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Introduction
Rami Sulimani, Director General – JDC-Ashalim
JDC
-
Ashalim
,
as
a
strategic partnership of
JDC
-
Israel
,
the
Israeli government
and
UJA
-
Federation
of New York
,
plans
and
develops
services
on
behalf
of
children
,
youth
and
young
adults
in
situations of
risk
,
and
supports
the
professionals who
work with them
.
The
uniqueness
of
this
issue
is
expressed
in
the
fact
that
it
is written
entirely
by
JDC
-
Ashalim
staff members
.
While
extracting
knowledge
and
conceptualizing
it
are
not
the
core work
of
our
staff
,
knowledge
is
a
central
resource
for
them
in
developing solutions
for children
,
youth and young adults
in situations of
risk
.
We
believe
JDC
-
Ashalim
’
s
strength and
the key
to
its
continued
success
in
the
future
are
found
at
the
point where
development
and
learning
intersect
,
on
the
seam
between
the
field
and
academia
,
for
the
purpose
of
producing
new
knowledge
and
creating
interfaces
between
various
and
varied
professional
disciplines
and
fields
of
focus
,
which
have
the
power
to
ensure
relevance
in
a
complex
reality
.
This
issue
presents
the
richness
of
the
professional
knowledge
that
exists
in
the
professional work processes at
JDC
-
Ashalim
,
and
the great
importance
that
JDC
-
Ashalim
ascribes
to
studying
and
disseminating
it
on
behalf
of
the
professionals
involved
in
the
sphere
of
social action
.