Her Academy - A Vocational School
for women coming out of prostitution and abuse
We are a revolutionary, one of a kind, nonprofit organization. We facilitate a safe, empowering and accessible learning space, suited for anyone identifying as a woman exiting prostitution and abuse. Her Academy provides vocational training and life skills necessary for our students to build expertise, confidence, and the ability to integrate back into society. Our groundbreaking model, works with business owners and industry leaders who train our students and offer a professional future with a stable income for our graduates.
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Be Part of the Change!
Your donation allows our students to pursue their professional goals and dreams, re-enter the workforce with self-esteem and pride.
Your donation is tax deductible
Our Activities
Our feminist perspective sees prostitution as one of the most extreme expressions of inequality between men and women. Our mission is to enable women seeking to exit a life of sex-work and abuse to acquire professional skills and secure stable employment. It is a long, difficult and complex process, which demands overall changes and systematic solutions. We operate in numerous ways to achieve our vision. We believe that every woman deserves the opportunity to earn a dignified wage, acquire a profession and build a new life for herself.
Awards and Recognition
- 2021 - Laureate for Lifetime Achievement - Iris Stern Levi the recipient of the Rappaport Prize for Women Generating Change in Israeli Society
- 2019 - JDC Karvert prize for social entrepreneurship
- 2018 - Iris Stern Levi winner of the Zusman Prize
- 2018 - Iris Stern Levi received the Sussman-JDC Award for Excellence in Social Action preventing abuse of oppressed and marginalized communities
- 2017 - Iris Stern Levi and Tal Hamoui won the Yaffa London Yaari Foundation Award for the establishment and management of Her Academy
- 2017 - Winner of the Knesset speaker’s quality of life award
Students About Her Academy
“The course reminded me that I have talents and gave me a sense of self-esteem. I didn’t get many opportunities in my life and the course gave me confidence. When I was young I always wanted to study fashion design, had my circumstance been different, I might have been able to achieve that dream.
The rehabilitation hostel doesn’t provide vocational courses. When you came and told us about the course at Her Academy, I felt that this is exactly what I wanted to do. It was very exciting to come and meet you. I met nice people in the course. I enjoyed the teacher’s approach, I felt like they care about me. They see me and believe I can succeed.”
Her Academy Partnerships
All our partners are crucial to our operations and we are grateful for their contribution to our activities
Wiener Family Philanthropy
Wiener Family Philanthropy