Global Changemakers is a British Council programme which creates and supports a global network of young community activists and social entrepreneurs. The programme involves a series of high level international events which bring together young leaders aged 16-25 from around the world and connects them to global decision makers.
Global Changemakers has its own website
Since the creation of the Global Changemakers programme in 2007, Israelis have participated in every international event. We look for dynamic young leaders who have made an impact on their communities and who the British Council identifies as having great potential for creating positive change in society.
Below is a list of profiles of Global Changemakers in Israel. Biographies were written at the time of their participation at the events.
Mai Shbeta (see below) has been selected to attend the World Economic Forum in Davos in January 2011. Mai is one of five Global Changemakers who will participate in plenary sessions about “Shared Norms for the New Reality” reflecting the foremost concern of many leaders today – that we all must come to terms with living in a world that is becoming increasingly complex and interconnected and, at the same time, experiencing an erosion of common values and principles.
Meet the Davos Five on You Tube.
2010
Ammie is a recipient of the Volunteers Reward from the President in honor of her volunteer work in peace and co-existence. Ammie relaunched a newspaper, which encourages volunteering among youngsters. She has been a participant and a leader at the "Seeds of Peace" international peace camp in the USA. She has also participated in the "Creativity for Peace" camp in New Mexico and the Empower Peace conference "Women to Women".
Mai lives in Neve Shalom Peace Village. Her father is a Palestinian Muslim and her mother is a Swiss born Jew. She is a law student, who plans to become a human rights lawyer. Most of her activism is related to peace in the Middle East.
Mai is one of five Global Changemakers selected to participate in the World Economic Forum in 2011. Read what Mai had to say about the Global Youth Summit.
Elazar started his social activism in the framework of the Israel Youth Award Programme through which he volunteered in various community initiatives which were his passion from a very early age. He has also taken part in various dialogue groups bringing together Israelis and Palestinians. Elazar is currently working as a journalist at Israel’s public television channel and sees journalism as his main focus for social change. Through his work as an investigative reporter, Elazar looks for ways to expose social, economical and governmental issues to the public eye and serve as a safeguard of democracy. Elazar has covered many issues relating to security, environment, health and education. He is also a student of political Science and History at Tel Aviv University.
Read what Elazar had to say about the forum (in Hebrew).
Shai has been involved in social activism since the age of 16. She started as a volunteer at the Hotline for Migrant Workers, an NGO dedicated to promoting the rights of migrant workers and refugees and eliminating trafficking in persons in Israel. She then went on to focus on initiatives aimed at creating dialogue and promoting co-existence between Israelis and Palestinians. For the past year and a half Shai has been working as part of the Civics Team at The Center for Educational Technology (CET), which is an NGO dedicated to the advancement of the education in Israel and the largest publisher of textbooks and the developer and introducer of advanced technologies in schools in Israel. Shai works in a number of educational programs and websites and works closely with students and teachers to implement them. These programs are aimed at promoting education for democracy, human rights, leadership and active citizenship, pluralism and joint life between the different groups of the Israeli society (primarily Jews and Arabs living in Israel).
Jad works as a group facilitator on multicultural education at the Center for Humanistic Education and is an active member of his student union. In 2007, Jad was chosen by young people from around the world to be part of a British Council youth delegation asked to present global solutions for education at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Jad is a medical student.
Shimrit is interested in positive social change through legislation and advocacy. In the local elections of 2008 she worked alongside the mayor of Kiryat Ono. She is also a volunteer at the Israel Womens' Network working on feminist legislation. Shimrit is a law and business student.
Yehoshua immigrated to Israel from Russia at an early age and since then he and his family have been living in a marginalised community. Yehoshua is taking part in a unique leadership programme, Kav Hazinuk (“The Starting Line” in Hebrew), which hand picks high-potential youth from difficult socio-economic backgrounds and empowers them to unleash their hidden talents. Together with other Israeli youth, Yehoshua travelled the country and built a vision for education to the Knesset. In addition, Yehoshua is involved in environmental action and has set up a baby sitting agency to help young people in his neighbourhood.
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Maayan was director of the Israel Youth Award in Jerusalem for 2 years and is still active voluntarily. She also works at the Jewish Agency "Summer Shlichim Program", which sends emissaries to bring a positive Israel experience to children and youth in summer camps abroad. Maayan was an active member of the University's debate team, and a representative at the 2008 European Debating Championship. She is a Business Management and International Relations graduate of the Hebrew University
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