Philanthropy for the periphery - Haaretz - Israel News: "Philanthropy for the periphery
By Goel Pinto
The sum of NIS 1.4 million, the monthly salary of a CEO at a publicly traded company, 'is equal to the monthly sum the state expects me to use to finance a whole village; to feed 480 students and pay salaries and overhead expenses.' This is what Rachel Silvetsky, director of the Kfar Hasidim Youth Village, wrote about six months ago on the NFC (News First Class) Hebrew Web site after the publication of the state comptroller's report on salaries in the public sector.
Last week the Clore Israel Foundation announced its decision to donate some $200,000 to each of 10 youth villages, including the one Silvetsky runs. The funds will be used to build special English-language learning centers, which will prepare the students in the higher grades for matriculation exams in four or five units, thus significantly improving their chances of succeeding in their adult life. The schools in which the language labs will be built are in outlying areas, including Acre, Kasifa, Safed and Kiryat Gat."
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