Educating One Girl At A Time...

The TAGS Education Fund was established by the Talia Agler Girls Shelter (TAGS) to provide survivors with access to educational sponsorships and skills training.
Since 2013, three years after the shelter was opened, the girls and young women in its program started accessing education in different educational institutions. To date, we have benefitted hundreds of girls and young women with quality education and skills for survival and economic empowerment.
By design, the fund is unique as it targets survivors only. In principle, the TAGS Fund benefits vulnerable girls and young women who have suffered different forms of abuse and exploitation, thereby missing critical opportunities for education, personal growth, and development. Vulnerable children and youths who have been forced by circumstances to drop out of school and have the desire to re-enter the school system face many hurdles due to the fact that most local educational funds target those with high academic grades and impose stiff criteria that lock such children and youths out. In essence, the TAGS Fund exists to offer educational support to those who could otherwise not access educational opportunities.
Once a beneficiary joins the shelter, and expresses the desire to go back to school or where a decision is made through the ‘Best Interest Principle’; they are evaluated academically and placed in a school as per their abilities and educational level.
In the spirit of partnership, the TAGS Education Fund works with partner organizations and schools and is managed by a dedicated board. The fund provides human and financial resources to support the girls with their education at all levels – both academic and vocational.
To ensure holistic support to beneficiaries, the fund supports students with Girls Summits, Camps, Leadership and Mentorship Training workshops, and Music lessons.