The General Federation of Working and Studying Youth – HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed Youth Movement (NOAL)

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HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed (The Working and Studying Youth) is the largest and most diverse youth movement in Israel today. Founded in 1924 by working-youth who came together to defend their rights in the workplace, HaNoar HaOved – later merging with HaTnua HaMeuchedet in 1959 to become HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed – was the first Zionist youth movement established in the land of Israel. From its founding until today, HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed (NOAL) has been instrumental in leading Israeli society and seeking to fulfill the Zionist vision laid out by the founders of the country and in the Declaration of Independence. Today, with hundreds of branches, centers and clubhouses operating in cities, towns, moshavim, and kibbutzim across the country, NOAL seeks to bring that vision forward into the 21st century.

For young members, NOAL activities begin in the fourth grade with a wide variety of educational activities, seminars, hikes, summer camps and weekly-meetings. In the ninth grade, members are invited to become madrichim (guides) and begin to lead younger groups. Taking on this important responsibility, members in the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grades run their local branches with the support of movement graduates. Following grade twelve, members go on to do a year of service working in various movement centers, community centers, youth clubs, schools, and immigration absorption centers. Graduates of this year of service continue into the military as a garin (group) in the Nahal (Pioneering and Fighting Youth) Brigade. During their service NOAL members are able to continue their social and community-oriented service in distressed neighborhoods and development towns along with their military activity.

Globally, NOAL is a member of the International Falcon Movement – Socialist Education International and is the sister movement of Habonim Dror.