Educate a woman, educate a family.
Since 1974 we have supported the girls of Colegio Tecnico Menorah, a public school in Bogota, Colombia. Every gift helps provide their meals, uniforms, school facilities, psychosocial support, access to technology and extracurricular programs.
At recess
Colegio Tecnico Menorah
Totto Menorah extracurricular programs
The flagship social project of Colombia’s Jewish community
Colombia opened its doors to the Jewish people when many other countries closed theirs. In 1974, Lia Ganitsky and the women of B’nai B’rith wanted to give something back to the country, and they chose to do it through education. That is how Colegio Tecnico Menorah was born, for the girls who need it most.
Today the school is part of Bogota’s public education system. The Foundation keeps supporting it with scholarships, psychosocial care, facility maintenance and programs that open a wider path for every girl.
Menorah Foundation, Inc. is a U.S. 501(c)(3) non-profit that manages the endowment funding the work of Fundacion Menorah in Bogota.
Our storyOur programs
Amigos Menorah
Give a student a full year of meals, school supplies and uniforms, and follow her progress up close.
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Totto Menorah extracurricular programs
Basketball, volleyball, gymnastics, cheerleading, dance, theater and band. Eight disciplines to grow in and out of school.
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University scholarships
With Totto and Decorceramica, top graduates study medicine, physical therapy, law or architecture with full tuition covered.
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What they took with them
Colegio Tecnico Menorah gives you the tools to empower yourself as a woman, to recognize and assert your identity.
Alexandra MontoyaAlumna · journalist and comedic impressionistI learned to live with respect, to help, to support noble causes, to enjoy the simplest things, to value people and to do my work to a high standard.
Katherin AvendanoAlumna · manager at a technology companyThe Totto Menorah Scholarship didn’t just impact my family’s life, it turned it around completely. Thanks to it I could work on my life plan and believe that education is the key to a better future.
Yeimy SanchezTotto Menorah Scholarship · physical therapy, Universidad del Rosario
