What Perach - Tutorial Project does

Perach - Tutorial Project (פרח - פרויקט חונכות) is Israel's largest national scholarship and mentorship program, founded in 1974 and administered from the Davidson Institute for Science Education at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot. The program operates a two-sided platform that matches approximately 22,500 university student mentors annually with roughly 40,000 children and youth from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds, including children with disabilities, children of incarcerated parents, and students from development towns. Mentors deliver individualized tutoring (twice-weekly two-hour sessions) and group enrichment activities covering academic, emotional, and cultural support, in exchange for academic scholarships.

The core product surface comprises two tutoring modalities — Personal Tutoring (חונכות אישית) and Group Tutoring (חונכות קבוצתית) — alongside targeted sub-programs: the Marom Scholarship (מלגת מרום) for Ethiopian-origin students and the Irtika Scholarship (מלגת אירתקא) for Arab-origin students. Technology infrastructure includes the proprietary 'Perach AI' platform for program management and mentor-mentee matching (accessed via perach.sliceapp.net), the Blossom KC learning management system for educational delivery, and the Glassix chat support system. Physical infrastructure spans experiential science centers branded 'HavuDa' (חווידע) and community communication centers across Israel.

The business model is non-commercial and scholarship-based: student mentors receive financial support (scholarship amounts not publicly disclosed) in exchange for mentorship services, with funding sourced from national and institutional channels. Distribution is executed through 8 regional administrations anchored at major Israeli universities and colleges (Technion, Hebrew University, Sapir College, Ben-Gurion, etc.), with partnerships at 100+ educational organizations. The program has accumulated over 2.25 million participants since inception, delivers 2.4 million mentorship hours annually, and was awarded the Israel Prize (פרס ישראל), the country's highest state honor, in recognition of its national contribution.

Name

Perach - Tutorial Project

Legal name

Perach - Tutoring Project (פרח - פרויקט חונכות)

Website

https://perach.org.il

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Perach is Israel's largest national scholarship and mentorship program, founded in 1974 and hosted at the Weizmann Institute of Science. It matches 22,500 university student mentors with 40,000 disadvantaged children annually in exchange for scholarships, delivered through 8 regional university-based administrations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Educational Mentorship Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (6117), Educational Services (611), Other Schools and Instruction (6116)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Special Education, Disability Support & Inclusive Education Nonprofits (BPAGADAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Education Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAK), Public Special Education Schools & Programs (EDAJAAAH)

Keywords

• Youth mentorship programs
• Scholarship tutoring services
• Student mentor matching
• Educational mentoring Israel
• Social impact education

Headquarters

HQ city

Rehovot

HQ country

Israel

HQ region

Middle East

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Scholarship grants to student mentors: Perach operates as a scholarship/grant program where university students receive financial support (scholarships) in exchange for providing mentorship services to children and youth. The program is funded by national/institutional sources and is considered the largest scholarship program in Israel by budget and scope.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Perach is a national scholarship-based mentorship program that pairs university student tutors with children and youth from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds across Israel. Student mentors receive scholarships in exchange for providing academic tutoring and emotional support through individual sessions (twice weekly, two-hour meetings) and group enrichment programs in science, art, health, and other domains. The program operates through 8 regional administrations and serves 40,000 children annually with 22,500 student mentors.

Product overview

Perach is a national scholarship and mentorship program operating as a platform that connects university student tutors with children from disadvantaged backgrounds across Israel. The core offering consists of two primary tutoring modalities: individual mentorship (חונכות אישית) where tutors meet children twice weekly for two-hour sessions, and group enrichment programs (חונכות קבוצתית) offering specialized activities in science, health, art, and other domains. The organization also operates dedicated scholarship programs for specific populations (Marom for Ethiopian-origin students, Irtika) and maintains physical infrastructure including enrichment centers and experiential science centers branded as 'HavuDa'. All programs are coordinated through regional administrative offices and supported by learning management systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Marom Scholarship (מלגת מרום): Scholarship program for Ethiopian-origin students
• Irtika Scholarship (מלגת אירתקא)

Products and services

• Personal Tutoring Program (חונכות אישית) Individual mentorship program in which university student tutors meet children twice weekly for two-hour sessions, providing academic assistance and emotional support in the child's home or community settings. Designed for children from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds.
• Group Tutoring Program (חונכות קבוצתית) Group enrichment programs operated by approximately 20% of Perach tutors, offering specialized activities in science, health, art, nature, computers and other domains, with professional pedagogical guidance throughout the year. Targeted at children from disadvantaged backgrounds across Israel.
• Marom Scholarship Program (תכנית מרום) Scholarship program specifically designed for students of Ethiopian origin, providing financial support and mentorship to help them succeed in higher education. Includes registration via the Marom track on the Perach online portal.
• Irtika Scholarship (מלגת אירתקא) Scholarship program for students, with dedicated support and mentorship services. Designed for Arab-origin students seeking financial support and community engagement while pursuing higher education in Israel.
• Experiential Science Centers 'HavuDa' (חווידע) Experiential science centers branded as 'HavuDa' (חווידע) located across Israel, providing hands-on scientific and educational experiences for children as part of the Perach enrichment ecosystem.

Quantifiable outcome

• 40,000 children and youth receive mentorship annually
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and regional.

• Weizmann Institute of SciencecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe program is administered from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot. The Davidson Institute for Science Education hosts the national administration office.
• 100 Educational Organizations and InstitutionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPerach partners with over 100 organizations and educational institutions across Israel for program delivery, including universities, colleges, schools, and community organizations.
• Regional Universities and CollegescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPerach operates through 8 regional administrations based at universities and colleges including Technion, Sapir College, and Hebrew University to recruit student mentors and coordinate activities.
• Sapir CollegeregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional headquarters for Perach Negev Northern and Shefela is located at Sapir College, coordinating mentorship activities in the southern region.
• Local Municipalities and Education DepartmentsregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerPerach collaborates with local authorities for program delivery, including coordination with local schools and community centers.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• MENTOR (National Mentoring Partnership): U.S. umbrella organization that sets standards, advocates for, and supports the broader youth-mentoring field — comparable to Perach's national-coordination role across Israel's 8 regional administrations and 100+ partners.
• International Youth Foundation: Global non-profit supporting youth workforce and education programs across multiple countries — comparable international footprint and youth-development focus, useful benchmark for Perach's stated international replication ambition.

Emerging players

• Year Up: U.S. non-profit providing skills training and corporate internships to young adults from disadvantaged backgrounds — comparable in mission (youth economic mobility) and scale (~6,000+ participants/year), though Perach focuses on younger children.

Direct peers

• Bottom Line: Non-profit providing one-on-one mentoring to high school and college students from low-income backgrounds to help them get to and through college — closely aligned with Perach's mission to mentor disadvantaged youth toward higher-education access.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: Large U.S.-based non-profit operating a national one-to-one youth mentoring network, pairing volunteer adult mentors with disadvantaged youth — the closest functional analog to Perach's mentor-mentee model, though Perach uniquely pairs university students.
• Citizen Schools: U.S. non-profit that mobilizes volunteer professionals and college students to teach after-school enrichment to underserved middle-schoolers — similar volunteer-driven, scholarship/community-service-linked model.
• Reading Partners: Non-profit providing one-on-one literacy tutoring to elementary students from low-income communities using volunteer tutors — comparable tutoring-for-impact model serving a similar disadvantaged-child population as Perach.
• iMentor: U.S. non-profit that pairs college-educated volunteer mentors with high school students from underserved backgrounds to support college access — directly comparable to Perach's scholarship-for-mentorship structure and target population.

Others

• Yad Hanadiv (Rothschild Foundation): Major Israeli philanthropic foundation funding education and social-equity initiatives — relevant ecosystem comparator as both a potential funder for and peer operator to Perach in the Israeli education-grantmaking space.
• JDC (American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee): Global Jewish humanitarian organization running education and youth programs in Israel and abroad — adjacent Israeli/Jewish non-profit ecosystem participant, relevant peer for benchmarking funding and diaspora partnership approaches.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/PerachOrg?feature=guide
• Facebookfacebook.com/perach.org.il
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/perach

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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