Furrows For Empowerment

Tlamim organization empower IDF combat soldiers who have completed their service to pursue their educational and professional goals. This innovative pilot program will establish Empowerment Hubs in the Negev & Galilee. Program Partners and Leadership Tlamim will: • Establish and manage the Empowerment Hubs • Cover tuition costs for the students’ academic degrees • Provide participants with housing and a living stipend • Oversee collaboration between academia, the municipality, and local and regional industries as prospective employers • Develop and oversee a community volunteer program Key Partners: • The State of Israel, Ministry of Defense: The Fund for the Veterans: will promote Tlamim among all relevant veterans up to 5 years from compulsory service completion date. https://www.hachvana.mod.gov.il/Pages/default.aspx • IDF: "Profession for Life" program: will promote Tlamim among all relevant combat soldiers a few month prior to compulsory service completion date. https://www.idf.il/%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%A9%D7%9C%D7%99-%D7%91%D7%A6%D7%94-%D7%9C/%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%92%D7%99-%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%91%D7%A6%D7%94-%D7%9C/%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%97%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%A8-%D7%9E%D7%A6%D7%94-%D7%9C/%D7%AA%D7%95%D7%9B%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%AA-%D7%9E%D7%A7%D7%A6%D7%95%D7%A2-%D7%9C%D7%97%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9D/ • Youth Centers: State of Israel The Ministry for Negev & Galilee Developments operates Youth Centers within the local municipalities, who adopt Tlamim groups in order to support long term settlement. Such Youth Centers are Tlamim partners. https://negev-galil.gov.il/youthcenter/ • Or Movement: will provide accommodation solutions, hub management, social supervision, and integration to local municipalities. https://or1.org.il/ Participating Municipalities & Academic Institutes • Participating Municipalities The following municipalities have shown interest in cooperating with Tlamim and may serve as possible hub locations - 2022: - Afula (pilot hub already in operation) - Dimona - Akko Next step: - Ofakim - Arad - Kiryat Shmona - Tiberias • Academic Institutions The following academic institutions have shown interest in cooperating with Tlamim: - Shamoon College of Engineering, Beer Sheba: https://www.sce.ac.il/ - Technological College Beer Sheba: https://tcb.ac.il/ - Sapir College, Sederot: https://www.sapir.ac.il/en - Tel Hai College, Kiryat Shmona: https://english.telhai.ac.il/ - Yizrael Valley College: https://www.yvc.ac.il/en - Kinneret Academic College: https://www.kinneret.ac.il/en/ - Western Galilee College: https://www.kinneret.ac.il/en/ - Ort Braude College: https://w3.braude.ac.il/?lang=en - And more