About Project Kesher
Founded in 1989, Project Kesher is one of the fastest growing advocacy and human rights organizations in the Commonwealth of Independent States of the former Soviet Union (CIS), with a grassroots movement of 160 Jewish women's groups and more than 88 multi-ethnic, multi-faith coalitions of women. Project Kesher‘s work spans 9 time zones in Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus, Georgia, and Kazakhstan.
Our programs give CIS Jews the opportunity to reclaim their heritage and to discover the power of community activism. Project Kesher provides,
- Innovative leadership training for women and girls;
- Jewish educational programs;
- Torahs to communities where there were none; and
- Job training at ORT/Keshernet computer centers.
Our social activist programming addresses
- Domestic violence;
- Human trafficking;
- Women's health issues;
- Anti-Semitism and other forms of religious and ethnic intolerance.
Demand for our programs is continually increasing. Many more participants and communities are in need of our services.
