Professional training for ultra-Orthodox men and women through the TEVET program

Chaim S. repairs a computer for the Israeli Air Force in preparation for a career in Israel's high-tech job market. The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) and the Israeli government created TEVET (Fighting Poverty Through Employment), which continues to provide training and placement assistance for the long-term jobless. TEVET is a comprehensive employment initiative which seeks to fight poverty and promote employment among the estimated half-million Israelis who are not in the workforce. It focuses on overcoming the social, cultural, and educational obstacles affecting long-term jobless and hard-to-absorb populations.