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Causes: Community Improvement & Capacity Building, Education, International, International Migration & Refugee Issues, Judaism, Religion
Mission: Support isolated and emerging jewish communities around the world. Kulanu's work is done by a network of active volunteers, including board members, regional coordinators, and others with only part-time support staff.
Programs: Abayudaya jewish community, uganda. Supported elementary & secondary schools, women's association, school nutrition program, school construction, sent volunteers. Schools and nutrition program serve christians, muslims and jewish children.
religion related, spiritual development: other communities: worked on judaism and jewish heritage with communities in africa (other than uganda), latin america, and poland. In addition to grants to several communities, our support includes encouraging visitors and volunteers, publicizing news of these communities on our magazine, web site, other social media, and with the press.
religion related, spiritual development, education and networking, maintain email discussion groups (kulanu-list@yahoo. Com) and web site (kulanu. Org), blog (kulanu. Org/blog), and facebook page (facebook. Com/kulanu). Sponsor speaking tours and encourage many lectures. Work with bar/bat mitzvah students and other youth on service projects. Work with congregations and other groups. Published 2 issues of our 24 page magazine (2400 print magazines distributed). (even though magazine is educational, we report costs as fundraising because a fundraising letter is inserted in it). Grants to selected us volunteers to work overseas.