OUR STORY
Dror Israel is a leading force for social change in Israel
We are 1,300+ trained educators who choose to live and work together in 14 Educators Kibbutzim in Israel’s most challenging neighborhoods. Harnessing the collective power of our Communal Living Model, we work hand in hand with local municipalities and other leaders to address the most pressing local needs.
Our truly innovative dialogue-based educational and support programs teach leadership and responsibility for self and community. Through our youth movement, schools for youth at risk, educational workshops, and emergency response efforts, we better the lives of 200,000 Jewish, Arab, and Druze Israelis every year.
Extensive Track Record in Emergency Response
Our educators have supported traumatized children and communities affected by past wars in Israel, COVID lockdowns, the war in Ukraine, and now in response to the upheavals since October 7th. In cooperation with municipalities and the IDF Home Front Command, we are helping to support tens of thousands of evacuees, returnees, and others affected by the war.
OUR WORK
Emergency Response
Aiding vulnerable communities in times of crisis
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Jewish-Arab Programs
Leadership, language and cultural programs for youth and adults
Schools for Youth
At Risk
Kindergartens, High schools, Boarding schools, Pre-Military program
Educational Workshops
Programs for High Schools, the IDF and Police
Youth Movement
80,000 teens in 650 chapters, including Arab and Druze chapters
Educators Kibbutzim
Educators living and working together to improve their communities
National Social Justice Initiatives
Including Holocaust, Rabin Memorial Days
OUR HISTORY
Dror Israel was founded by graduates of the Israeli Youth Movement, Hanoar Haoved Vehalomed, who served together in the IDF and shared a belief in the founding principles of Zionism. Recognizing the power of education to change society, these young pioneers went on to create the first Dror Israel educators kibbutz in Ravid. The passion and commitment of these original members to create a just and equal society through education is what drives Dror Israel today.
“WE ARE CREATING A NEW TYPE OF COMMUNITY WHERE PEOPLE INVEST THEIR LIVES IN CHANGING THE WORLD AND CHANGING OTHER PEOPLES’ LIVES.”
Gary Levy, Dror Israel educator and founding member
