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Yad Sarah

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Aging Disabled Persons Humanitarian Affairs Sustainable Development Volunteerism Social Development: Aging Cooperative Disabled persons
Geographic scope:	International
Country of activity:	Israel
Other geographic areas of activity:	Occupied Syrian Golan
Millennium Development Goals:	Reduce child mortality Improve maternal health Develop global partnership for development
Mission statement:	The defining mission of Yad Sarah is to enable chronically ill, disabled, infirm, and terminally ill people, ranging in age from infancy to old age, to live at home either on their own or in the care of their families or caregivers, with dignity and as independently as possible. Yad Sarah does this without regard to race, creed, religion or nation of origin. With the dedicated help of 7,000+ volunteers supported by a small staff and operating through over 120 branches located in every corner of Israel, Yad Sarah provides an all-encompassing and fully integrated range of medical equipment and home-based healthcare support services, all for free or at nominal cost to hundreds of thousands of people in Israel annually.
Year established:	1976
Year of registration:	2005
Organizational structure:	Yad Sarah is an Israeli Not for Profit. Yad Sarah has a small core staff and over 7,000 volunteers who manage the many branches and services throughout Israel.
Funding structure:	Fundraising campaigns Other sources Grants from Governments Funds from other Non-Governmental Organizations Funds from Religious Institutions Donations and grants from domestic sources Foreign and international grants

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