WIZO's Mission Statement

WIZO, the Women's International Zionist Organization, is a non-party international movement dedicated to the advancement of the status of women, welfare of all sectors of Israeli society and encouragement of Jewish education in Israel and the Diaspora.

WIZO's Goals
  • To provide for the welfare of infants, children, youth, women and the elderly.
  • To advance the status of women in Israel
  • To strengthen the bond between World Jewry and the State of Israel
  • To support the absorption of new immigrants
Who are we

WIZO is an international movement of Zionist women, founded in England in 1920. Today, there are over a quarter of a million volunteers in 50 Federations throughout the world, working actively for the welfare of the citizens of Israel and providing help and support in the operation of hundreds of education and welfare projects and services.

WIZO is a non-party Zionist movement, recognized by the UN as a Non-Governmental Organization, with consultative status on ECOSOC and UNICEF.

The State of Israel, with its diverse citizenry, requires assistance in the treatment of weaker segments of the population and citizens in distress. This necessity was manifested even prior to the founding of the State and has been adapted according to the prevailing conditions in the country. Even today, tens of thousands of citizens are in need of assistance and support to cope with their daily survival and predicaments -and it is here that WIZO enters the picture.

Assistance is provided to all sectors of the community - from new-born babies to the elderly. WIZO enriches the lives of children and youngsters in day care centers and schools, provides a framework for youth in its network of youth clubs and one-on-one assistance for teenage girls in distress and victims of domestic violence who obtain psychological counselling, rehabilitative care and legal assistance. WIZO also operates services and a guidance system for the advancement and empowerment of women.

The goal of WIZO is to respond to the challenges that arise in Israeli society - through every stage of life. To take on tasks to aid society and to care for those in distress, to focus on children and adults, to lend a hand to new immigrants and to protect those at risk - in order to secure a better society for all.