From Academic Initiative to National Resilience Program

Anchors of Resilience was established in October 2024 at the initiative of the Weizmann Institute of Science and its President, Prof. Alon Chen, in response to the profound and continuing impact of war and prolonged emergency conditions on children and youth in Israel.

The organization was created in recognition of two interconnected challenges: the growing emotional and social burden experienced by children living through prolonged adversity, and the limited availability of accessible, continuous, and community-based support.

The initiative brings together academic knowledge, professional expertise, higher-education students, schools, and communities to develop practical and scalable approaches to resilience-building.

With the general and academic leadership of Prof. Orit Nuttman-Shwartz, Anchors of Resilience develops and implements school-based programs that bring professional, evidence-informed support into the environments in which children live and learn.