The President’s Award for “Israeli Hope” in Education to MDA Youth Organization
“Israeli Hope” in Education seeks to promote education for partnership between the various sectors, with the understanding that familiarity and joint action are essential for securing the future and prosperity of the State of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state.
This year, MDA Youth Organization received the noble award at a ceremony held at the President's Residence in Jerusalem for their work to establish a partnership between the various sectors of Israeli society: secular, ultra-Orthodox, Arab and religious.
The MDA Youth Organization was established in the 1990s and currently has about 14,000 volunteers from all over the country, aged 15-18.
The organization aims to save lives in ambulances, humanitarian activities as part of belonging to the Red Cross youth organizations, prevention of accidents and diseases among the community and implements in its activities the integration of all sectors regardless of religion / race and gender.
