Nirim

Nirim was founded by commanders and brothers in arms of the late Navy Seals Sergeant First Class Nir Krichman, who was killed in action in 2002. They were motivated to create a program that empowers youth at high risk, and to name it in his memory, Nirim. Since 2003, Nirim provides youth at high risk an opportunity, in many cases their last, to overcome their harsh life circumstances, discover their strengths, and become self-confident and successful members of society. Nirim changes the lives of 500 teens every year. The words youth at high risk hardly convey the magnitude of suffering and loss of hope that these children are exposed to. Physical and emotional violence, poverty, detachment and abandonment, drug and alcohol abuse, crime, low self-image and lack of confidence as well as an experience of failure from any educational framework, are just some of the toughest elements in the story of their lives. Derived from a profound belief that every one of our adolescents, reg...