SUMMER CAMP for
1,000+
New Ukrainian Immigrant Children
Through our associated Youth Movement, Dror Israel Educators are creating special camp experiences for Ukrainian children recently arrived in Israel tailored to their needs:
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Trained counselors for emotional/trauma support
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Russian-speaking “buddies” who also came to Israel as children
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Instruction in Hebrew language, Israeli culture and geography
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Lots of FUN - Hiking, sports, art, music, and more
Dror Israel Provided Emergency
Day Camp/Education Centers
For Thousands of Refugee Children
In Poland and Israel
Border Refugee Camps
Border Refugee Camps in Poland
Drawing on our training and expertise in informal education, and our experience running emergency day camp/education centers during COVID, Dror educators established programs for refugee children in the Ptak Expo Center in Warsaw:
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3 kids’ rooms at Warsaw’s largest refugee center
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Serving 1,000+ children and teens weekly for 7 weeks
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Running programs all day, 7 days a week
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Games, art, drama, music, teen discussions
Makeshift Absorption Centers in Israel
With hundreds of refugees arriving in Israel daily, Dror educators set up emergency day camp/education centers in hotels being used to house this new immigrant population:
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18 hotels housing immigrant and refugee families
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Serving 2,000+ children and teens for 15 weeks
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Running programs all day, 7 days a week
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Teaching Hebrew, Israeli culture, and integrating children into Israeli youth movement
Dror Israel educators are experienced in providing emergency day camp/education centers
During COVID lockdowns, Dror Israel operated emergency day camp/education centers in hospitals throughout Israel, to allow essential health workers to do their jobs. 200 educators ran programs for 1,200 children of 1,500 doctors, nurses, and hospital staff throughout the pandemic.
We need your support to do this essential work to help Ukrainian refugees.