Sponsor a Child - WIZO NSW

WIZO’s Sponsor a Child in Israel initiative is different this year. Because Israel is at war.
And, this war has created an additional crisis for our children in need.
Children like Emily Hand, who was held hostage in Gaza for 50 days.
Today, Emily still talks in whispers. She is severely traumatised. And she is our responsibility too.

But it’s not just Emily that needs us now. Thousands of children across Israel are experiencing trauma due to the war and we need to help.

We must help all the children traumatised by running to bomb shelters every hour.
We must help all the children traumatised by having to evacuate their homes and relocate.

WIZO is the largest social welfare provider in Israel and has the services on the ground to offer counselling and therapy to the children who need it most.
But to expand this service we need you.

We are at a critical point right now. This is the time to step up and be a true WIZO woman.

Please be part of this vital initiative in 2024 by donating below.

Your sponsorship will enable WIZO to provide the best age-appropriate education while taking into consideration the unique variables of each child’s surroundings, as well as providing innovative programs for children at risk. It will allow the Multipurpose Day Care Centres to offer full day programs from 7AM – 7PM. Here, infants and toddlers will receive the care that they do not get at home, including proper nutrition, attention, cognitive stimulation and encouragement.

In addition to the normal education programs for all children in WIZO’s care, a Ruby Sponsorship will allow WIZO to offer counselling & intensive parenting workshops for families of children at WIZO Day Care Centres or in Youth Villages. This will include psychological therapy and counselling for children and youth at risk. A Ruby Sponsorship will provide hot meals, clean clothes, basic health education and counselling for teenage girls who are on the streets in Beersheva devoid of hope or plans for a better future.

A year’s support in full day care so that parents can go to work knowing their children are in the best hands possible. The cost of Day Care Centres is affordable allowing mothers to go to work and provide vital financial support for their families. Children of all backgrounds spend their days in a warm loving environment with all they need to thrive and grow. The children will gain developmental skills, excellent education, playtime and any therapies that may be needed.

WIZO professionals and volunteers will provide care for children or youth from dysfunctional homes. They will receive hot meals, tutoring assistance, enrichment programs and positive social activities after school until the evening. All of this gives them what they do not get at home and assists them in closing the educational and social gaps between themselves and their peers.

An Emerald Sponsorship will offer a secure, safe nurturing environment for 20 young girls from distressed socioeconomic backgrounds living on the streets in Beersheva, for a year. It will provide hot meals, clean clothes, basic health education and counselling. It will give these girls hope for the future.