Philanthropic Opportunities at HU Faculty of Law

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
AT THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF LAW
January 2024
INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS CLINIC
One of the nine clinics in Hebrew University’s Clinical Legal Education Center (CLEC), a student-led center
providing pro bono legal assistance to society’s most vulnerable groups and individuals. This clinic provides legal
assistance in the field of human rights and is currently working to assist those impacted by the October 7 th attack.
All students work under the guidance and supervision of clinical attorneys.
• Working closely with the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, the Clinic has
submitted six appeals to agencies including the UN and International Red Cross. In
addition, the clinic is consulting on the option of submitting appeals for the release of
some 21 of the abductees.
• Hebrew University’s Chair in Child & Youth Rights, Prof. Tali Gal, alongside ten child
advocates, experts in child welfare and child rights, and child psychologists from Israeli
universities, submitted a joint appeal to Amnesty International, the UN Committee on
the Rights of the Child, and UNICEF.
EMERGENCY ONLINE HOTLINE
The Online Legal Hotline provides support and guidance on social welfare and legal issues for the general
community. CLEC students provide immediate advice, information, and useful links on subjects such as
compensation, entitlements for bereaved families and those injured; and the rights of people unable to work
since they are on active service, have a disability that prevents them from reaching a safe room or bomb shelter
quickly, or because schools or childcare facilities are closed. The hotline is under the supervision of clinical
attorneys.
• As of December 31, 2023, the Hotline has handled over 90 inquiries, published 63 posts
on Facebook and social media, and run eight helpdesk sessions at hotels. This work
has been staffed by 26 volunteers.
• Additionally, volunteers set up helpdesks at some of the Jerusalem hotels, and at a hotel
in Arad, where evacuees from Israel’s Gaza envelope and Northern border are living.
SCHOLARSHIPS
Academic support (tuition assistance, small group sessions, individual tutoring) and psychological counseling
are needed for law students who are in the IDF Military Reserve.
• Scholarships help to defray tuition and living expenses and serve to even the playing
field, ensuring that qualified women and men from every socioeconomic and cultural
background have the means to pursue a degree in the field of law. Scholarship awards
are based on multiple criteria: academic promise, acute financial need, demonstrated
academic and research achievements, or a combination of these factors.
To make a donation please click afhu.org/donate. For more information, please contact:
Robin Milich, Senior Philanthropy Officer; (212) 607 – 8504 / rmilich@afhu.org