However, reading libraries are noticeably absent or minuscule in several Israeli elementary schools with high immigrant enrollment. These schools, opened in response to the massive influx of immigration from the Former Soviet Union, remain under-funded and consequently lack basic educational facilities.
JOI’s Israel Literacy Initiative builds libraries and reading programs in under-funded schools, augmenting literacy levels and academic achievement among immigrant students.
The Basic Library:
1200 reading books
300 reference books
(for book loans, research, and class projects) |
The long-term impact of a school library is enormous.
* The cost of each library averages out to 2 cents per student hour
* Schools provide 35% matching funding
* Books are used again and again (especially with a small library)
and last decades
The expenses requested for this project include only direct capital costs.
All supervision, facility and utility expenses, educational salaries, and
various other costs are borne completely by JOI and the host school. JOI’s Israel Literacy Initiative is an unparalleled opportunity to guarantee the future of hundreds of immigrant children. Fully 100% of your gift goes directly to purchasing books and necessary. JOI, together with the schools, is responsible for implementation,
programming and testing, and evaluation and reporting of libraries and
reading programs. All children have the right to a decent education. JOI's Israel Literacy Initiative guarantees it! |
