‘Hibuki’ hugs New York Kids, Toys comfort children in rehab, and much more!
By Michael Ordman
ISRAEL IS INCLUSIVE AND GLOBAL
Hibuki hugs New York kids
In 2006, Israelis invented a stuffed toy dog called Hibuki (Hebrew for “hug”) to help kids cope with trauma. In 2011 Hibuki therapy helped Japanese children (see here). In 2022 Hibuki went to Ukraine, and now Hibuki is comforting Ukrainian refugee children at a school in Brooklyn, New York.
https://www.jns.org/us-news/dolls/23/7/5/300374/
Toys comfort children in rehab
Israeli charity ADI’s “Toy Like Me” initiative delivers toys to children with severe disabilities in hospital and rehabilitation. The toys mirror the child’s life situations – wearing feeding or breathing tubes, with limb differences, birthmarks, scars, albinism or even in wheelchairs.
https://www.jns.org/jns/topic/23/6/22/297507/
Launching Arab-founded Israeli companies
Takwin Ventures (see here previously) is dedicated to investing in startups with at least one Arab Israeli cofounder. Since 2015, it has supported 10 early-stage startups. Takwin founder Imad Telhami himself founded Babcom, which now employs over 5,000 in outsourced services.
https://www.israel21c.org/could-the-next-israeli-unicorn-have-an-arab-founder/
https://www.takwinventures.com/
1,000-strong Israeli delegation to COP28
Israel plans to send a delegation of 1,000, including 100 companies, to the United Nations COP28 climate conference (Nov 30 – Dec 12) in Dubai. 250 people attended a preparatory meeting at Israel’s Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem.
Climate tech delegation to the UK
10 Israeli climate-tech companies met UK investors and policymakers in London, including BeyondNetZero; Just Climate, Barclays Sustainable Impact, J.P. Morgan ClimateTech; BlackRock Decarbonisation; the European Bank’s EBRD; and Prince William’s Earthshot Prize.
https://www.israel21c.org/israeli-climate-tech-delegation-visits-uk-house-of-lords/
Overcoming blackout to treat patient in Ethiopia
Doctors from Haifa’s Rambam Healthcare Campus were operating on a 3-year-old patient in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, when a power failure occurred. With no backup generator, the surgeons continued, using the flashlights from their phones and manually ventilated the child.
https://www.jns.org/world-news/ethiopia/23/7/6/300609/
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