2025 Annual Impact Report - Report - Page 14
middle east initiative
Addressing Learning Loss & Trauma in Israel
In 2025, our first full year of working to
program, equipping them with tools for
support children of all backgrounds living in
lifelong learning and resilience.
Israel, 295 preschoolers participated in our
people served in 2025
295
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Children
Teachers
Parents/
Caregivers
our impact
objective for 2026
In partnership with the Jaffa Institute, Rise
We aim to upskill 35 additional staff members
strengthens Parent–Child Centers by equipping
from the Jaffa Institute, including in their
frontline staff with practical training, coaching,
afterschool centers, who will help 600 children
and tools that deepen play-based, trauma-
each week. We are eager to also expand our
informed practice—so more families experience
support to other organizations working with
consistent, high-quality support. This was
vulnerable children and communities.
particularly important in the wake of the
October 7th attacks and during 2025’s War
with Iran.
objective for 2027
& Beyond
We want to see over 1,000 preschool and
kindergarten teachers equipped with the tools to
create safe classrooms for more than 20,000
students—ensuring no child is learning in fear—
and are fully overcoming the learning loss we
have witnessed in the last few years.
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