After surviving trafficking, prostitution, and exploitation, three courageous women founded Kol Hasordot – Survivor Voices to save others from what they experienced. By sharing their stories, they break taboos, educate the public, advocate for change, and work to ensure that no woman suffers the abuse they endured. Through programs in schools, universities, police units, and other settings, they challenge harmful attitudes, increase awareness, and help build a future rooted in dignity, safety, and hope. Please Note: We keep the names of the founders private for their safety.
Womens' Empowerment
Speaking Jerusalem
Speaking Jerusalem brings together residents of East and West Jerusalem through language learning, interest groups, and shared experiences. Participants build friendships, strengthen language skills, and develop tools that support educational and employment opportunities while gaining a deeper understanding of one another’s communities. Under the leadership of Suzan Sayyed and Lior Urian, the organization is helping create connections across divides and building a more inclusive and connected Jerusalem.
Sidreh
Recognizing the barriers facing Bedouin women in the Negev, Khadra El Sana and other Bedouin women founded Sidreh to create opportunities for education, economic independence, and leadership. Through traditional weaving, literacy programs, and community development initiatives, women gain skills, confidence, and income while preserving an important cultural heritage. Their work is helping Bedouin women strengthen their families, communities, and futures.
Find Your Voice Now
After experiencing the challenges of unhealthy relationships in their own lives, Annie Roth and Mary Ellen Bartlett created Find Your Voice Now to help others find support, healing, and hope. Through peer support groups, educational programs, and a caring community, they provide individuals with the tools and encouragement to reclaim their confidence and move forward. Their inspiring work reminds people that they are not alone and that healing is possible.
Ma’atzimot – Empowering Ethiopian Women
Racheli Tadessa Malkai emigrated from Ethiopia to Israel in 1991. She was more than familiar with the traditional role played by women in her culture as well as the difficulties faced by people of color in their adopted homeland. She founded Ma’atzimot – Empowering Ethiopian-Israeli Women not only to counter that traditional role but also to address increased sexual harassment and domestic violence plaguing these women.
Racheli’s success can be judged by the more than 18,000 women and girls who have participated in programs run in nearly thirty communities across the country. Those programs promote leadership development, vocational training, entrepreneurship, emotional resilience and pride in their Ethiopian heritage.
Women Palante
The Spanish idiom “palante” can be translated as “go for it!”, an appropriate name for Yurani Sandoval’s organization, Women Palante which mentors and inspires Latina women as they pursue entrepreneurial ventures. The program includes not only critical financial expertise but also focuses on personal wellness, an often-ignored, but important tool leading to success.
Our matching grant is directed to administrative costs.
