Amal Network 1 Ltd.

Amal is a state democratic educational network of 30,000 students. It's mission is to enhance access to higher education, foster digital literacy, and promote entrepreneurship while instilling democratic ideals and encouraging community involvement. Amal is Israel’s pioneering State-Democratic educational network, founded in 1928 by the Histadrut, Israel's labor federation. It unites 50 diverse schools (Jewish, Arab, Druze, Bedouin) across 21 local authorities with an annual Enrollment of 30,000 students and with a staff of 3,000 members. Amal has a scientific-technological focus with 31 Multidisciplinary Schools, 19 Technological Schools, 16 Colleges for Technicians and Practical Engineers, 14 Adult Education Colleges that provide vocational training for Adults, and 7 Youth Entrepreneurship Centers. Amal's vision is to nurture informed citizens with a strong sense of identity, civic values and both adaptive and leadership skills to get by in a shared society. Its mission is to open up higher and vocational education pathways, to advance digital literacy, entrepreneurship and innovation. In terms of civic Education, Amal would like to instill democratic values, critical thinking and social justice as well to encourage community engagement by volunteerism and resilience-building projects. My role is to encourage donations from philanthropic foundations and individuals, in Israel and from overseas, as well as from the business community, as education is key to securing our future here.