics (IOI.) The annual prestigious science competition is comprised of 80 countries that send delegates to participate in Russia.

Coping with Terror in Israel

Weekly Story: Coping with Terror in Israel For nearly one year, Israel has been facing a wave of terror. While we have seen the impact our hospitals, Assaf Harofeh and Hadassah, have had on saving lives of victims of terror; we must also understand how the children in our projects are affected.

More on the CHW Nahalal Graduation

Weekly Story: More on the CHW Nahalal Graduation It was only a few weeks ago that we shared with you our experience at the incredible graduation ceremony at CHW Nahalal Youth Village! Professor Rivka Lazovsky, Chairperson of World WIZO, has shared her impressions on the ceremony. Keep reading to find out what she had to say!

A Moving Final Assignment

Weekly Story: A Moving Final Assignment We would like for you to meet Noa, a student from CHW Nahalal Youth Village. Noa is a bright and creative young woman who loves art. Noa knows that as the next generation, it is her responsibly to play a critical role in the future of the State of Israel. Keep reading to read more about her moving and inspiring art project.

The National Recognition of CHW’s Female Graduates

Weekly Story: The National Recognition of CHW's Female Graduates To celebrate Israel’s Independence Day, Yom Ha’atzmaut, President Rivlin presented 120 soldiers (including two female graduates from CHW Nahalal) with a coveted award to recognize them for outstanding service and exceptional contributions in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF)!

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