Closing the Digital Gap – Empowering Ethiopian Israeli Young Adults

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Amount:
$200,000
Year:
2015
Field of Interest:
Program Name:
Closing the Digital Gap - Empowering Ethiopian Israeli Young Adults
Grant Type:
Israel
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ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION

In Israel today, Ethiopian Israelis are confronted with many obstacles that deter their integration into society as a whole and into the high-tech sector in particular. In spite of high motivation levels, only 9% of Ethiopian Israeli soldiers are chosen to receive any technological or professional training in the army, which decreases their chances of attaining high level positions in the army and joining the high-tech sector post-army. Additionally, only 24% of Ethiopian Israelis attain a high school matriculation diploma and therefore cannot gain access to a university-level education.

GRANT PURPOSE

The Closing the Digital Gap - Empowering Ethiopian Israeli Young Adults program supports a comprehensive vocational technology training and placement program for 80 Ethiopian Israeli young adults ages 21-30 per year.