The Doron Grant for Life Program Prepares to Scale Up With Initial Orphans Identified for Participation
June 18, 2024; Tel-Aviv: Genesis Friends for Life Israel, a non-governmental organization (NGO) focused on aiding and supporting orphans, widows, children, and families most affected by the October 7th and the ongoing war, today announced Dr. Lior Aviman has joined the organization as a Board Member and Chief Executive Officer.
Genesis Friends for Life Israel is aligned with The Genesis Friends for Life Foundation, a 501c3 introduced in 2023 in the U.S. and part of the Genesis Business Humanity family of companies.
Genesis Friends for Life Israel will be providing relief services and care to children and families affected by the current conflict through numerous projects that seek to boost their immediate well-being, and continuously support them through adulthood.
As the leader of this new Israel-based NGO, established in 2024 by the Genesis Friends for Life Global Foundation based in the United States, Dr. Aviman determines strategy, leads development, establishes programs, builds the culture, and works with the Governing and Advisory Boards.
Dr. Aviman has been an educator and philosopher throughout his life, with a deep understanding of the education system at the administrative, budgetary, and organizational levels. He is a specialist in differential teaching and has decades of experience working with at-risk youth. As one of the founders of the Hand in Hand Bilingual High School in Jerusalem, he is an expert in the field of Jewish-Arab relations.
Dr. Aviman is a father of three kids and lives in Charish in the northern part of Israel.
“Our mission is clear: to identify, serve, follow, and continuously support the Genesis family of children who lost a parent or both parents as a result of the Iron Swords war,” Dr. Aviman said. “The Doron Grant for Life provides orphans with a path where orphanhood does not constitute an obstacle in any way to the realization of their full personal, educational, and occupational potential. This program is unlike any other and will make a tremendous difference in every orphan’s life, including finding career opportunities in the Israeli tech sector – from internships to high-paying jobs.”
The initial and ongoing attacks upon Israel have greatly affected all its citizens and families, but children who now have no one to turn to are being impacted the most. Prior to the conflict, there were already 10,000 Israeli orphans, with an average of 120 adoptions a year.
Since the war has started, there are over 700 new Israeli orphans, with over 1,400 people in total have been killed during the massacre, and close to another 9,000 being seriously injured in some form.
This has led to a substantial increase that has overwhelmed the Israeli Ministry of Welfare. The number of orphaned children continues to grow as members of the Israeli Defense Forces continue to die on the battlefield.
The new Genesis Friends for Life Israel includes an expansive list of distinguished board members who are determined to alleviate the toll combat has taken on Israeli children, including Ranny Yarom, the co-founder and CEO of Genesis Business Humanity based in Israel who sports over 20 years of IDFA experience, Amiel Aviman, co-Founder and Managing Partner at Genesis Business Humanity with over 30 years entrepreneurial experience, and Eli Dalfin, the COO of Genesis Friends for Life Global Foundation.
“As a father, I feel deeply honored to be able to organize an army of highly respected business visionaries, government leaders, academics, and volunteers with boots on the ground here in Israel,” Yarom said. “With Lior’s deep background in education, philosophy, and humanitarianism, we are confident the organization will grow to support many children and their families for decades to come.”
“These are the future peacemakers in Israel and globally, and from their trauma will come greatness and grace,” said Amiel Aviman, co-founder, Chairman, and Managing Director of Genesis Group and Genesis Friends for Life Global Foundation. “Our belief includes, first and foremost, assistance to the weak, whether it be financial, emotional, and academic support and assistance for every child who needs it.”
“We must do all we can to support these young lives and to become their families for life,” said Liron Herskovitch. “With the support of the Members of the Genesis Business Humanity Club and with others who have joined us in building Friends for Life in the U.S. and Israel, we are able to make a lasting difference as we are committing in full force to ensuring these orphans have all they need to live productive lives.”
“The horrific terrorism that occurred on October 7th sends a strong signal to the world that Israel and Israeli’s are living with an existential threat, and that we all must do what we can to ensure the children and families impacted by violence have what the need to heal and move forward in love and strength,” said Eli Dalfin, co-founder and Managing Director of Genesis Friends for Life Global Foundation. “We invite all of those who share our compassion and passion for this mission to donate so we can fulfill our promise as Friends for Life to ensure good lives for every orphan we embrace.”
“Together, with the support of our friends in America and around the world, the Genesis Friends for Life Israel team, will make a significant, sustainable, and powerful difference in the lives of orphans,” said Arie Munk of Bayit Cham, another NGO in Israel which is partnering with Friends for Life. “Bayit Cham is honored to work with Friends for Life to provide the best mental health support. In Israel and throughout the world, many go through difficult periods in their lives or various experiences that lead to mental health issues”
As pioneers in the field of mental health rehabilitation in Israel, Bayit Cham will offer a broad array of services that include therapeutic and rehabilitation services, guidance and support, vocational training, and employment for those struggling with mental health challenges and for their families.
The Doron Grant for Life, created in honor of Doron Aviman, represents an innovation that will make a tremendous difference in every orphan’s life, including finding career opportunities in the Israeli tech sector – from internships to high-paying jobs.
The organization seeks to allow these children social leadership and an exit from the circles of difficulty and distress, while imparting an education with a clear occupational horizon, a connection to the world of employment through an extensive social network and connections and key people to whom we are connected through friendship or work within Genesis.
How the Program Works
- Each orphan in the program will realize the abilities and strengths inherent in him in long-term support frameworks.
- Every orphan will acquire a higher education and at least a bachelor’s degree.
- Each orphan in the program will reach financial independence at maturity during and at the end of the program.
- Each orphan will receive training to be a successful self-leader and community leader.
- Each orphan will receive support and assistance from Genesis business partners around the world as needed.
Learn more about The Doron Grant for Life here.
ABOUT GENESIS FRIENDS FOR LIFE GLOBAL FOUNDATION
On October 7, 2023, during the holiday of Shmini Atzeret, Hamas terrorists launched a violent, bloody attack on Israel from Gaza, firing thousands of rockets, breaching the country’s borders, and killing and wounding over 1,000 innocent people. Working with our Genesis Business Humanity Board of Directors and Membership and with long-standing philanthropic partners, we are focused on supporting orphans, widows, children, and families to rebuild homes and communities following this horrific attack.
We believe Israel will prevail, and the Jewish people will stand together as they always do. Am Yisrael Chai.
Genesis Friends for Life Foundation is a US-Based 501c3 non-profit organization.
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