Education That Fosters Growth: Approach by Yael Poliavich

June 9, 2026

Ensuring personal growth and any social progress is unlikely to be possible without strengthening education. Unfortunately, many modern formal and informal curricula fail to address the modern realities appropriately. Beyond that, many schools and educational institutions struggle because of having outdated facilities and experiencing a lack of resources.

Keeping these challenges in focus, Yael Poliavich, a co-founder of international charitable organization, the Yael Foundation, has developed effective measures to address them. What's more, beyond making the educational curricula developed by the foundation up-to-date, Yael Poliavich also goes the extra mile. She makes those not only high-quality, but also identity-centered, allowing Jewish children to gain a solid understanding of Jewish culture, history, and heritage, whether they live in a megalopolis or in a remote community.

Yael Poliavich / Credit: Supplied

The Creation of the Yael Foundation

Yael Poliavich established the foundation along with her husband, Uri Poliavich, in 2020. It was a sincere desire to help Jewish children strengthen their roots, leadership potential, and qualities that can help them succeed in life.

The foundation follows a distinct practical approach. Yael Poliavich has successfully applied her managerial skills and expertise to arrange the work of the foundation in the most effective way, ensuring its easy scalability and global reach. The foundation cooperates with local organizations in different communities across the globe. These organizations should be local leaders whom people trust, as well as share the same values as Yael Poliavich.

The foundation provides chosen local organizations with all up-to-date educational curricula and resources required for their practical realization. The Yael Foundation prioritizes long-term partnerships, allowing for the maximization of the coverage and ensuring seamless access of Jewish children to high-quality, identity-centered education, without any challenges.

The Foundation as the Reflection of the Founders’ Personalities

The founders of Yael Foundation are successful professionals who are dedicated to ongoing learning and self-development. The excellent finance management, scaling, and team-building skills were applied in the course of the foundation's work, which is now spanning its activities across 45 countries. These results were much determined by the personal development and professional success of founders.

Early Years of Yael Poliavich

Yael Poliavich was born in 1982 in Kyrgyzstan. Her mother, a music teacher at the M. Abdraev Republican Boarding School in Bishkek, was a person who impacted Yael's personal development and life views the most. She was dedicated to ongoing, quality education. She also believed in the power of education to transform lives. This early experience much influenced the further professional path and charitable initiatives of Yael Poliavich. Beyond realizing the value of education, her mother also helped Yael Poliavich to learn about persistence and discipline.

Experiencing the power of quality education first-hand, Yael Poliavich found it to be the most effective way to change the lives of other people and even communities. In addition to helping children, Yael Poliavich also continues to support teachers by sharing the same values and commitment to high-quality education.

Education and Professional Path

Yael Poliavich also obtained a solid education at the reputable local university, the Academy of Public Administration in Kyrgyzstan (1999-2004). She obtained a degree in Finance, Economics, and Credit there, and later instantly started pursuing her career. Until 2021, she worked as a finance professional. These experiences helped Yael Poliavich not only understand how the organizations work but also how to scale up the processes effectively.

Life Principles: Education, Culture, and Community

Yael Poliavich remains committed to high-quality education throughout her life. She is also motivated by others to pursue the same goals. Empathy, care, and compassion remain the core values she brings along throughout her life. Besides that, Yael Poliavich is also dedicated to strengthening the international community. She preserves cultural heritage and shares knowledge about Jewish history and culture with generosity.

The Yael Foundation: Projects and Results That Speak Volumes

As of today, Yael Poliavich has maximally expanded the foundation's activities, supporting a wide array of educational opportunities. Thanks to her dedicated and persistent work, Yael Poliavich has managed to span the foundation's initiatives across 45 countries worldwide and help roughly 22,500 children, whether they live in cities or remote communities. The organization already supports 143 formal and informal educational programs and is scaling up further. Education is a driver for changes that Yael Poliavich starts making today.