Elifelet - Citizens for Refugee Children () is a non-profit non-governmental educational and aid organization headquartered in Tel Aviv-Yafo which works to assist the youth and children of migrant workers, refugees, and foreign nationals in Israel, founded in 2013. Its founder is journalist and social activist .France Fetes Israeli Group That Aids Children of Asylum Seekers, HaaretzAbout Elifelet
It was named after the poem "" by Nathan Alterman.
Controversies In 2016 Israeli Minister of Defense Avigdor Liberman ordered Israeli military not to take part in the activities that assist migrants, after Channel 10 reported that some soldiers were volunteering for Elifelet. Orthodox rabbi Eli Ben-Dahan supported this decision: "Israeli soldiers should volunteer for programs that benefit Israeli citizens".
Recognition 2015: 2015: 2017: a commendation in the framework of the Human Rights Prize of the French Republic"שיחה מקומית" זכתה בפרס דרור לשינוי חברתי (France awarded a medal to the Elifelet association, which helps children of asylum seekers), Haaretz, July 5, 2017 2017: a commendation during the Dror Prize for Social Change ceremony."שיחה מקומית" זכתה בפרס דרור לשינוי חברתי
References
Further reading לכל הילדים מגיעה ילדות בטוחה, ynet, May 25, 2020, an interview with Sharon Tal, Executive Director of Elifelet
External links
2023 annual report