12 Levontin Street, P.O. Box 191
Tel Aviv-Yafo
Israel
- Arts
- Democracy and community development
- Human rights
- International/Cultural relations
- Youth and education
Ometz Movement employs 21 staff members and 25 layers in addition to having 300 volunteers, in order to fulfill our mission of creating a better society for all Israelis, encouraging social leadership, and fighting against corruption. Our budgetary resources available in a year is $221,852, which we receive from donors, participation fees, and the Altshuler Shaham Investment House. Our projects include Inspiring Social Initiative, Acceptance and Tolerance / Sports, Social Values Education, Arts, Culture, Values, and Leadership Accountability. Our objectives:
Creating acceptance and coexistence among Jewish, Arab, Druze, Bedouin, Christian, and other Israelis.
Better resources for Israelis who live in underprivileged communities.
Improved infrastructure for a socially effective, dedicated, and accountable government.
Secure and sustainable futures for our young people.
Inspiring Social Initiative: We encourage creative social activism by educating Israelis about the astonishing work of ordinary citizens, leaders, and professionals from every cultural and religious sector. Throughout the year, we award activists in the areas of equality, social services, and tolerance. We have granted awards for projects like: philanthropic medical advancements, nationwide programs for values, and more. Awardees are recognized at national ceremonies and widely publicized in the media – Israelis learn that every individual can create new solutions for a better country. Objective: To research and identify outstanding social activists; to present them to the Israeli community through the media and in national award ceremonies.
Acceptance and Tolerance / Sports: Too often, contention – even hatred – comes to the fore in Israel’s sports arenas and playing fields. Fist fights and name-calling overwhelm games in both national and youth leagues. Ironically, sports are often valued for their encouragement of social values, teamwork, and acceptance. Our sports and values project reverses that irony through publicity, lectures, and workshops that encourage values in the arena. Sports permeates a great part of Israeli society. Better values for hundreds of thousands of sports fans can significantly affect our entire society. Objective:To hold workshops and lectures for youth and adults, and advertise for better sports values.
Social Values Education: The greatest potential for social change rests in our young generation. Our high school curriculum for social values is authorized by the Ministry of Education and makes social justice relevant for Israeli teens. Each year, we train teachers in a new group of target cities, creating a new youth culture for an Israel of equality and justice. Objective: We will collaborate with five Israeli municipalities for teacher training throughout the city or town.
Arts, Culture, Values: Our annual arts program gives thousands of Israeli youth a platform for social commentary through the creative arts. Each year, thousands of high school students participate in a program that encourages social values through artistic mediums: film, photography, creative writing, and more. The program culminates in a competition that is judged by artists and social leaders. Outstanding finalists are presented to the Israeli public. Objective: We will publicize and facilitate a nationwide competition for thousands of youth. Finalists will be presented at the Tel Aviv Cinemateque.
Leadership Accountability: For 25 years, we have held government leadership accountable to civic values and laws. We investigate and bring corrupt politics to light, prosecuting and often achieving accountability (incarceration, fines). As corruption is eradicated, Israelis call for better leadership, true leaders step forward. In 2017 we will implement this program on the municipal level where the absence of accountability and transparency is even more extreme than on the national level. Objective: We will initiate a process of investigation and response to reports of municipal corruption. Our legal and social activists will work to develop better laws and infrastructure for transparency.
We envision an Israeli society with stronger social welfare, equal opportunities for success, and leaders who are committed to the welfare of all citizens. In three decades, we will celebrate Israel’s centennial anniversary. We aim to celebrate with stronger infrastructure for equality and human rights, with balanced civic standards for all cultural, social, and religious sectors. We act to create a better society: to resolve the cultural antagonism in our country, to ensure transparency in government, and to assure equal allocation of resources among stronger and weaker populations.