Volunteering in Jaffa

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As a participant in the Coexistence Track, you will spend 3 days each week volunteering at 2-4 different volunteering jobs, totaling about 24 hours of volunteer work per week. Most volunteering is a short walk or bus ride from the apartments. 
 
We see coexistence as a challenge both between religious communities, as well as in the divisions within them. As a Tikkun Olam volunteer, you will get to take on this challenge by volunteering with members of the various different communities living in Jaffa. You'll encounter first hand the challenges of implementing connections and building trust between communities with deep gaps dividing them.
 
Some examples of past volunteering opportunities in the Coexistence Track:

• An after school program for motivated and academically gifted Arab students with difficult home lives or economic situations.
• Work in a variety of Arab-Jewish community centers.
• A program that runs basketball activities for mixed groups of young Jewish and Arab Israelis.
• Working alongside a highly diverse staff in a day care for Arab and Jewish toddlers with disabilities.
• Teach English in an organization that seeks to empower Arab women who would like to get their degree or open their own business.

 
In addition to these regular volunteer opportunities, throughout the year, there may arise special short-term volunteer projects for those interested.