Israel Cancer Association - Annual Report 2024

Israel Cancer Association // Annual Report 2024

• A hands-on make up and beauty workshop by the 'Look Good, Feel Better'® project • The effects of chemotherapy on memory • Emotional resilience while coping with cancer 'Survivors Towards a Healthy Life'® workshops are run by MSW Orit Spira , ICA Rehabilitation and Support Department Director, with the help of ICA’s regional social workers. The workshops are held at medical centers and 'Strong Together'® support centers at ICA branches across the country. • During February and March 2024, an online 'Survivors Towards a Healthy Life'® workshop was led and • During March to June 2024, a frontal workshop 'Survivors Towards a Healthy Life'® was held at the ICA Kiryat Bialik branch, coordinated and guided by the Northern District Social Worker, Ariela Shouva • During the months of March – June 2024, a frontal 'Survivors Towards a Healthy Life'® workshop was held for breast cancer patients and survivors at ICA's branch in Kiryat Bialik in collaboration with Meir Medical Center. The workshop was coordinated by MSW Orit Spira, ICA Rehabilitation and Support Department Director, and led by RN Livia Kislev , ICA Head Nurse. The workshop was held courtesy of Novartis and La Roche . Activities for Children and Adolescents with Cancer coordinated by Southern Region Social Worker Miri Mor Yosef .

'Hope For Life Project'® – Completing Schoolwork

to provide a supportive environment and enable them to return to school when appropriate. Some 80 student mentors from all over Israel engage in the project, helping the children catch up on schoolwork, to ensure a smooth transition back into the school environment when they are able to return. The mentors are also in contact with the schools to help them navigate the material studied in class, which they missed due to their treatments. The responses of the mentors and the families are highly positive, and these connections give the children and their families strength to forge ahead. This year, about 315 children participated in the project, with a total of about 100,000 tutoring hours per year. Linda Yadai , the project coordinator, is in charge of assigning the students and communicating with the families. ICA Family Vacation at Neve Ilan Hotel Each August, the Israel Cancer Association hosts its annual family vacation, with more than 90 families participating. The children and their parents arrived at Neve Ilan Hotel

Maor Kierra and Or Yaakov Cardinal, 'Hope for Life'® mentor and student

The project pairs mentors with the suitable skills, who have undergone special training, with young cancer patients who are often absent from school because of their disease. The tutors help the children stay on track with the curriculum being taught at school. The project’s main goal is to ensure that these children do not fall behind because of their disease. ICA's social workers maintain continuous contact throughout the academic year with children whose health condition does not allow them to attend their studies, in order

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