20 Years of Commitment at Negba – A Key Moment in Be’er Sheva
At the Negba Home in Be’er Sheva, we held an informational and awareness-raising evening to mark 20 years of educational and social […]
Opening of a New Negba House in Ofakim
It is with great emotion that we announce a new and meaningful milestone in Negba’s development: the opening of a new group […]
We celebrated the Sigd holiday at Negba!
A celebration of tradition, culture, and a deep connection to our roots. We were delighted to welcome Dalia and Ayala, who shared […]
Visit of “Moadon” in Beer-Sheva
We were delighted to welcome our dear friends from Moadon France, long-standing and loyal partners of Negba. During their visit, they discovered […]
Shana Tova from the Chairman of Negba
Dear Friends of Negba, We are on the threshold of a new year, and it is also a time to express our […]
A summer at Negba – unforgettable memories for life
This summer, we embarked on an enriching and unforgettable journey inspired by the Land of Israel. Through trips, workshops, games, and creative […]
An Inspiring Visit from the KKL Global Seminar Participants
Negba had the privilege of hosting education professionals from France as part of the KKL’s global seminar. “I had the privilege of […]
Negba Youth Volunteering at the Be’er Sheva Retirement Home
For the second consecutive year, our youth group has been visiting Beit Scandinavia – to meet, talk, play, and laugh together with […]
End-of-Year Performance in Memory of Dror z”l
Three years ago, following the unimaginable loss of Dror Samadja z”l, his beloved family joined us in founding “Dror LaChiyuch” (“Dror for […]
Negba Team Visits the Gaza Envelope
We set out on a mission with the Negba team to the Gaza border region – an area still bearing the scars […]
Visit of the ConsulGeneral of France in Tel Aviv to the Negba Center “Caty and Mona Dreyfuss”
We had the great honor of welcoming Mr. Matthieu Clouvel-Gervaiseau, Consul General of France in Tel Aviv, to the Negba Center “Caty and Mona Dreyfuss.” […]
Passover Excursions 2025 – An Adventure of Freedom, Challenges, and Meaningful Connections
This year, Passover was more than just a holiday—it was a breath of fresh air, a break from the everyday routine, and […]
Visit of the Deputy Mayor
We are pleased to share news of an important and exciting visit that took place at our organization. We had the honor […]
Between Switzerland, France and Israel: working for our future generation!
We are pleased to announce that the visit of Eliav Geissmann, director of Negba, to our partners and friends in France and […]
Young Scientists
The next generation of scientists is here with us! As part of the science activities, children explore phenomena and learn scientific principles […]
Negba’s Evaluation Committees: Personalized and In-Depth Support
At Negba, we ensure close and professional monitoring and guidance to help every child in our association realize their potential and achieve […]
Thank You for Lighting Up Our Gala
The support evening held in Paris on December 4th was a resounding success. Bringing together Negba’s extended Parisian family at the Town […]
Art therapy as a means of expression and healing
Upon returning from the school holidays, we immediately began an art therapy activity. Through the freedom of creative expression, the children are […]
A word from Eliav Geissmann, Managing Director of the association
We began the Tishri holiday season amid the shock of an Iranian missile attackthat affected the entire country, leading to the recall […]
Starting the Year with Bright and Welcoming Spaces
It was with joy—and plenty of vibrant colors—that we welcomed the children and young people back. The patio and courtyard spaces of […]
Preparation days for the year 2024-2025
In the weeks leading up to the start of the school year, Negba holds extensive training and preparation sessions aimed at equipping the […]
“The Star Within”-end of the year Event
We celebrated the conclusion of the youth empowerment program led by ICL GROUP with a heartfelt event. Throughout the year, the teenagers […]
Parents Guiding
We believe in working closely with parents, which is why we hold several joint sessions for children and parents each year. During […]
Big annual evening for the Bar and Bat Mitzvah youngsters
The most emotional evening of the year has arrived! After a year during which our young boys and girls aged 12-13 experienced […]
We remember…
This year, more than ever since the creation of the State of Israel, we bowed our heads, with very heavy hearts, in […]
Visit of Moadon France
A delegation from the youth movement “Moadon Loisirs”, our friends and partners for years, came for a joint lunch and a visit to […]
Meeting Negba’s friends
Negba has friends all over the world! Thanks to them, thanks to you, we manage to maintain and implement the objectives of […]
Two incredible days with the young people from the “BBB – Bac Bleu-Blanc” (Blue-White Baccalaureate) program
We spent two incredible days with the young people from the “BBB – Bac Bleu-Blanc” (Blue-White Baccalaureate) program. This project, initiated by “L’Expérience […]
Let’s strengthen the resilience and morale of the children, parents and the Negba team
The war period brought many challenges to the Negba association in addition to the familiar challenges faced by the population we work […]
Negba optimizes his way of working thanks to Code for Israel and Monday.com
When you start an association, it’s hard to imagine where it will end up years later. It is all the more difficult […]
Their success is our pride!
At Negba, we emphasize a holistic, long-term process, while providing tools and values that will accompany children even into adulthood and lead […]
Achievements for the year 2022-2023
The daily life of children and adolescents in Negba is structured in a very organized manner and is divided between group meals, […]
Annual Hanukkah Contest
Due to the situation in Israel, the annual Hanukkah contest named after Eva Weil za’l took place this year in a slightly […]
Support Night in Paris
Eliav Geissmann, Managing Director of Negba, exchanged for 24 hours his IDF uniform for his costume as head of our Association in […]
Let’s push back the darkness! Happy Hanukkah
Dears friends, The staff and children of the Negba association were very moved to see, last week, the kidnapped children and people […]
“Your support is essential to us, without you nothing is possible”
Dear Friends of Negba, Our children have known for a long time that this world is full of injustices that we are […]
Gradual return to normal despite the war
Negba Beer-Sheva The Negba “Caty and Mona Dreyfuss” Center has a protected space for each group, thisenables us to operate at this […]
No one is left behind!
Since the start of the war, Negba staff have been concerned with keeping in touch by telephone or by zoom, and speaking […]
Contact with the Negba “Elders” and managerial staff on the front
As part of our relationship with the “Elders” of Negba, Michal, the Program Manager, maintains regular contact with them, many of whom […]
Israel under an unprecedented terrorist attack
Dear friends, First of all, we would like to thank you for all your calls and messages of support that wehave received since […]
The annual Gala evening held in Paris, for the benefit of the Negba Association, was undoubtedly exciting and special.
Nearly 300 friends of Negba honored us with their presence, in order to get to know the association better, support it and […]
School for parents
The parents are our primary and most significant collaborators in Negba In order to empower the parents and assist them when dealing […]
<strong>The “Bicycles” activity</strong>
The “Bicycles” activity is intended for the youngsters from the Teenagers’ Club in 7th and 8th grades. Its aim is to empower […]
The Elders of Negba – Our mission is never finished and it is our pride!
Our Elders program (Bogrim) aims to preserve and strengthen relationships with our former teenagers in order to guide and accompany them at […]
Shana Tova !
Dear friends of Negba, Dear partners, I am happy to announce that the Homes and Clubs of Negba have resumed their activities […]
<strong><u>A nice story</u></strong>
As part of the preparation days, we met Yarin, who is one of Negba’s first children. Indeed, Yarin arrived in Negba in […]
<strong><u>Back-to-school preparation days</u></strong>
Before the arrival of the children and young people scheduled for early September, the Negba team met for 2 weeks of intensive […]
An ecological year
Beyond the educational program, we also have enrichment programs that develop children’s skills on a daily basis, and enable them to gain […]
End of year party
This year, the youngsters took the initiative to get fully involved in the preparation and leading of the end-of-year evening. Thus, they […]
Year-end assessment commissions
Assessment commissions take place three times a year: at the beginning of the school year, in the middle, and in June. The […]
Bnei and Bnot Mitzvah of Negba!
We still are very excited! 15 of our children, boys and girls, have prepared, studied, and deepened their knowledge for their Bat […]
The end of the activities of the Lego workshop
A few days ago, the Lego workshop for the year 5782 has ended. This workshop, which is led by Carolla, President of […]
The National Day of Good Deeds
“The basic principles of happiness are: love of truth in spirit, love of honesty in life, love of beauty in emotion, love […]
Small streams make big rivers!
We are pleased to inform you that as part of our effort to expand fundraising for the association, we have joined the […]
Opening of a new group in Jerusalem!
We are happy to announce the opening of a new group in the Kiryat Menahem neighborhood of Jerusalem! It was at the […]
The Tu B’Shvat festival in Negba (the “New Year of Trees”)
“He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season.” (Psalm of David 1-3) Tu B’Shvat has […]
Confined, but still close!
The new wave of Coronavirus has not spared the Homes of Negba, nor the staff, nor the children. This month, we had […]
Visit to the House of the President of the State of Israel in Jerusalem
The adolescents of the “Jacqueline and Jacques Lévy-Willard” Center in Beer-Sheva as well as the adolescents of the “H’etz Delphine Lévy” Center […]
All the same, all different
We have certainly come a long way in the right direction, but we still have difficulties to accept the others in their […]
Ecology at Negba
As part of our annual program, this month we discussed the theme of “food”.We posted pictures of different foods on the walls […]
Message from Eliav Geissmann, general manager of Negba
Dear friends and dear members of our great Negba family, First of all, I hope this message finds you all in good […]
Message from Pascal Grin, President of Negba
Dear Friends of Negba, dear friends, This is the first time that I am writing to you as President of Negba. I am very […]
School year Evaluation meetings
At the start of the school year, we make sure to set goals for each child and teen, then we closely monitor […]
Opening Summer at Negba!
A quick note just before the summer vacation… Just before going on vacation and before the start of the new school year, […]
2020-2021 School year Evaluation meetings
At the start of the school year, we make sure to set goals for each child and teen, then we closely monitor […]
Theme of the month, Israeli inventions
The month of April was placed under the theme of “Israeli Inventions”. Among the various activities around this theme, the children of […]
The children of Jerusalem in solidarity with the children of Beer-Sheva
As we announced, while Negba’s Homes of Beer-Sheva had to close and cease all activities during the security crisis, the children of […]
Back to life in Beer-Sheva
After the ceasefire, the Frank Lévy Home team warmly greeted the children with big smiles, pomegranate syrup, delicious cookies, and big hugs!!! […]
News from Beer-Sheva under rockets
As we prepared this newsletter to update you on what happened at Negba Beer-Sheva, the alarm sounded, and we have just emerged […]
Israel under rockets
Dear friends and partners of Negba, For several days now Israel has been living under a rain of rockets, night and day. […]
Pearls of Excellence
The “Pearls of Excellence” program is an activity based on the LEGO Technics game. We are proud that the children of the […]
What a joy to see a dream come true!
We are pleased to present the new Franck Lévy Home football field, which has just been inaugurated during a Zoom ceremony, in […]
Yom HaZikaron – Remembrance Day in memory of fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism
To mark Yom HaZikaron, the teenagers of the “Jacqueline and Jacques Lévy-Willard” Club organized and presented the Remembrance ceremony at the “Caty […]
Yom HaShoah – Holocaust Remembrance Day
At Yom HaShoah, in Noam’s group of the “Cigognes” Home, the children learned about terrible times on the Jewish people, discovered stories […]
Spring has arrived and Passover is in Negba’s Homes!
“You shall tell your son on that day, saying: For this is what the Lord did to me when I came out […]
The day of good deeds
Since it is important for the Negba teams to teach children to do good deeds throughout the year, it made sense for […]
“There are flowers everywhere for those who want to see them” Henri Matisse
Every child is like a flower that needs to grow and take its place within the beautiful garden that is the world. […]
Purim Festival: a great party for children!
Holidays have a way of bringing us all tremendous joy, even in troubled times. Which is why it was so important to […]
With you forever
At the age of 18, most of Negba’s youth join the army, or the civil service. They might be the nation’s pride, […]
The joy of realizing you’ve made a difference – Negba Assessment meetings
Here at Negba, we believe every child and teenager is different. This is why we create and develop for each of them […]
Together we are one and only light
Every year, we all enjoy the little pleasures of Chanukah: decorating our homes, preparing special meals, buying presents for our loved ones… […]
Renovations in Schili House – something new is happening in our neighborhood and it can not be ignored!
We are happy to update that thanks to a generous budget from the Ministry of the Development of the Negev and the […]
We set off! The three-year pedagogical program is in progress.
After starting the new year in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic, we quickly adapted to the new reality and set off […]
“Our main purpose in life is to help others” ~ The Dalai Lama
Due to the reality of COVID-19, many families are not working and are in isolation. The situation is difficult for many families, […]
Negba supports children’s studies, even when far away!
Distance learning is very difficult for children. Continuous sitting in front of the computer tends to exacerbate difficulty concentrating and the lack […]
A New and Special Year Begins in Negba
We started the new year with the many challenges of the Coronavirus, but at the same time, with new opportunities, wide smiles, […]
The deconfinement continue at Negba
The deconfinement phase is now underway, and we are happy to see gradually the children of Negba physically present again in our […]
Gradual reopening of Negba Homes after confinement
04/20/2020 – History will remember that it was on this date that deconfinement began for Negba during the great epidemic of the […]
Negba: Children and Youth (and adults!) building the future
They are fifteen, they are between 18 and 20 years old. Their common point: they are all former children of Negba. Last […]
The importance of cultural and artistic activities at Negba
In some families, especially a large part of those of the children we take in daily, each expense is a choice: buy […]
5th anniversary of the Bicycle project
“Life is like riding a bicycle. In order to keep your balance, you must keep moving.” Albert Einstein When starting the “Bicycles” […]
Overcoming Challenges During the Transition to Middle School: Spotlight on Keti, Participant in Negba’s “Bogrim” Program
The end of sixth grade is a challenging moment for almost all Israeli children. Keti, from Jerusalem’s Ein Karem neighborhood, is no […]
20 Youth Mark Their Bar/Bat Mitzvah Through Impactful Negba Project
Each year, several Negba youth reach the age of Bar or Bat Mitzvah. Unfortunately, unlike most of their classmates, their families don’t […]
Two Negba Teens Record Music Clip, Boost Their Self-Esteem Through Music
Neither Tahir, 15, nor Adir, 16, would say they thrive under the spotlight. If anything, quite the opposite is true. Both are […]
Negba Youths Complete Intensive Fire Services Course, Join its Ranks as Volunteers
Two Negba teens, Maxim, 15, and Omer, 16, completed a rigorous 5-month course at Beersheva’s fire services and will volunteer there for […]
Negba’s Christian Friends in Nice, France Visit Negba in Beersheva
Negba enjoyed the pleasure of welcoming a delegation from the Nice Church of the Annunciation recently at the organization’s headquarters in Beersheva, […]
To Give is to Receive: Negba’s Hadassah Volunteers in Jerusalem
Whether they be national service women, board members, retirees or college students, Negba relies greatly on a cadre of committed and talented […]
Israeli Soldiers Occupy Negba for a Day, Capture Hearts of Negba’s Children
The Israel Defense Forces recently conducted a military coup in Beersheva, as combat soldiers from the Givati Brigade marched into Negba’s after-school […]
It’s Not Just About the Children: Helping Parents Be Better Parents and Individuals
A Conversation with a Negba Parent Advancing the wellbeing of children and youth is Negba’s core mission, and parents are integral partners […]
Singing Towards Success: Negba’s New Children’s Choir
A new musical initiative launched this fall at Negba, as one of the many cultural ventures offered to advance Negba’s youth. Approximately […]
A Youthful Point of View: Ori Israel Reflects on Seven Years (and Counting) at Negba
For half of his life, Ori Israel, 14, has been spending five hours a day of every week day at Negba. Much […]
Negba Mourns the Loss of Negba Co-Founder Claude Kadouch
The entire Negba family mourns the loss of Negba Co-Founder Claude Kadouch, who was laid to rest on Friday, January 4, 2019 […]
Caty and Mona Dreyfuss Negba Center Inaugurated in Moving Ceremony
Scores of Negba children, youth, friends and supporters recently attended an inspiring Chanukah evening event to inaugurate the new Negba Center in […]
Negba’s Teens Build with Wood, and Build Their Future, Through New Carpentry Workshop
Once a week the sounds of drilling, hammering and sawing can be heard emanating from Negba’s Teen Club in Beersheva, as part […]
Negba’s Youth Honored at International Soccer Match, Learn Lessons for Life Beyond Sport
A group of 25 Negba children enjoyed an experience of a lifetime as special guests at a recent international football match
Staff Spotlight: Avia Haba and Tamar Barak Return for Second Year of National Service, Aim to Make Even Deeper Impact
Negba is privileged to count 28 national service volunteers among its staff ranks in Beersheva and Jerusalem. Known fondly as “Bnot Sherut,” […]
Welcome Back “Home” to Negba!
The 2018-2019 School Year is off to a great start with the return of Negba’s children and youth following the Summer break.
The New Negba Center is Almost Done!
We’ve reached the final construction stages of the Negba Center; safety checks, landscaping, cleaning, and furnishing.
No Horsing Around: Therapeutic Riding for Negba’s Teens as a Means of Empowerment
Over the past two months, members of Negba’s Beersheva Teen Club experienced a unique riding workshop at a horse ranch near Beersheva. […]
No Dull Summer Moments: Keitana Day Camps in Full Swing at Negba
The long and hot summer break in Israel is often a time when Israeli kids find themselves with nothing to do. Many […]
Jerusalem “Bogrim” Program Completes Successful First Year
Negba’s pilot “Bogrim” program launched in 2017 to prepare pre-teens for the demands of middle school.
Negba’s Theater Appreciation Project: Life Lessons on Stage
An important part of Negba’s mission is to enable children in its care to develop their cultural capacities to the same levels as […]
A Child’s Best Friend: Animal Assisted Therapy Workshop at Negba
Negba’s integrated approach to advance the children in its care utilizes a variety of methods and techniques. Once a week, a group […]
Parents of Negba’s National Service Volunteers Pay a Surprise Visit
What a surprise our National Service Volunteers had when their parents showed up at Negba to see their daughters in action running […]
Instead of Bonfire, Negba’s Children Celebrate Lag Ba’Omer at Festive BBQ Event
Children from all of Negba’s frameworks in Beersheva enjoyed a Lag Baomer happening held at the Franck Levy After-School Home. Campfires were […]
Negba Child Follows His Dream, Makes Youth Soccer Team Through Efforts of Negba’s Career Discovery Project
Ever since he can remember, Orel, 12, has dreamed of being a professional athlete. On the soccer field Orel and his friends […]
Negba Teen Receives Excellence in Volunteering Award from Beersheva Mayor
Omer Maor, a member of Negba’s Teen Club in Beersheva, was presented by Beersheva Mayor Ruvik Danilovich with the Beersheva Municipality’s Excellence […]
