sending...Mahapach-Taghir is a grassroots, feminist, Jewish-Arab organization for social change through education and community empowerment, working towards equal socio-economic and educational opportunities for all.
At the heart of Mahapach-Taghir is the Learning Community, where academic scholarship students provide children and youth in marginalized neighborhoods with pedagogical and social tutoring, while encouraging the involvement of adult residents, particularly women. This holistic models emphasizes the active contribution of children, residents, and academic students to the community. Mahapach-Taghir’s educational model fosters a strong democratic civil society, locally and nationally, while promoting dialogue and solidarity among communities.
Mahpach-Taghir targets over 600 children and their families and 140 academic students who participate in its activities in the different communities. Mahapach-Taghir operates in seven communities in Israel: the Florentine neighborhood of Tel-Aviv, the towns of Kiryat Shmona and Sderot, the Kiryat Yovel neighborhood in Jerusalem, and the Arab communities of Tamra, Yaffia (Yaffat alNasra) and, most recently, Mghar. Mahapach-Taghir is a grassroots, feminist, Jewish-Arab organization for social change through education and community empowerment, working towards equal socio-economic and educational opportunities for all.