📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The Green Lion
💼 What the programme involves
This food distribution center supplies parcels to 350 families and individuals in surrounding areas who cannot afford to buy food they need to nourish themselves. The food parcels contain basic products such as sugar, flour, oil, pasta, and canned vegetables.
You will help sort, organize, and pack foods to be distributed. Close attention is needed to ensure special diets or specific supplies (such as baby formula) are properly packaged.
Aims & Objectives :
Reduce the effects of food insecurity for Israelis across the country,
Support the project staff with extra hands,
Provide you with experience and skills in community development.
🏠 Accommodation on site
About the Accommodation :
You will stay at a hostel style dorm room. The room is basic but comfortable and include bunk beds, cable TV, a closet, as well as a mini-fridge, all which you are welcome to use.
Food Arrangements :
Breakfast is served at the hostel from 7am. It is a full Israeli breakfast which consists of eggs, breads, vegetables, labneh (a type of yogurt), juice, coffee and tea.
You will receive a food voucher to purchase lunch and/or dinner for the duration of your program. The voucher is equivalent to 60 shekels a day and can be used at most eateries around Tel Aviv, allowing you to enjoy a range of local foods.
📍 About the location
During this placement, you'll be staying at a hostel in the center of Tel Aviv, in the heart of the city. Tel Aviv is located along the Mediterranean coast of central-west Israel and is the second most populous city in Israel. In addition to its impressive collection of Bauhaus buildings and endless beaches, Tel Aviv is also a bustling metropolis with a vibrant night life.
ℹ️ Additional information
Open all year, starting on Mondays, participation fee 595€ per week, culture week mandatory to start the programme: 805€.