{"id":20335,"date":"2021-08-23T17:38:27","date_gmt":"2021-08-23T21:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/?page_id=20335"},"modified":"2021-08-27T13:00:10","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T17:00:10","slug":"helping-refugees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/how-we-help\/helping-refugees\/","title":{"rendered":"Helping Refugees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t<h1>\n\t\t\tHelping Refugees Acquire Skills for a New Life\n\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\n<p>At the core of ORT&#8217;s <em>raison d&#8217;etre<\/em> is helping people learn new skills in order to improve their lives. That mission is as true today as it was in 1880 Russia when ORT was founded.<\/p>\n<p>In today&#8217;s world, the refugee crisis creates many challenges. ORT&#8217;s \u00a0order for them obtain the skills needed for future employment leading to productive lives.<\/p>\n<p>For example, ORT set up a pilot program in Samos, Greece in 2019 for refugee women to provide vocational training in cell phone repair, while also offering psychosocial support. This program has now been extended to provide extra training and counseling for women. The women will be able to use the skills they have developed in the past two years wherever they end up calling home.<\/p>\n<p>These programs embody ORT&#8217;s value of <em>Tikkun Olam<\/em>, repairing the world.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to life-changing work in Greece, ORT is leading an innovative STEM training project in Ghana. Young Girls from low-income families who lack access to computers and online learning will be the key beneficiaries. They will receive the skills to thrive through high-quality teaching and training, giving them the best possible chances of employment. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/ort.org\/en\/news\/ghana-girls-stem-initiative-launches-with-unesco-backing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> to learn more.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/alex-headshot-1-e1629120613837.jpg\" data-animation-class=\"none\" \/>\n\t\t\t<h3>&#8220;ORT makes its students smarter, happier and stronger. As the number of ORT graduates like me grows, we are the people who will change the world!&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>Alex Kuznetsov<br \/>2021 graduate of Kfar Silver, Israel<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Alex-quote-375.jpg\" alt=\"Alex Quote 375\" itemprop=\"image\"  \/>\n\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\tORT&#8217;s Educational Impact\n\t\t<\/h2>\n<style>\nsection.column3 ul {\n    display: -webkit-box;\n    display: -webkit-flex;\n    display: -ms-flexbox;\n    display: flex;\n    -webkit-box-align: stretch;\n    -webkit-align-items: stretch;\n    -ms-flex-align: stretch;\n    align-items: stretch;\n    flex-flow: row wrap;\n}\n.cardsSection ul li {\n    display: inline-block;\n    width: 33.33%;\n    padding: 0 30px 60px;\n    vertical-align: middle;\n}\n.imagecardSect h3 {\n    font-size: 22px;\n    line-height: 30px;\n    margin-bottom: 20px;\n    font-weight: normal;\n    color: #491578;\n}\n.cardsSection ul li > a {\n    display: block;\n    text-align: center;\n    text-decoration: none;\n    padding: 60px 20px 54px;\n    font-size: 20px;\n}\n.cardsSection ul li > div, .cardsSection ul li > a {\n    background-color: #fff;\n    padding: 60px 20px 32px;\n    position: relative;\n    height: 100%;\n}\n.cardsSection ul li > div:before, .cardsSection ul li > a:before {\n    content: \"\";\n    background: url(\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/card-list-icon.svg\") no-repeat center center;\n    background-size: 70px 70px;\n    width: 70px;\n    height: 70px;\n    position: absolute;\n    left: 0;\n    right: 0;\n    margin: 0 auto;\n    top: -35px;\n}\n .cardsSection ul li:hover > a:before {\n    -webkit-transform: rotate(180deg);\n    transform: rotate(180deg);\n     -webkit-transition: all 200ms linear;\n    -moz-transition: all 200ms linear;\n    transition: all 200ms linear;\n}\n.cardsSection ul li:hover h3 {\n   color:#00ddbf;\n}\n\/* responsive design *\/\n@media only screen and (max-width: 768px){\n   div#educational-impact-speakers{margin-top: 13.5vw}\n   section.cardsSection ul li {width: 100%;} \n   section.cardsSection ul{padding-inline-start: 0;}\n}\n<\/style>\n<section>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/impact-stories\/maria\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">\n<h3>Maria, Student at <br \/>Be&#8217;er Sheva College<\/h3>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/500X500_Maria-BS-2.gif\" alt=\"Maria\"\/>\n<p>FIND OUT MORE<\/p>\n<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/impact-stories\/nicole-nissan-2\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">\n<h3>Nicole, Student at <br \/>Digital Skills Academy<br \/><\/h3>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/nicole500.jpg\" alt=\"Nicole\"\/>\n<p>FIND OUT MORE<\/p>\n<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/impact-stories\/ben-zimbron-perez\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">\n<h3>Ben, Student at <br \/> M\u00e9xico ORT (CIM-ORT)<\/h3>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Ben-Zimbron500.jpg\" alt=\"Ben\"\/>\n<p>FIND OUT MORE<\/p>\n<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Helping Refugees Acquire Skills for a New Life At the core of ORT&#8217;s raison d&#8217;etre is helping people learn new skills in order to improve their lives. That mission is&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":0,"parent":11201,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-20335","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20335","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20335"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20335\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20356,"href":"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20335\/revisions\/20356"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}