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El Halev

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'The El Halev Center for Violence Prevention '

History[edit]

El Halev, which literally means "To the Heart" in Hebrew, is a non-profit organization based in Jerusalem devoted to empowering women and girls through martial arts and self-defense training that was established in 2003. They are the the leading force in promoting personal safety measures and violence prevention through, was has been dubbed, Empowerment Self Defense(ESD). El Halev works with people of all ages, ethnicites, religions, and physical limitations and has one of the largest center for martial arts for women in the Middle East. Although the center is based in Jerusalem and has ongoing classes and workshops throughout the year, El Halev sends instructors all over the country to bring the programs to the people in need. For over 15 years, over 50,000 individuals have participated in one of the organization's activities; among these individuals are women, girls, teenage girls at risk, children, seniors and people with special needs. There is evidence-based research that indicates that ESD is the most effective tool to fight sexual violence and sexual assault. They envision a world where every individual can live safely and with dignity.

The CEO & Co-Founder[edit]

Sensei Yehudit (Yudit) Zicklin-Sidikman is a volunteer in the non-profit organization that she helped create and she devotes her time and effort to violence prevention and empowerment self-defense. She started training in Judo when she was married and a mother of four and about 6 months pregnant with her fifth child. After 15 years of being in an abusive marriage, Judo opened her eyes to a whole new world and she began to take control of her life by encouraging more women to participate in martial arts. Yudit is open about the fact that she is a survivor of sexual abuse that went on for about 7 years and only as an adult was she able to recognize that she was assaulted. Today, she is a fourth degree black in Judo, she has won several prizes for woman of the year and she continues to encourage women to become leaders in their own communities. Moreover, Yudit is a gifted orator, she speaks about empowerment self defense around the world in addition to teaching self defense seminars and training new instructors world-wide. El Halev started out as a simple facility for women to come together to practice martial arts, but with the help of its CEO it has morphed into a national jewel for female empowerment and women's philanthropy. Yudit expanded the opportunities by introducing self defense classes for seniors, people with disabilities and children while also conducting research to prove that empowerment self defense is the most effective solution to the growing epidemic of sexual assault and domestic violence.

Why Do We Need ESD?[edit]

Empowerment Self Defense was created to address a rather particular issue that troubles the world today. Around the world, women are constantly forced to endure unwanted sexual intercourse or other physical acts by their chosen domestic partners. This isn't including the number of acts endured by strangers, co-workers, neighbors, family members or other outsiders. Ending violence against women is the current goal of projects like El Halev, with an estimated 2.5 billion people, who have already been sexually assaulted or physically abused at least once, this epidemic can not be ignored. ESD was designed for women to fight emotional, physical, verbal and financial abuse; it was created and constructed by women in order to be taught by women to create a comfortable atmosphere. With over 60,000 women walking through El Halev's halls over the last fifteen years, it is impossible to deny its effectiveness and need for ESD has been rooted.


References[edit]

Anderssen, Erin. “Teaching Women Self-Defence Still the Best Way to Reduce Sexual Assaults: Study.” The Globe and Mail, The Globe and Mail Inc., 5 June 2017, www.theglobeandmail.com/life/study-shows-resistance-tactics-work-to-prevent-campus-sexual-assault/article24905250/.

“Facts and Figures: Ending Violence against Women.” UN Women, United Nations Women, www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/ending-violence-against-women/facts-and-figures. Viewed on 7 May 2018. Page updated August 2017

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Pandika, Melissa. “Sexual Violence Might Reshape the Female Brain.” OZY, 27 Nov. 2016, www.ozy.com/acumen/sexual-violence-might-reshape-the-female-brain/72030.

“Research on Self-Defense.” Womens Self Defense @ UO, University of Oregon, https://selfdefense.uoregon.edu/research-on-self-defense/.

“State Population Totals: 2010-2017.” State Population Totals and Components of Change: 2010-2017, United States Census Bureau, www.census.gov/data/tables/2017/demo/popest/state-total.html.

“Until Safety Is Guaranteed: Women and the Fight against Violence.” Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University, President and Fellows of Harvard College, 22 Feb. 2016, www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/schlesinger-library/exhibition/until-safety-guaranteed.

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