My Brother’s Keeper International (MBKI) is an American non-profit looking to increase educational services for communities stricken by conflict and poverty. The non-profit partners with different Israeli companies, government officials, and educators to find solutions to the education issues faced in these communities.

One practice put in place by MBKI is providing hot lunches to students in need, with the motivation being that “Children who are hungry cannot learn”. They provide a kosher lunch for children whose family is unable to afford a consistent meal, working with local eateries to give the students the nutrients they need. At the beginning of each year, school professionals work the MBKI field employees to identify and evaluate students’ needs, and based on the information, MBKI offers anywhere from 40-100% of the cost of the meal.

Another one of the many programs MBKI has to offer is a Kindergarten Adoption program, in which donors from the US or Europe pairs up with a kindergarten in a low-socioeconomic of Israel. The donations are used in a multitude of ways, providing support after a full assessment is done by a MBKI field employee. The support needed ranges anywhere from school supplies to field trips, supplementing the schools in anyway deemed necessary.

The Kindergarten Adoption and hot lunches are only two of the many various programs MBKI provides to families, students, and schools in need. To learn more, check out the website at https://www.mbki.org/