About WIZO
Mission Statement
WIZO - an international movement of Zionist women was founded in 1920. Today, there are over a quarter of a million active WIZO members in 50 federations around the world, working for the welfare of Israeli citizens and lending a vital hand in the operating of hundreds of education and welfare projects and services. WIZO is a non-party affiliated Zionist movement, recognized by the United Nations as a Non-Governmental Organization with consultative status on key international organizations such as ECOSOC and UNICEF.
Hand in Hand, All Through Life
In a country like Israel, that continuously absorbs new immigrants and embraces a diverse population, there is considerable need to assist the weaker segments of society and people in distress. This need was evident even prior to the founding of the state and has been adapted according to the changing conditions prevailing in Israel. However, even today, there are tens of thousands of citizens in need of help who fall between the cracks -WIZO steps in to fill the void and provide them with aid. All sectors of the community receive assistance, from babies to the elderly. WIZO enriches the lives of children in day care centers, high schools and youth clubs, provides aid to teenage girls in distress and to battered women, who receive shelter, psychological aid, treatment, rehabilitation and legal assistance. New immigrants and women from minority communities turn to WIZO. Senior Citizens are given a helping hand in clubs, sheltered workshops and the Parents Home in the heart of Tel Aviv.
WIZO seeks to react to the challenges of every period of life, to reach out and respond to social needs, to take care of those in distress, to focus on children and adults, to lend a hand to new immigrants and to protect those at risk -thereby ensuring a better society for all.