The Best of
Israeli Charitable Organizations
There are many Israeli charitable
organizations, but the largest today is Latet, which is Hebrew for "to
give." It makes a point of donating to help people without regard to
religion, ethnicity, age, sex and nationality in a way that's apolitical,
nongovernmental, nonpolitical and nonpartison. They are trying to heighten the
awareness of social need within Israel and to increase the amount of mutual
responsibility people there take for each other, and increase their generosity.
Their goal is to create a more just society. Latet serves as an umbrella for
180 smaller, local groups and nongovernmental organizations.
Every Dollar and Shekel Counts
Israel's Registry of Associations audits Israeli charitable organizations. They gave Latet their certificate for Association Proper Management. Latet is so transparent they public all their financial figures online on their website. Their administrative overhead is 7 percent of their budget, leaving 93 percent to go for to accomplish their mission.
Every Dollar and Shekel Counts
Israel's Registry of Associations audits Israeli charitable organizations. They gave Latet their certificate for Association Proper Management. Latet is so transparent they public all their financial figures online on their website. Their administrative overhead is 7 percent of their budget, leaving 93 percent to go for to accomplish their mission.
Nutritional Security
According to the Israeli National Insurance Institute, 18.8 percent of the population lives with nutritional insecurity. Latet works with many local Israeli charitable organizations to distribute boxes of food to the 243,000 families with often don't have enough to eat. Latet specifically targets the elderly, families with children, single-parent families and isolated needy people. They based their program on the largest food aid charity in the world, Feeding America.
To Give a Future
This initiative works with women to help set them up in microbusinesses so they can earn money for themselves and for their families without relying on aid. They are limited by lack of capital and lack of the education and knowledge of how to take advantage of opportunities. Israeli charitable organizations provide relief, but teaching someone how to fish, how to make money, is more empowering. They target single mothers, Ethiopian, recent immigrants and ultra-Orthodox.
