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When Sylvia, 23, graduated from New York University in 2021 after studying child development, disability and performance, she emerged into a world recovering from the pandemic. The native Philadelphian had thought she would immediately attend grad school or look for a job working within the performing arts or with children. However, after spending over a …

Rediscovering Passion and Purpose through Project TEN/ JewishAgency.org/ October 2022 Read More »

When Abby, a junior at Georgia College studying early childhood education, heard about the opportunity for Atlanta college students to be part of a special subsidized trip to The Jewish Agency’s Project TEN Center in Mexico, she jumped at the chance. The seven-day trip, organized by Hillels of Georgia and sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta, took …

Making an Impact and Exploring Jewish Identity in Mexico/ JewishAgency.org/ August 2022 Read More »

Last month, I had the pleasure of joining Hillels of Georgia in Mexico City for a trip with Project TEN. Project TEN is an initiative of the Jewish Agency for Israel. They allow participants to travel to any Project TEN center across the world to volunteer in and explore the local community—all while meeting Jews …

Volunteering In And Exploring Mexico With Project TEN/ By Amanda Budd/ jewishatlanta.org Read More »

Personal identity is a finicky thing. It is hard to define and constantly evolves while at the same time remaining central to one’s life. Everyone in life is constantly looking for how their identity affects their lives, whether it be ethnic, religious, cultural, or otherwise. Personally, I rethink my identity as a Jewish, Hispanic American …

Finding Meaning in Mexico/ Thomas “Po” Charyton, HillelsofGeorgia.org Read More »

Wisconsinite Julia Appel, 19, recently completed a gap year, including spring and summer in Israel, before starting as an undergraduate at Tufts University. She wrote this article about her participation in a four-month program in the fall and summer called Project TEN with NEXT. The program offers young adults the chance to “give of yourself …

I’m at Tufts, but I’m still part of Mitzpe, Israel// The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle// 2021 Read More »

In response to urgent needs arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, The Jewish Agency launched a new volunteer center for the Project TEN service-learning program in Chimalhuacán, Mexico City. The initiative is a collaboration between The Jewish Agency and CADENA, with support from Keren Hayesod. The new center draws volunteers from Israel and around the Jewish …

A New Project TEN Center in Mexico City// The Jewish Agency// 2021 Read More »

המרכז פועל עם מתנדבים מישראל ומארצות הברית ברוח הערך היהודי תיקון עולם, הפועלים להעצמת ילדים ובני נוער מקומיים במקסיקו באמצעות פעילות חינוכית וקהילתית לקריאת הכתבה המלאה: https://www.maariv.co.il/jewishism/Article-859937

על רקע משבר הקורונה, הסוכנות היהודית הקימה בימים אלה מרכז מתנדבים חדש במחוז וויסקילואקן אשר במקסיקו סיטי במסגרת פרויקט TEN. הפרויקט במקסיקו הינו שיתוף פעולה בין הסוכנות היהודית לבין ארגון CADENA ובתמיכת קרן היסוד. בסוכנות אמרו כי “המרכז יפעל עם מתנדבים מישראל ומארצות הברית ברוח הערך היהודי “תיקון עולם”, הפועלים להעצמת ילדים ובני נוער מקומיים …

על רקע שיאי התחלואה במקסיקו: הסוכנות היהודית הקימה מרכז מתנדבים בעיר הבירה כחלק מפרויקט ייחודי// ישראל היום// 2021 Read More »