Jerusalem offers a number of excellent opportunities for individuals who wish to do volunteer work. Visitor, veteran resident, or new immigrant – your assistance will be welcome in any number of organizations around town, including old-age homes and centers for the disabled.

 

The Jerusalem Botanical Gardens

The gardens are located on the southeastern edge of the Givat Ram campus, and featuring flora of various regions around the world.

Volunteers are helping with planting and fostering the plants and in the ongoing handling of the gardens.

 

Hadassah Hospitals

Hadassah Medical Center is an Israeli medical organization established in 1934 that operates two university hospitals at Ein Kerem and Mount Scopus as well as schools of medicine, dentistry, nursing, and pharmacology affiliated with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Its declared mission is to extend a "hand to all, without regard for race, religion or ethnic origin."

The volunteering featured by working in a medical environment with varied patients. Please note that this type of work can be emotionally intensive and, in some cases, confronting.

 

Meir Panim

A non-profit organization, which gives free lunches for homeless people and weakened population.

The volunteers' work is on Sunday-Thursday (no weekends) between 11:15 to 13:30, helping to organize the dining room, the food, serving the food for the people and clean a little before closing.

 

 For assistance with volunteer placements, please contact Gal Lombrozo – Gallom@savion.huji.ac.il.