Friends of Atidim

Atidim identifies bright, talented young people from Israel’s underserved periphery and marginalized communities and invests in their education, enrichment, empowerment and pursuit of excellence, from high school through young adulthood. Providing all-encompassing financial, academic and social support, Atidim helps these promising students get on track to higher education and integrate into the workforce in promising high-tech, engineering, industry, defense and public service careers. Established in 2000, it is Israel’s most valuable educational and social initiative. It creates equal educational opportunity and social mobility, narrows socio-economic gaps, trains Israel’s future industry, high-tech and social leaders and builds a stronger, more inclusive Israel for all.