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Ma'avarim
"passageways" or "crossings" in Hebrew
Our goal is to empower and support members of the trans community, facilitating both personal and social change.
Our activities are divided into three main areas:
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Personal Support – To provide the support needed for transgender and gender variant people and their loved ones in their daily lives and their journey. Support is provided through personal contact with members of
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Trans Community Empowerment – To build community resources and knowledge, through research, partnerships, and training.
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Social change, lobby, and advocacy - To advocate for social change on issues related to the trans community, working together with legislators, policy makers, the media, and agents of change.
Background and Main Challenges of the Trans community
Transgender people are people whose assigned sex at birth does not match their gender. According to recent studies, it is estimated that trans and gender variant people are 6% of the population. While Israel boasts itself as LGBT friendly, the reality of trans and gender variant people in Israel is similar to that of the gay community 30 years ago: trans people are ridiculed in the media, discriminated against, not fully protected by the law, cast out by their communities and families, many are marginalized towards poverty and sexwork.
Lack of knowledge regarding the trans community, in the education system, welfare, policing, social services, healthcare and more render these services discriminatory, inaccessible and even violent.
And much more!
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Academic scholarship program
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'Transformation' training to express your personal story
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Quarterly "Round Table" events for professionals and policy makers
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Health Conferences
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Suicide prevention seminars
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Seminar for employers
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Promoting trans rights at the Knesset (Israeli Parliament)
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Quarterly surveys to create change
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Seminars on how to work with the media
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Self-defense course
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International Transgender Day of Remembrance
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Memorial ceremony
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Lectures and Education for professionals
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Community Meals
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Social events
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Pride!
Some of our partners and supporters:
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Microsoft Israel
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Adallom
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LGBTech
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Tel-Aviv Municipality
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National Insurance Institute of Israel
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Hoshen
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Jerusalem Open House
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El-Ha'lev
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Unit for Suicide Prevention Ministry of Health
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Reports
Donations
Donations can be transferred to "Ma'avarim - Israeli Trans Community" account at HaPoalim Bank, account number 12-681-597844.
If your donation is not anonymous, please contact us using this form, and we will send you a receipt.
Donation by check can be written payable to: 'Ma'avarim - Israeli Trans Community" payee only, and sending regular mail to:
"Ma'avarim, Gay Center, Tchernihovski 22a, Tel Aviv, Israel".
We will send you a receipt.
For 501c3 status either donate online - Israel Gives
www.israelgives.org/amuta/580525434
or by check - please indicate that your check is donor advised to support:
"Ma'avarim - Israeli Trans Community" payable to "New Israel Fund":
New Israel Fund
6 East 39th Street
Suite 301
New York, NY 10016-0108
U.S.A
Once you have mailed your gift, please inform us at: info@maavarim.org so that we can track your donation.
Talk to us
Phone: +972-52-477-67-07
Email: info@maavarim.org
Mailing Address: P.O.B 11046, Tel Aviv - Jaffa 6111001