JDC Transforms Communities Across Africa and Asia
Among other services, Dr. Rick Hodes, JDC's Medical Director in Ethiopia, performs lifesaving pediatric spinal surgeries through the Mother Teresa Clinic in Addis Ababa.
photo: Richard Lord
In partnership with the local Jewish community, JDC ensures that aging Jews who struggle financially in Casablanca, Tangier, and other Moroccan cities receive quality medical care and humanitarian assistance.
photo: Rozy Aalam
As part of a broad, multi-religious partnership, JDC helps support a vocational training farm in Djerba, Tunisia, that provides therapy and educational services to youth with mental disabilities.
photo: Hannah Starman
A Rosh Hashanah "seder" at the Evelyn Peters Jewish Community Center in Mumbai, one of the many cultural and educational programs organized each year by JDC's staff and Jewish Service Corps volunteers.
photo: Richard Lord
Through the technical assistance provided by JDC to this self-sufficient Jewish community, enrollment has been increased at Istanbul's Jewish day school and a new training program has been established for youth leaders and young adults.
Working with partner organizations in Sri Lanka, India, and Turkey, JDC is helping to rebuild homes and villages devastated last year by Cyclone Nargis; it also helped repair the damage to the local synagogue.
The small Tunisian island of Djerba is home to approximately 1,000 Jews, nearly half of whom are children enrolled in JDC-sponsored schools. JDC's support of Jewish education helps this unique community maintain its cultural identity and religious connections.
photo: Hannah Starman
The Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village provides its residents, orphans of the Rwandan genocide, an opportunity to heal and grow through its holistic approach to human development and family-like network of community support.
Tags for this gallery: Children, Disabilities, Dr. Rick Hodes, Elderly, Health / Medical Issues, Jewish Holiday Celebrations, Youth / Young Adults
