After 19 Years of doing Camp Chalutzim for impoverished Belarusian children and teens, we couldn't imagine that in just a few years, children in Belarus, Ukraine, and Israel would face radically different and very difficult circumstances.
We understand that providing the opportunity to attend a summer camp is essential to strengthen these children spiritually and emotionally, providing them with hope and joy during war and suffering.
Stewart and Chantal with Herut, Andre and their children. After volunteering at Camp Chalutzim Herut saw a need in the Ethiopian community in Israel and decided to do something about it. She has been doing camps since 2019.
Facing war and repression is especially hard for children and teens in Belarus, Israel, and Ukraine.... As what should be happy memories of their childhood, are instead filled with fear and terror.