Mifalot Education and Society Enterprises
It operates in Israel
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"Mifalot Education and Society Enterprises" is the largest sports organization for development and peace in the Middle East. "Mifalot" is a unique educational, social and sports derived organization. It is the largest organization in Israel that involves sports in general and soccer in particular as an educational and cultural means.
The organization was founded in 1997 by the then owners of the Hapoel Tel Aviv FC, and operates hundreds of social projects throughout 250 towns and villages across the country. Focusing on the fringes of society and peripheral areas of the State of Israel, Mifalot touches the lives of over 30,000 children, adolescents and young adults annually. Some 250,000 participants have graduated its programs to-date.
"Mifalot" uses sports to build new social groups and communities based on understanding, partnership, tolerance, recognition and acceptance of the other, as well as helping individuals to maximize potential and ability.
The following objectives have been defined as Mifalot’s top priorities:
- To educate and train trainees to believe in themselves and their abilities.
- To provide trainees with the tools to become positively involved in the community.
- To be proactive and provide multiracial society management tools.
- To educate trainees to be loyal and caring citizens.
- To professionally train volunteers and trainers to serve as positive figures and directly influence trainees.
- To create essential partnerships with target communities.
- To encourage closeness between different sectors and populations.
- To pass on Mifalot’s method, knowledge and values in order to promote community development.
The activities are adapted for a wide range of populations and include a number of formal and informal settings: Schools, community centers, boarding schools, hostels, immigrants' homes, programs for children with special needs, programs for the National Service and volunteer citizen services, for the Israel Ministry of Employment and more.
The activities are operated and supported by board members among whom are professional trainers, pedagogic staff, psychologists, and professionals from different fields, together developing programs specifically for the needs and characteristics of the population.
"Mifalot" has been recognized for its operational achievements and has been The WEF Social innovator award, The ECA Award, and the Sport Team of the Year Award-Beyond Sport, among others.
Mifalot’s local success over the past 16 years is driving our new international initiative. To date, we have partnered with communities and organizations, implementing and adapting our project models to their local needs in Jordan, Palestine, Rwanda, Haiti, Cameroon, Nigeria and Philippines.