Meet the Hadassah Ethiopian Nursing Scholarship beneficiaries and academic experts. Read more
In a year of anxiety and stress globally and in our own community, 2020 was a year in which Hadassah Australia reaffirmed its commitment to support the Hadassah Medical Organization in its vision to shape the future of Jerusalem, Israel and the global community. Read more
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Hadassah-Achotenu’s Nursing Scholarships are closing Israel’s nursing gap and providing a career path for disadvantaged Ethiopian-Israelis. Read more
Hadassah Australia is committed to bringing together the brightest minds from Israel’s Hadassah Hospital and leading research institutions in Australia. Read more
An innovative series of live virtual events to explore the future frontiers of Medicine, featuring some of Hadassah's top visionaries from Jerusalem’s two world-renowned hospitals. Read more
“I want to thank the Australian donors who are making it possible for me to concentrate all my efforts on earning my Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. I am grateful that I have no financial worries which would make this exceedingly overwhelming for me." Read more
With six siblings at home, Shimrit always knew that her parents would be unable to put her through university, which is why the nursing scholarship is such a boon - giving Shimrit the “freedom from financial worry” that she needs to successfully complete her degree. Read more
"I love this profession. A family member of mine suffers from alcoholism. Accompanying her many times to the hospital, I have had a first hand glimpse of the difficulties of having neither the language skills nor the ability to integrate into a new society,” she said. Read more
At 21 years old, Salant is among the youngest of the students in the fourth cohort of the Ethiopian Nursing Scholarship program. She lives with her three siblings in the Krayot suburbs, outside of Haifa. Read more
Rivka, 23 years old, is the eighth of nine children, and grew up in Gedera. Her father is a Rav of the local Ethiopian community and her mother is a housekeeper. Read more
For Racheli, the spark to become a nurse was ignited when her older brother developed cancer. She and her family were with him during chemotherapy and radiation treatments, and slept in his room during his many hospitalisations. Read more
"I saw the dedication of the nursing staff around me, their ability to give, listen and help their patients. That's when I decided that I really wanted to become a nurse," Rachel said. Read more
Most of all, Mazal is thankful for the financial support that the Ethiopian Nursing Scholarship program provides. It means that she is able to totally devote her time and energy to the demands of her course load and is relieved of all financial worries. Read more
From a young age Hodaya was encouraged to study nursing by her mother. Her mother’s dream for her, became her dream for herself. Read more
2020 has been a formative year for Esther. Between the COVID-19 pandemic, adjusting to remote learning, and keeping up with intensive studies, Esther also got married and she and her husband moved to Ashkelon. Read more
Daniella has just successfully finished her preparatory (mechina) year which has prepared her for the academic track. She observes, "the program is not as easy as I thought it would be, but this is still very much what I want." Read more
For as long as she can remember, Chikola has wanted to work directly with people and have a job in which she could help others - a job that has meaning and impact. She is convinced that a career in nursing will provide that. Read more