Friends of Yemin Orde

2015 Annual Report Contains Financial Information and Inspiring Stories About Donors, Graduates and Inspiring Teens at Yemin Orde Youth Village.

Amlekeh Mekonen, 17, who recently graduated Yemin Orde Youth Village’s high school, is an internationally-ranked archer who will compete as a member of Israel’s national archery team in the 2013 World Maccabiah Games in Israel.

Young U.S. athletes, who are participating in the 2013 World Maccabiah games in Israel, will visit Yemin Orde Youth Village and share exciting stories from one of the largest international sporting events in the world.

Friends of Yemin Orde is pleased to announce that visionary educator, Dr.

For the eighth consecutive year, Friends of Yemin Orde, the U.S. fundraising arm of Yemin Orde Youth Village and Yemin Orde Educational Initiatives, has received an exemplary Four Star Rating from Charity Navigator.

Ethiopian-Israeli Shimon Solomon was raised at Yemin Orde Youth Village after arriving in Israel via Sudan with Operation Solomon. Solomon successfully represents the Village Way throughout his professional career in Israel and Ethiopia.

Atlanta's Marcus Foundation awards a $6.5 million grant to Friends of Yemin Orde to enable Yemin Orde Educational Initiatives to broaden its methodology to more therapeutic residential communities and schools for at-risk youth in Israel.

Friends of Yemin Orde is pleased to announce that Dale Okonow has joined its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Okonow is a partner of The Watermill Group, a private equity investment and management firm based in Lexington, Mass.