In developing countries, water and hygiene facilities are a significant driver of academic success. In Ethiopia, graduation from secondary school more than doubles a student’s expected lifetime earnings.

The Barzilai Foundation is proud to be supporting another cohort of students for our Undergraduate Studies Bursary program, in collaboration with Bayside School, Westside School, Gibraltar College of Further Education, and the EV Foundation.

In the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, the Barzilai Foundation has done much to support the community. In early September, over 29 centimetres of rain fell in a single day, over a quarter of a million people were immediately affected.

In India, learning an in demand skill, such as tailoring, provides a path to a better standard of living. However, even with a new skillset a significant barrier exists to obtain needed equipment, which can cost more than a household's monthly income

Housing poverty – a home facing structural, infrastructural, or health and comfort barriers – affects more than 400,000 people in Portugal, including countless children whose futures are put at risk by these conditions.

Barriers to completing upper secondary school are significant in low-income communities of Ethiopia, blocking the best opportunity to escape poverty. Partnering with imagine1day we are restoring this potential through an innovative bursary program.

Many individuals face barriers to break into meaningful careers, based on circumstances from long ago. The Barzilai Foundation is partnering with Just Bakery, an arm of JustDane, to provide support for those pursuing careers in the culinary industry.

For a child, a cancer diagnosis disrupts both their present and their future. In Portugal, the Barzilai Foundation is launching a partnership with Acreditar to support paediatric cancer patients continuing their education.

As part of our ongoing commitment to protecting educational access for high-potential students, we are proud to announce the launch of a new program in partnership with the University of Wisconsin–Madison to support students facing hardships.

Working with Round Table India, the Barzilai Foundation is working to give students a fighting chance. In two communities, the Barzilai Foundation is sponsoring the completion of two new school buildings.

Earlier this year, we launched a new program with MiracleFeet, to improve access to treatment for clubfoot in Morocco. In June, our team had an opportunity to visit three of the clinics our program is creating capacity to treat clubfoot.

Specialization provides medical professionals greater career potential and the communities they serve access to necessary treatment. Unfortunately, the cost to acquire that specialization is out of reach for many.

In Portugal, over 80% of unemployed disabled adults are actively looking for jobs and over 55% have been searching for over a year. To help both employers and candidates turn the corner on this issue, the Barzilai Foundation is teaming up with CADIn.

Josua is a bright, positive teenager for whom just being able to attend school has been an accomplishment. As a young child Josua was diagnosed with a hearing disorder. And now with his hearing aids failing, and Josua’s future is threatened.

We are proud to introduce you to Kathleen, one of our inaugural recipients of the Barzilai Foundation Scholarship at the University of Wisconsin Madison.

In rural India, two-thirds of children between 15-19 years of age drop out of school and fall into a cycle of low-wage labor and poverty. The Barzilai Foundation is teaming up with Room to Read to support students and restore their potential.

Barzilai Foundation is proud of our 2024 cohort of recipients for the Barzilai Foundation Access to Healthcare Bursary. Six bursaries were awared to individuals who are working to advance their careers through educaiton.

Low-income neighbourhoods in the USA generate a cycle of poverty. Education is key to change. The Barzilai Foundation is partnering with BigHope to deliver a program to give hardworking high-school students an opportunity to break the cycle.

Our Vision Screening Program conducted its first camps, reaching over 800 students in rural India. The camps were successful, reaching students without easy access to vision care. Over 250 students required intervention to protect their vision.

Barzilai Foundation partnered with Cancer Relief Gibraltar to provide support for the challenges and hardships that come with a cancer diagnosis.

The Barzilai Foundation is empowering Gibraltarians by sponsoring the Gibraltar government's new PATHS initiative; designed to upskill individuals professionally, to bridge gaps in the workforce and make positive impacts to lives.

In Bab Berred students journey for hours from neighbouring villages and stay in local hostels just to attend school. Unfortunately while these students don't lack commitment they do lack basic necessities such as food and supplies.

A new sewing vocational training program in Visakhapatnam, India, will expand our work providing skills and paths to employability. Designed for individuals living below the poverty line whose lives would be transformed with an employable skillset.

Gino is a talented, driven student who earned an amazing opportunity to attend one of the most elite performing arts colleges and pursue his dream career. Having bested hundreds of students for a spot and scholarship Gino still faced barriers.

Students in rural India can often lack access to medical care. For vision issues this can be severely limiting to their education and dangerous to their future.

Mohammed is a young student excelling in multiple areas of study and is on track for university. He's done all this despite being born into a low-income family and having no access to a local school and having a severely limiting disability.

A father supporting his wife and two sons was unable to work due to severe back pain that required surgery that was beyond their financial means. With an a grant to cover the costs, Durga Rao is back home and back to work.

The Barzilai Foundation is partnering with global NGO MiracleFeet to expand access to care for children throughout Morocco and provide the opportunity for better futures for individuals born with Clubfoot.

A recipient of our 2023 Access to Healthcare bursary, Amanda has continued her educational journey despite financial barriers in her way. Knowing the long-term payoff will be worth it, she is pushing through those barriers.

The Barzilai Foundation is expanding our vocational training programs with a new tailoring program in Tangier, Morocco that will provide both new skills and equipment for participants, as well as job placement support.

Barzilai Foundation launches scholarship program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, supporting students overcoming exceptional life challenges to pursue their educational goals.

Recently we re-connected with Amy after she returned home from a successful brain surgery. Back home and recovering well from her procedure Amy reflected on the past several months that saw both her life and her family's future put in peril.

In a developing country, the lack of adequate medical care means that disabilities can derail your future. For 84 low-income individuals in India, the Barzilai Foundation provided access to prosthetic limbs and opportunity at a better future.

Young man in India who works hard to support his family after father's passing, supported by grant to get the care he needs to beat kidney failure.

Barzilai Foundation is proud to present our inaugural cohort of recipients for the Barzilai Foundation Scholarship at the University of Gibraltar. Covering tuition and course fees the scholarship removes the financial barrier.

For a young Moroccan, Mokhlis, being born with clubfoot means a lifetime of disability and poverty. Barzilai Foundation was able help put Mokhlis on a path to overcoming his condition and achieving future independence.

Barzilai Foundation partnered with Chetana Foundation to provide a two-month sewing and tailoring vocational training program in Andra Pradesh, India, creating new opportunities for individuals in need of earning income to support their families.

For Amy discovering the devastation of learning she had an advanced stage brain tumour was made worse in discovering she couldn't afford the treatment she needed urgently.

Nahla is a bright, hard-working 15-year-old Moroccan who has achieved stellar academic results despite physical disabilities. So determined to succeed and build a future, she literally crawls over obstacles to attend school daily.

Three young children who lost their mother have found a loving home with their aunt, uncle and cousins. The family is building their new life, working through the emotional devastation of loss, and the challenge of growing their household overnight.

The Barzilai Foundation has awarded its inaugural cohort of recipients for the Undergraduate Studies Bursary. Eight bursaries were awarded, investing in the future of high-potential, low-income students.

Beatrice was a single mother who was unexpectedly put in a tough position to choose between work and caring for her youngest. Knowing that a short term decision to leave work would have long-term consequences for her and her family she sought help.

A single mother of three thought she had found a path to a better life for herself and three daughters. Instead she found herself thousands of miles from home and being sexually exploited. Fearing for herself and her daughters she fled with nothing.

Interview with Cancer Relief CEO Gráinne McKenna about the recently announced program that provides support to cancer patients during all phases of their treatment, from pre-habilitation through rehabilitation.

For a single-mother of four, when the family's refrigerator and boiler both broke in the same month the family was stuck without fresh food or hot water and in need of support.

For a single mother of three barely making it, not having an oven meant getting by became even more difficult. Our hardship grant program provided an oven and removed the stress of not being able to provide hot home cooked meals

Partnering with Cancer Relief Gibraltar we've expanded care services that will give cancer patients a better chance to thrive during extended cancer treatment cycles.

First cohort of recipients for the Barzilai Foundation Access to Nursing Bursary announced. 12 students enrolled in the University of Gibraltar course were selected representing a diverse set of experience and needs.

Barzilai Foundation expands Hardship Grant Program through collaboration with Cancer Relief Gibraltar. Extending critical, just in time support to include cancer patients and their carers.

For a couple and their young daughter outfitting their home with basic necessities was out of reach due to job loss from the pandemic. As they rebuilt their life and home our hardship grant helped provide support.

A family struggling to get by didn't have the means to repair their broken sink and saw their situation get worse. Unsafe mold buildup, broken appliances due to water damage and a kitchen that couldn't serve its primary function.

For Janet, a broken appliance creates an inability to perform basic functions in the home. Our Hardship Grant program is proud to support people who hit bumps on the path to bettering themselves.

Barzilai Foundation supports University of Gibraltar's Access to Nursing course which gives individuals who don't have a path to higher education an opportunity to get a degree and career in nursing.

DJ recently found himself put out on the street, along with his younger brother, and unexpectedly forced to support himself, without a job or housing. The apprenticeship program helped in providing both.

A single mother who came home to find her refrigerator broken and food spoiled leverages hardship grant to get a new fridge and peace of mind.

February 2023 - A loving family finally able to live under the same roof gets support from hardship grant to furnish home and provide basic necessities.

As part of the Barzilai Apprenticeship Program, a mother of three is working directly to support other families in her community, while providing financial stability for her own.

Mother of three rebuilding life after fleeing from domestic violence is able to use hardship grant to create a better home for her young children.

As part of the Barzilai Apprenticeship Program, a father of three supports the community through his new role as a handyman for the EV Foundation after his business is hurt by COVID pandemic.

For individuals struggling to make ends meet, disruptions like an appliance breaking can mean choosing between essentials like food or basic living comforts like hot water. Our hardship grant made it so Marie didn't have to choose.

A 32-year-old single parent committed to getting her life back on track through training and a new career, leveraged a Barzilai Hardship Grant to get the equipment she needed for her studies.

A teacher and mother of two children, age 6 and 1, needed support for food during a difficult time for her family, our hardship grant provided support at a critical time.