FRIENDS OF

AHARAI!

TOGETHER WE EMPOWER THE NEXT GENERATION
OF SOLDIERS, SOCIAL PIONEERS, AND TECH INNOVATORS.

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FRIENDS OF AHARAI!

Friends of Aharai! is the official philanthropic partner of the Aharai! youth movement. We raise charitable funds on behalf of Aharai! to support programs that prepare young people across Israel to lead, serve, and thrive.

AHARAI!’S MISSION

Since 1997, Aharai! has been building one of Israel’s most trusted youth leadership movements—preparing the next generation of soldiers, changemakers, and citizens the nation will one day depend on. Operating at national scale, Aharai! reaches young people from every sector of Israeli society, with a particular focus on underserved communities, geographic and social peripheries, and populations too often left disconnected from opportunity. Through culturally adapted leadership, educational, and pre-military programming, Aharai! prepares youth for meaningful military and civic service—one of the most powerful gateways to upward mobility in Israeli society. Through trusted regional hubs and continuous mentorship, Aharai! walks alongside participants from high school, through military service, and into adulthood, ensuring that potential is not only discovered, but translated into lasting outcomes. In doing so, Aharai! is helping close opportunity gaps, strengthen national cohesion, and build a stronger, more united Israel.

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TO SHAPE ISRAEL’S FUTURE

by empowering the next generation of leaders.

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TO UNITE YOUTH

across socio-economic, religious, geographic, and ethnic divides.

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TO ENSURE EVERY YOUNG PERSON HAS THE OPPORTUNITY

to thrive and shape their own future.

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TO FOSTER A NATIONAL CULTURE

of responsibility for one’s community and country.

ISRAEL’S FIGHT, OUR FUTURE

Across Israel, thousands of young people have the ambition and ability to lead, but face systemic gaps in mentorship, resources, and opportunity. When leadership goes undeveloped, Israel loses future soldiers, educators, and innovators when they are needed most.

By investing in the next generation, we secure Israel’s future—strengthening its army, its society, and its tomorrow.

UNTAPPED LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL

Across Israel’s social and geographic peripheries, young people with the potential to lead too often lack the preparation, mentorship, and support to realize it.

DISCONNECTED COMMUNITIES

Haredi, Arab, and peripheral youth remain underrepresented in military service, civic leadership, and Israel’s broader social fabric.

GAP IN
MILITARY READINESS

Israel faces an urgent and growing need for a new generation of soldiers, officers, and commanders prepared to lead with courage, purpose, and resilience.

HOW AHARAI! HELPS

Aharai! transforms disadvantaged starting points into leadership, opportunity, and lasting impact. Through sustained mentorship, high- impact programming, and real-world opportunity, young people are equipped not only to rewrite their trajectories, but to lead with purpose and shape Israel’s future.