Success Stories

The young adults who graduate Yemin Orde move on to become accomplished and productive citizens of Israel. After suffering neglect and abandonment as youngsters and teens, these formerly at-risk children are healthy, capable and strong. They are Israel’s next generation of leaders.  

The Graduate Mentor Program at Yemin Orde provides graduates with networking and referral opportunities by matching them with older Village alumni. These older graduates serve as mentors for the younger graduates and provide guidance through army service, higher education options and careers.  

An extensive graduates' pages is available on the Yemin Orde Youth Village-Israel website that provides information on upcoming reunions and other graduate events. The graduate reunions also allow the Village to update its graduate database with current information so staff can remain in contact and offer opportunities for financial and emotional support.

Paying it Forward

Yemin Orde alumni are keenly aware of the importance of volunteering and providing help to those in need. The concept of "Paying it Forward" or re-paying a favor or good turn by doing the same to others becomes part of the learning and growing process to the children of the Village.

Adam Adam was born in 1988 in a small village in Darfur, Sudan. In 2002, the pro-government militia, known as Janjaweed, which literally means "devils on..." Read more	Alona  Since her graduation from Yemin Orde in 2003, Alona Poupesheva, has achieved great success in her life thanks to the foundation of love... Read more	Mula  Mula made aliyah at the age of 14 from Ethiopia, together with his parents and eight siblings in 1997. A few weeks after arriving in Israel, he was sent to live... Read more
Ilan Ilan Maisenstein and his family moved to Israel from France in 1996 to pursue their dream of a safe and supportive Jewish community... Read more	Itzik Itzik Dessie is one of the first Ethiopian-Israelis to be accepted to study law at an Israeli university. He completed his law degree... Read more	Sasha Twenty-six-year-old Alexandra (Sasha) Souviron was born in Kiev, Russia, and came to Israel in 1996 with her father, his wife and her younger brother... Read more