Name: Galit Cohen

Description of the Organization: Tikkun - is the arm of the Jewish community in South Africa, dealing only with outreach work in the black communities. Tikkun has several communities empowerment projects such as: renovating appalling homes to the elderly people, managing "meals on wheels" for them, renovating kindergartens, schools and building a clinic. In the HIV/Aids area we built a soup kitchen for the sick people and we have an education and caring for the sick project. Tikkun also have several educational projects such as: after school youth clubs, multi-cultural camps, culture bridging program etc.


Location / address & contact person: Tikkun has two branches - in Johannesburg and in Cape Townn. The contact person is me: Galit Cohen - (27)-82-9060590 / galit117@yahoo.com

Volunteer activity: As a volunteer I initiated and managed HIV/Aids projects and job creation projects.


Year and duration of volunteering: Minimum volunteering period is 6 months.

Skills / Experience required: No skills or experiences needed.

For more details you can e-mail me: galit117@yahoo.com