Afikim operates 14 centers around Israel, with a staff of dozens of professional teachers, counselors and volunteers from Israel and abroad.
Afikim’s head offices are located in Jerusalem.
n éducateur dont la famille a fait partie des fondateurs de la communauté juive moderne de Safed. L’engagement de Moshé en faveur des déshérités se combine avec une incroyable énergie et un sens particulier de l’organisation. Grâce à ses qualités, Moshé a construit et a développé l’infrastructure de Méïr Panim.
Sous sa direction, l’association s’est agrandie et a pu nourrir et prendre soin de milliers d’hommes, de femmes et d’enfants. Fort de ses succès, il était pour nous évident que Moshé conviendrait parfaitement pour notre association qui veut prendre en charge les familles défavorisées dans leur globalité. Moshé permet à Afikim d’être bien structurée afin d’aider les jeunes à sortir du cercle de la pauvreté et d’enrichir l’âme de la nation juive.
Hila headed Afikim’s branch in Ramot, Jerusalem, for 4 years when she was appointed the counselor of all Afikim’s learning centers in Jerusalem. She is responsible for constructing Afikim’s educational programs and activities.
Anna is one of the older residents of the Ganei Aviv neighborhood, where she serves as the absorption coordinator for the Municipality of Lod. She spends a vast part of her time working with families, whom she knows personally, and for 6 years has headed the Lod branch of Afikim, which helps children in primary and junior high grades.
Born in Kiryat Malachi and a current resident of Ashkelon, Ohad is an avid soccer player and the deputy principal of the Amit Junior High and High School. Ohad has headed the Afikim Center in Kiryat Malachi since its establishment 8 years ago. He is an outstanding educator, who focuses not only on help and giving, but also on turning children into givers and helpers.
Born in Moshav Dalton in the Upper Galilee and a current resident of Kiryat Shmona, Nava serves as a counselor and assistant teacher to local drop-out children through the Kiryat Hanoar – Kiryat Shmona program. For the past seven years Nava has headed the Afikim branch for primary school children, investing her energies in the child’s personal image and a close relationship with the children and their families.
Love, joy & happiness – these are the gifts the children receive at the Afikim center. Not to mention – attention, kindness, a comforting atmosphere, academic help and, of course, a warm meal.