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Awards & Recognition

Yad Sarah received national and international recognition when it received the Kaplan Prize for Efficiency in 1990 and the 1994 Israel Prize for its special contribution to society and the State of Israel.  In 1982 Lupolianski was the recipient of the President’s Award for Volunteering.
“We serve all people,” including secular and Orthodox Jews, Druze, Muslims and Arabs, said Rothner. One out of every two families in Israel has been helped by Yad Sarah. “We all serve each other. It’s people helping people. All the politics are left at the main entrance.”
In 2004 the United Nations recognized Yad Sarah as a Non-Governmental Organization, according Yad Sarah UN observer status. In 2005 the UN Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations upgraded Yad Sarah’s status to an advisory body to the United Nations Economic and Social Council. Meir Handelsman, International Professional Relations Coordinator for Yad Sarah, said that the recognition “allows us to participate in international conferences convened by the UN on matters associated with our activities and to take part in special meetings of the General Assembly as well as discussions of other international bodies.”

The Israel Prize

On Israel’s Independence Day in April 1994, Yad Sarah founder, Uri Lupolianski walked across the stage to thunderous applause to accept the Israel Prize for Yad Sarah “for a significant contribution to the society and the State” from the President of Israel. This is the highest tribute given by the State of Israel.
The prize committee cited Yad Sarah’s great humanitarian and economic impact on Israeli life through its more than 6,000 volunteers, its completely non-sectarian, non-discriminatory policy of help to all who need it, and its distinction as a leader in rehabilitative, paramedical and social services throughout Israel.

Kaplan Prize for Efficiency

When the Kaplan Prize for Efficiency was awarded to Yad Sarah four years earlier, it was noted that the organization saves the Israeli economy about $250,000,000 a year in hospitalization and medical equipment costs.

UNESCO

An image of the UNESCO organization in session

In 2003, the United Nations recognized Yad Sarah as a Non-Governmental Organization, according it UN observer status. In 2005 the UN Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations upgraded Yad Sarah’s status to an advisory body to the United Nations Economic and Social Council. This status allows Yad Sarah to participate in General Assembly meetings and UN international conferences, as well as serve as consultants for UN and government bodies.

Winning prizes is not the goal of Yad Sarah – helping people lead better lives despite any impairments is our goal. The reward is seeing smiles on the faces of those who received help and that they are able to achieve things once impossible because of a disability.
The incredible strain on the Israeli health system motivated Yad Sarah to “up its game” over the past couple years.
Though Yad Sarah always supplied mobility devices, home hospital units, respiratory equipment and so much more, during Covid-19 the demand was exponential.
Yad Sarah leveraged its knowledge of respiratory care and home healthcare to keep thousands in Israel out of hospital. Distancing people from added contagion in hospitals and keeping them with their families reduced illnesses and the burden on the healthcare system.
With demands for more contactless deliveries, Yad Sarah partnered with a global logistics company. Bringg, to create an app that would log customer requests all the way to deliveries, using GPS on the trucks and more. The technology would place the order, request the equipment, find the best truck to deliver to a particular area and dispatch the driver who would notify the customer, providing contactless delivery.
An international organization, “We Are Together”, recognizes and celebrates individuals and organizations that fight the spread of Covid-19 and for supporting their vulnerable population.
Yad Sarah was awarded a “Finalist” Certificate for its commitment to the Israeli population. We are proud of the recognition and more proud of the leadership and volunteers who are on the ground through this difficult time.

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Yad Sarah, Israel’s largest medical equipment and supplies lending NGO, is facing a life-endangering deficit in its inventory of Mobile Oxygen Generators and additional Continuous Passive Motion (CPM) machines.  To bridge the gap, Yad Sarah seeks urgent funding to purchase and airlift 1,000 units of Mobile Oxygen Generators, each currently priced at $1430 and 250-500 CPM machines priced at $1,390. This will enable the Yad to provide essential support to those that may not be able to procure a CPM elsewhere due to high costs and shortages.