Home Repairs
We repair unliveable and war-damaged homes, focusing on insulating against the cold and making accessibility changes enabling older people to live with dignity.
Support for Older People
We work with local partners to improve the lives of older people particularly more than 10,000 elderly Jews, largely in eastern Europe suffering the effects of conflict, poverty and crisis. We support in Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus, Georgia, Russian and Poland. Once accomplished doctors, teachers, or scientists, now live in poverty with minimal pensions, forcing them to choose between food, heating, or medicine, while state social services remain minimal.
The Russian invasion has worsened Ukraine’s demographic crisis, leading to Europe’s highest proportion of elderly, many suffering from illness, PTSD, and depression. The need for suitable housing, and good health and social care for older people in Ukraine has never been more acute.
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Supporting Active Ageing
We help older people to maintain their mental and physical health through psychological support, homecare and medical assistance to those with chronic conditions.
Humanitarian aid in Ukraine
Our humanitarian support prioritises older people, addressing their unmet needs amidst the Russian invasion. We provide material aid, safe spaces, temporary housing, and winter support.
Support for Israel
There is no doubt that on October 7th the horrific and devastating terrorist attacks by Hamas changed everything for Israel and for Jews across the world. The ongoing captivity of 101 hostages in Gaza, and circa 100,000 Israelis displaced from their homes, continues to cause huge devastation to families, friends and Jews across the world. Antisemitism has reached levels that most of us have not experienced in our lifetime. On university campuses across the UK and US, Jewish students are suffering protests and violent threats like never before.
After October 7th we actively assisted partners in Israel, despite not having worked there for more than two decades. First, we signposted our supporters to Israeli based charities which were responding directly to the needs of the Israeli people, and then we made a donation to partners on the ground from our own reserves. We are very proud to be continuing this work. Our love of Israel and our commitment to the Jewish people is unwavering.
In the aftermath of the attacks, we worked together with several local partners. One of these is the Israel Trauma Coalition (ITC), an organisation that we also work alongside in Ukraine, who are providing psychological trauma care, emotional first aid, and therapy to hundreds of Israeli adults and children displaced from Kibbutzim on the Gaza border, as well as those directly affected from Bedouin communities. We are proud to be further extending this support, to ensure even more Israelis can benefit.
Jewish communities around the world
We provide assistance to vulnerable Jewish communities in crisis through both emergency and long-term relief. We provide essential support to Jews in Ukraine, Israel, Belarus, Moldova, Russia, Ethiopia, Georgia, Poland and Uganda. Our support primarily addresses the older Jews of the Survivor Generation while also significantly extending to programs that assist with employment, family support, and children’s needs.
Stepping From Shade Into Sunshine
Moshe and Hannah are part of Uganda’s century-old Jewish community. Forced to drop out of school, they later married and had children. But life was difficult, and they struggled to provide food, healthcare, and an education for their children.
“We couldn’t provide for our Shabbat meals. We hoped life would change.”
Looking to transform their lives, they joined our agricultural and financial training programme for Jewish farmers. After learning the skills to increase their income, they can now provide their children with the opportunities they never had.
David's Story
David, 66, was born in Chisinau, Moldova, but spent much of his life in Ukraine, working as a caretaker at a Yeshiva. Raised by a single mother, he never had a permanent home or job. After the Russian invasion began in 2022, he was forced to return to Moldova, but couldn’t restore his citizenship. David had no pension or income, and had to rely on synagogue donations. Around this time, David also experienced a sharp deterioration in his health, but he did not have health insurance either.
In 2023, alongside our partner Hesed Yehuda, we helped David access medical care, stabilize his health, and improve his living situation. Now, David is healthier, more active, and no longer alone. “When I found myself without a home, without money, without old friends… you became my friends, my family. Having received your help, I became a different person!”
