The Adele and Joel Sandberg Women’s Initiative
When Adele and Joel Sandberg decided in 2021 to invest in the growth of United Hatzalah’s Women’s Unit, they had bold ideas. They challenged us to double the number of volunteers from 1,000 to 2,000 women engaged in emergency medical response over a period of five years. In addition, the Sandbergs wanted to see an increase in female leadership throughout the organization.
Click on this flipbook to review our 2024 End of Year Report
The Adele and Joel Sandberg Women’s Initiative Exceeds its Goal!
As we enter the fifth year of the Women’s Initiative, we can proudly declare that 2,081 women – medics, psychotrauma specialists, midwives, Ten Kavod volunteers, and others – are actively involved in United Hatzalah’s lifesaving work. That’s more than double where we started back in 2021. And women currently represent 40% of the students in United Hatzalah training courses. Dozens of our female volunteers have taken their medical training to the next level, and several have broken through some glass ceilings in the male-dominated arena of emergency medicine. We invite you to partner with us and share our pride in the achievements of the Sandberg Women’s Unit.
Our Mission
The Adele and Joel Sandberg Women’s Initiative of United Hatzalah unites women all over the world under our shared goal of saving lives in Israel by raising funds to support the training and equipment of female medics. Our aim is to bring together women of diverse ethnic and religious backgrounds who serve the health needs of the entire nation. We are a community of highly engaged women who are dedicated to supporting the life-saving work of our volunteers in Israel.
The Adele and Joel Sandberg Women’s Unit of United Hatzalah grew the number of female volunteers to 1,636 in 2023, increasing the women’s volunteer force by 17% and surpassing the end-of-year goal of 1,400. Hundreds of medics, phlebotomists, and First-Aid providers joined our ranks, and through a partnership with Israel’s Midwives Association, we began onboarding 400 professional midwives to respond to United Hatzalah emergencies. Additionally, United Hatzalah’s Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit (PCRU) welcomed many new female responders – mental health professionals with emergency response certification and our medics who received training in emergency trauma response.
2081
Total Certified Women in the field
1470
Active Volunteers
103
New Certified Medics
119
Midwives
64
Psychotrauma Volunteers
220
Ten-Kavod Volunteers
34
Volunteer Phlebotomists
5
Instructors
8
Dispatchers
38
Certified Phlebotomists
20
Bedouin Graduates of the First Aid Skills Program
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From our Partners
Having grown up with a father who was a doctor and a mother who was a nurse, I was inspired by this program. It speaks to us a family. Raising two daughters at a single-sex school, we have realized that empowering women through education is the ultimate mitzvah.
Ruthi Cohen, Philadelphia, PA
From our Partners
The updates about our adopted medics saving a life are the most important emails in our inbox. They are the best! We’re excited to partner with our medics to save more lives again this year. Thanks to you, we’re saving lives too.
Daniel & Alicia Yacoby, Ramat Hasharon, Israel
From our Partners
It’s really heartwarming to see such a united effort on behalf of everyone in the State of Israel. We feel very grateful to be a part of it.
Anna and Ilya Brodksy, New Jersey
From our Partners
United Hatzalah provides every service for free. The money you give is spent very efficiently and donations keep the organization running. And Muslims, Jews, and Christians are working together to save lives!
Dr. Joel and Adele Sandberg, Florida
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“Thank you to all of the United Hatzalah volunteers!”
“Angels in orange. Each of you. Thank you!”
“Each volunteer is a walking inspiration.”
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