Until 2022 ORT was active in Belarus through two KesherNet centres, located outside the country’s capital, Minsk.
More than 1,300 people, mainly women, received vocational training at the centers in Gomel and in Polotsk. A wide range of computer training courses provided support to unemployed women, disabled people and the elderly, as well as to younger students.
Other courses provided skills and guidance for job searching and employability, as well as basic training in the use of modern means of communication. The courses have helped hundreds of people to find jobs.
Israel
World ORT operates in Israel as World ORT Kadima Mada (WOKM), implementing programs that have raised standards of STEM education in underprivileged communities throughout the country’s northern and southern peripheries.
Costa Rica
More than 60 years ago, the Instituto Dr. Jaim Weizman was established in Costa Rica’s capital, San José. The school joined the ORT network in 2022 as an affiliate school.
Chile
Since its inception, ORT Chile has provided support to the government, to local businesses, and to 500 schools and institutions, helping to educate hundreds of thousands of students.