Founded in 1989, Project Kesher is the fastest growing advocacy and human rights organizations in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Georgia and Kazakhstan with a grassroots movement of 165 Jewish women's groups and more than 90 multi-ethnic coalitions of women spanning 11 time zones.
Our programs give CIS Jews the opportunity to reclaim their heritage and to discover the power of community activism. Project Kesher provides,
- Innovative leadership training for women and girls;
- Jewish educational programs;
- Torahs to communities where there were none; and
- Job training at ORT/Keshernet computer centers.
Our social activist programming addresses
- Domestic violence;
- Human trafficking;
- Women's health issues;
- Anti-Semitism and other forms of religious and ethnic intolerance.
Demand for our programs is continually increasing. Many more participants and communities are in need of our services.
