1. L.O.:
COMBAT VIOLENCE
AGAINST WOMEN
WOMEN'S AID CENTERS:
Herzelia, Hadera,
Rishon Le-Zion
Ruth Rasnic & Meir Teichman

2. L.O.:
Combat
Violence
against
Women
(An NGO)
Finance: Management,
Funding, Friends of
investments,
endowments, the NGO,
grants & support Legal
Counseling
Shelters Half-way Legislation, Public Education Publications,
Apartments Relations & Press releases,
Advocacy TV & News
& & Training
(Dissemination of
Papers,
Opinion Internet site
Legal Aid Change
Knowledge)
Hotlines:
Hebrew,
Russian;
Women, Children
& Youth

3. The Shelters
 Three Shelters:
 Herzelia
 Hadera
 Rishon Le-Zion
 Any woman + young
children;
 Can stay up to 12 months;
 A Half-way Apartment after
leaving the shelter

4. Staff & Services of the Shelters
 Management and administrative help;
 House-mother;
 Psych-Social Services:
 Social worker
 Intervention with the women;
 Contacts with outside welfare services and agencies;
 Following advancement and follow-up;
 Reports to the Courts and other legal-paralegal agencies;
 Supervision of the staff.
 Child Clinical Psychologist
 Treatment of children;
 Counseling and guiding the mothers;
 Supervision of personnel in touch with children.

5. Staff & Services (continued)
 Legal Services
 Legal counseling;
 Representation of women;
 Legal supervision.
 Kindergarten teachers;
 Volunteers
(who are involved in various aspects of the
Shelters and the Organization).

6. Statistics: 2007
Herzelia Haddera Rishon L'Zion Total
Women 70 57 43 170
Children 83 60 63 206
Residency Days 7,416 4,247 7,849 19,512
 Women by Origin:
 Jewish, Israeli 84 49%
 Immigrants from USSR 29 17%
 Immigrants from Ethiopia 22 13%
 Israeli Moslems 25 15%
 Christian, Druze, Bedouin 4 2%
 Tourists, foreign laborers 6 4%

7. Legislation, Advocacy & Legal Aid
 Working with the Parliament (Knesset) sub-
committees & Government Ministries:
 Welfare;
 Education;
 Women status;
 Law Enforcement;
 Justice
 Housing.

8. Legislation, Advocacy & Legal Aid
(continued)
 Free Legal Counseling
 Serve women from the community;
 Advice the hotlines’ referrals;
 Supervision of Social Worker and other professionals on
legal issues.
 Representing Women in Family Courts, Religious
(Jewish, Moslem), & Criminal Courts;
 Representing the Organization in various
committees.

9. Education & Training
 Training:
 Students of Social Work;
 Family violence workers;
 Police officers;
 Medical & paramedical staff;
 Nurses, midwives;
 Israel Defense Force (IDF);
 Volunteers and Hotlines personnel.
 Education:
 Knesset members;
 Religious authorities (Rabbis, Imams, Priests);
 Teachers and educators;
 High school students;
 The public through the Media.

10. Public Relations & Publications
 A 4-language website (Hebrew, English, Russian,
Spanish: www.no2violence.co.il: includes info,
articles, links and statistics;
 News Letters in Hebrew and English;
 Press Releases;
 TV & Radio appearances.

11. Hotlines
 24 hour Hotline for Women in distress:
 Hebrew and Russian;
 Hotline for Children & Youth victims of
violence (Hebrew).
 Hotlines are in touch with Welfare Agencies
and the Police in case of..
 Hotlines managed and run by volunteers
 Training of volunteers by volunteers;
 Only women are on-line;