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Keren Malki, the Malki Foundation, a non-political, non-sectarian, not-for-profit organization honors the tragically short life of a girl dedicated to bringing happiness and support into the lives of special-needs children

This site, and the work of Keren Malki (the Malki Foundation), are dedicated to the memory of

Malka Chana Roth Z"L 1985-2001

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Enabling quality care at home for Israel's special-needs children

The challenges that face a family caring for a child with serious special-needs are never simple. Neurological disorders, severe illness and developmental problems in childhood change the lives of all the parties: the child, the parents, the siblings and - in some ways - the society around them. From experience we know that such families are rarely in a position to stand up to these challenges without sustained, targeted help.

Click for more of Nir Alon's imagesTHE MISSION of the Malki Foundation (in Hebrew: Keren Malki) is to enable the families of special-needs children in Israel to choose home care.

We are an Israel-based, non-political voluntary not-for-profit organization providing support and help without any regard for the religious or national background of the family. Keren Malki is focused on empowerment, allowing families from every segment of Israeli society to provide quality home-care for their special-needs child the way they believe it ought to be provided.

We empower those families in three ways: by long-term lending, free-of-charge, of home-care equipment; by granting the funds needed so their child can receive the para-medical therapeutic care that benefits their child and that the families themselves select. And for families in Israel's northern and southern peripheries, we provide a unique service (getting underway during 2011): the Zlata Hersch Memorial Therapists on Wheels Program.

We start with the conviction that no one knows better than the family what's best for their child. No one can give loving care to that child better than the family. Experience and research show that home-care can be a very powerful part of helping a child with special needs.

Now in its eleventh year, Keren Malki was established as a memorial to Malki Roth, a teenage girl who dedicated herself to caring for people with disabilities, among them her own severely disabled sister.

Today despite, or perhaps because of, an efficient, low-cost structure and our dedication to making the most out of donated funds, Keren Malki plays a unique role in providing its special brand of tangible, concrete support to more than a thousand families in Israel.

The number of families we help grows steadily. But we know we have barely scratched the surface of the need. Our ability to do what we do is directly related to the support we receive from friends all over the world. More >


What we do Malki Getting support
About Keren Malki Keren Malki's friends Video & audio
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In the media Other victims of terror Hebrew
Malki's Song Sbarro Terror

WHAT'S NEW 

Updated to 23-Apr-12

Click to read the articlePatrick Carlyon writes a profile of Arnold Roth in the Sunday Herald Sun, April 08, 2012: "Roth feels far from powerless. He gives his talks. He shares his grief. And he lives his life... "We don't expect to change the world," he says. "We are constantly reinforced in our understanding of that. But there are things that passionate people outraged by this injustice can do. And that's what we do."   More


Read our report and see the pictures of the March 25 2012 Rainbow of Music at Jerusalem's Gerard Bachar Center on Sunday night, March 25, 2012.

This, Keren Malki's first-ever gala concert, and held in conjunction with the Jerusalem Arts Festival. was an outstanding musical treat and an enormously enjoyable event. There will soon be a DVD and streaming audio of the concert. But for now, we hope you will enjoy the photographs of talented photo-journalist and Friend of Keren Malki, Nir Alon - they're here. And for those who attended and enjoyed the beautiful rendition of Malki's Song, click here for previous versions.


Kosher Kilimanjaro: Join us in honouring the thirteen intrepid "2011 Mt Kilimanjaro Climb in Aid of Keren Malki" team members. It's set for Sunday night 27th November 2011, commencing 7:30pm at Goldberger Hall, Beth Mizrachi, 81 Balaclava Road Caulfield, Vic., Australia. The event includes a slide and video presentation. Admission is by donation of $15 (to benefit Keren Malki) and a light supper is included. More


"The deal to free a thousand terrorists was bad and dangerous" Arnold Roth was interviewed by Martha Kearney on BBC4's "The World at One" on 18th October 2011. The streaming audio interview is here.


Terrorists-for-Shalit In the context of the debate over the mass release of hostage Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, Arnold Roth expressed outrage at the risks the decision pose to the security of Israelis. He was interviewed for radio on the nationally syndicated Takeaway program. More


New: Courtesy of our friends at Keren Malki UK, a moving 5-minute look at the work of Keren Malki (video). There's a Hebrew-captioned version here


The United Nations hears about Keren Malki's work An historic and unprecedented symposium on the global victims of terror was the setting for a speech at UN headquarters by Arnold Roth on 9th September 2008. More


 
 





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From Israel: Our main office located in the center of Jerusalem is open Sunday through Thursday between 9:00 and 17:00. Phone 02-567-0602. Fax 03-542-3783. Or email office@kerenmalki.org

From United States: Call us in Jerusalem via this toll-free number: 1-888-880-1561. To check the current time in Jerusalem, click.

From Australia: Call the Australian Friends of Keren Malki on 0412-382935 (Joseph Roth) in Melbourne. Or email oz@kerenmalki.org

From the UK: Call Keren Malki UK via its chairperson Daniel Mann on +44 (0)7950 177 909 or email uk@kerenmalki.org

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