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KKL-JNF Partnership Opportunities Projects for a Thriving

Autumn 2018 KKL-JNF Partnership Opportunities Projects for a Thriving Israel

and Make Your Ma e Part rk Tak

Dear Partners,

Herewith is a list of a variety of projects in need of donations. Each one of these projects touches the lives of the country’s people, contributing to their quality of life.

The projects are presented according to regional location and topic with their relevant icons (indicating community development, tourism, education, environment, water management, or research) and include descriptions with photos, progress status and required donation.

You know your target audience best and we trust you’ll find projects here that speak to their hearts and minds.

Please note: Details are pertinent to the booklet’s date of production. You are invited to visit our Partnership site for updated information on every project and contact your desk.

Thank you for your cooperation. We are here for you with any questions.

Projects and Marketing Department KKL-JNF Resource and Development Division 1

Establish and further develop institutions of higher learning in the periphery Promote young leadership programs Your partnership impacts Israel Involve children with special needs in outdoor activities, including enrichment programs and activities in KKL-JNF forests Instill environmental and heritage values through supporting KKL-JNF Field and Forest Education Centers By donating to KKL-JNF’s 6 Core Activities: Support KKL-JNF visitor and learning centers, showcasing Israel’s nature, agriculture and heritage Developing Communities • Tourism • Education • Environment • Water Management • Research Advance innovative environmental and heritage programs for immigrant students and peripheral You are a partner in creating a better Israel communities Connect the next generation of youngsters in the Diaspora to Israel through various study and cultural enrichment programs Developing Communities Be a partner in

Ensure the growth and continuity of periphery communities Environment Improve the quality of life of Israeli citizens Be a partner in Raise quality of life and standard of living by enhancing the aesthetic surroundings of neighborhoods and public facilities Raise awareness among Israelis about environmental and sustainability issues Address the inequalities between the central region and the periphery Maintain KKL-JNF forests and protect open spaces from the incursion of urban development Promote multicultural coexistence Take part in renewable energy projects, including solar photovoltaic technology and solid waste recycling Encourage social and community activities in urban parks in the periphery Plant to prevent soil erosion Create safe and attractive outdoor spaces and playgrounds in the periphery Rehabilitate forests after fires Draw people from Israel’s crowded central region to the periphery Create and nurture biosphere parks Develop green environments for the communities in the desert Rehabilitate stream banks, promoting biodiversity Ensure quality of life for the people who live in border communities Protect forests by supporting KKL-JNF’s fire trucks and firefighting teams Ensure the safety of communities on the confrontation line by developing security-agricultural roads

Water Management Tourism (international and domestic) Be a partner in Be a partner in Create wastewater treatment facilities Strengthen the local economy through infrastructure for tourism in the periphery Develop innovative water purification methods such as the biofilter Develop tourism initiatives with social, educational and community value for the people of the periphery Save fresh water by establishing reservoirs that impound recycled water Develop accessible sites Promote the use of recycled water from reservoirs for agriculture, extending fields, enhancing species Connect the people to their land, forests and heritage sites throughout Israel diversity and ensuring livelihoods for the farmers in the periphery Encourage the sport of cycling by creating more and varied cycling trails in forests and open spaces Develop alternative water resources Promote healthy outdoor activities Develop eco-agri tourism sites

Research Be a partner in 2 Education 3 Be a partner in Promote R&D agricultural stations in the periphery Support innovative research that crosses borders Close the educational gap between the periphery and central regions Promote KKL-JNF"s knowledge-sharing and know-how in forestry, water and arid land management with Empower youth from the geographical and social periphery other countries Promote informal education frameworks Promote global food security Promote innovative, informal education facilities in the periphery, providing youngsters with the resources for realizing their potential 15140 Dalyat El Karmel – Yad LaBanim – Landscape Development In memory of the fallen soldiers and the legacy

Donation Requierement/NIS 1,500,000 – 3,000,000

Northern Region KKL-JNF, in collaboration with Yad Labanim for fallen Druze IDF soldiers in Daliyat al-Karmel, plans to develop the Yad Labanim complex and its surrounding area, and turn it into a big park with a grass amphitheater for ceremonies and various outdoor activities. 11591 This project will enable Yad Labanim to continue and serve as a Hannaton – Educational Center – Landscape Development culture and heritage center for the Druze community, creating a For the leaders of the future spacious, green, pleasant and appealing space that will respect the fallen and their families. The project will include pergolas, signposts, gardening and planting, lawns, a drinking fountain and trash cans, Donation fences, edging stones and installing water lines and lighting fixtures. Requierement/NIS 314,000 – 628,000 Implementation Status Detailed Planning The Hannaton Educational Center and Pre-Military Academy (Mechina) brings together religious and secular students from all over Israel, who spend the year prior to their army service studying, volunteering and enjoying community life in Hannaton. The mechina seeks to impart the values of social and community involvement, with a connection to Judaism and Israeli 15137 Implementation society. KKL-JNF, which supports pre-military academies in Israel, is planning Granot HaGalil –Landscape Development Status Detailed Planning the comprehensive environmental development of the areas surrounding the mechina and the construction of a new sports field. This project will enrich For the people of the the mechina, providing the students with an open and green environment, pleasant shaded spots and places for outdoor activities and classes. The landscape development will include open areas and paved paths, stairways, lawns, stones for sitting, seating walls, small Donation trash receptacles, a drinking fountain, planting, and irrigation. Requierement/NIS 1,500,000 – 3,000,000

KKL-JNF, in collaboration with the Ma’ale Yosef Regional Council, is currently planning to develop the area surrounding the council’s 13659 complex of buildings at Granot HaGalil; the complex houses medical Regional Council – Kibbutz and welfare facilities and it is an important regional center for the Preparation Land for Housing people of Granot HaGalil and other communities in the Regional Growing communities near the Lebanon border Council. The landscape development will incorporate rich vegetation, and create a uniform fabric connecting the different buildings – turning the complex into a warm and engaging space for the local Donation Requierement/NIS 2,550,000 population and visitors. The development work will retain the original landscape, indigenous plant life, and the agricultural landscape, while Implementation using elements related to agriculture, such as – low walls inspired by Kibbutz Malkia, which is located in the very close to the Status Detailed Planning terraces, and using Israeli and Mediterranean vegetation. The project Lebanese border, is in a process of expansion. The kibbutz’s proximity to the will make the complex a nice place to be in, by creating shaded sitting border, which has made the lives of its residents difficult primarily in times of places and planting water-wise plants with various foliage hues and different bloom times, planting many shade trees, war, has made attracting new residents a challenge. As a result, KKL-JNF is creating shaded patio areas and paving sidewalks and pathways. assisting Kibbutz Malkia by preparing land for a new neighborhood containing Implementation 43 lots for the establishment of permanent homes. This way KKL-JNF is Status Detailed Planning ensuring more affordable homes and helping attract new inhabitants to the Galilee and strengthen the Israeli periphery. To this end, KKL-JNF plans to prepare approximately 10 dunams of land for new residents of the kibbutz. The work will include excavations, supporting walls adjacent to the roads, elevation of existing walls and safety rails. 15127 Kibbutz Malkia – KKL-JNF Garden Landscape Development Public open spaces for quality of life 15134 Ma’alot-Tarshiha – Landscape Development at the WIZO-Savyonim Daycare Center Donation Requierement/NIS 1,366,000 – 2,733,000 NorthernRegion For children’s well-being and the environment NorthernRegion KKL-JNF plans to develop the centrally located, public open space at Donation Kibbutz Malkia with a modern playground that incorporates natural/ 4 Requierement/NIS 500,000 – 1,000,000 environmental elements such as a tree grove, a fruit tree orchard and 5 a communal garden for the benefit of the kibbutz children and their The WIZO Savyonim daycare center is a new childcare facility in Ma’alot- families. Kibbutz Malkia is presently in the process of expansion and Tarshiha, catering to diverse populations, especially children from this KKL-JNF project will improve the appearance and environment of disadvantaged backgrounds (approximately 75 children); this daycare seeks the kibbutz and enhance the quality of life for both veteran and new to ensure a high-quality and safe educational framework, in collaboration residents. The project includes an area of 720 sq. m with playground Implementation with the parents and government and professional agencies. KKL-JNF is equipment, picnic tables, seating benches and walkways. Retaining Status Detailed Planning planning a comprehensive and green landscape development project around Implementation walls made of natural stone will be built to hold back a hillside the daycare facility, for the benefit of the children, the parents and the Status Detailed Planning and turn the slope into a useable area, and lighting fixtures will be educational staff. The project includes: installing walls, retaining walls and fences, seat walls, accessible stairs, stone tiling, preparing installed. Alongside the compound, on an area that will receive an the ground for planting and gardening, furniture such as benches, playground facilities for toddlers, rubber flooring and shading. In addition of garden soil, trees and orchards will be planted, adding scenic value and shade. Rubber safety surfacing addition, a vegetable and herb garden is planned, which will add a unique, fun and educational aspect to the daycare center. and protective shade elements will be installed at the playground. 15928 Hannaton – Development of Community Lawn 14287 Hula Lake Park Amphitheatre and Sports Field Bird Ringing Station Made Accessible to All Strengthening a northern periphery community Nature accessible to all

Donation Donation Requierement/NIS 750,000 – 1,510,000 Requierement/NIS 185,086

Kibbutz , which was established in 1984 by the Conservative KKL-JNF made the Hula Lake bird ringing station accessible to Movement, is known for its Jewish egalitarian lifestyle and cultivation all - including the visually and hearing impaired. The station serves of the soil. The kibbutz is undergoing a process of expansion that researchers who monitor migrating and nesting birds at the Hula will enlarge it by approximately 190 more families. The residents for the purpose of research and nature conservation. It is also an of Hanaton take pride in their devotion to community life, social education site for visitors, who are invited to take part in watching involvement, and community action, together with a connection to the process of ringing (banding) the birds. By making the station Judaism and Israeli society. KKL-JNF is working on constructing a accessible KKL-JNF ensures that people with special needs can also large and spacious grassy amphitheater in the area being developed, enjoy the site and the all activities it offers. This project includes a with a multi-purpose athletic court below it. The amphitheater and Implementation convenient and accessible path, constructed in accordance with Status Completed Implementation Detailed Planning the athletic court will be a place for sports, youth activities, and family, accessibility regulations, and suitable seating benches. Work includes Status social, and community celebrations. The grassy amphitheater will stripping, excavation and quarrying the land (earthworks), installing include concrete benches and grassy areas. The athletics court will rockery stones, accessible benches and a ramp for wheelchairs and the construction of accessible seating areas. In be suitable for volleyball and basketball. Additional elements will include benches, water fountains, small trash cans, addition, the station is equipped with assistive technology for visually and hearing impaired people - including a tactile landscaping and irrigation, as well as fencing, railings, and gates. map of the nearest and global migration areas, examples of bird song and models of birds that can be touched.

15135 Kiryat Bialik – Landscape Development Around the "Ethiopian Friendship House" 10110 For the benefit of the Ethiopian community, the city – Nahal Galim Park – Expansion and the environment An urban park at the foot of the Carmel Donation Requierement/NIS 443,000 – 886,000 Donation Requierement/NIS 6,600,000 The Kiryat Bialik municipality built the “Friendship House – a Culture and Ethiopian Jewry Heritage Center”, inspired by the traditional KKL-JNF, together with the Tirat Carmel municipality, established Ethiopian Tukul, which will host community, social and cultural Nahal Galim Park on the banks of Nahal Galim that runs through events at the Tzur Shalom neighborhood (a predominantly Olim the heart of city. The park serves as a green lung, playground, neighborhood). KKL-JNF along with the municipalityis constructing and place for community events and social activities all year the landscape development around the new building, which will round. KKL-JNF, in collaboration with the municipality, is working enable outdoor activities and events and attract more people to to expand the park by installing new playground equipment, participate and get to know Ethiopian Jewish heritage and culture. adding new seating areas and pergolas for shade. The renovated, The project includes earthworks, electricity and lighting, installing an expanded park, with its greater capacity for visitors, will be an ideal Implementation irrigation system, preparing the ground for planting diverse plants, place for fun and leisure.The project includes: earthworks, paved In Progress pathways, playground equipment, landscaping and irrigation, Status planting trees to provide natural shade, paving paths and gathering Implementation In Progress areas with interlocking pavers. In addition, garden furniture, such Status lighting, fencing, and pergola construction. as concrete and wooden benches and tables, trash bins and drinking fountains will be placed; and vehicle barriers and bicycle racks will be installed to enable and encourage cycling rather that driving to the center, to keep the environment in the area cleaner.

11081 – Alon Metropolitan Park 15141 A municipal park for the north, integrating a myriad of – Green Development at Amirim School attractions Changing a school’s environment Donation Requierement/NIS 9,600,000

NorthernRegion Donation NorthernRegion Requierement/NIS 557,500 – 1,115,000 About 40 years ago, KKL-JNF established Alon Park, a municipal park in the heart of a pine grove in Nazareth Illit (Upper Nazareth), The Amirim School at Kfar Vradim is a young and dynamic school that named in honor of Yigal Alon, an IDF general, respected statesman 6 seeks to empower and educate its students and provide them with and Israeli government minister during the 1970s. Today, KKL-JNF, 7 tools to help them during their school years and beyond. KKL-JNF, together with the Municipality of Upper Nazareth, is implementing in collaboration with the Kfar Vradim , completed a the development and upgrade of the park, which will include an comprehensive environmental development project that enhances amphitheater, ecological pond, playground areas and recreation the children’s, teachers’ and staff’s school experience, with new green and sport installations for the benefit of the city’s residents and its areas for outdoors hangouts and structured activities and session. Implementation In Progress many visitors. The renewal of the 7 hectares of Park Alon includes The project included extensive gardening work, erecting pergolas, Status constructing and developing the park entrance; lawns; a 2,800 seat building retaining walls, rock gardens, stone steps, paving with amphitheater; roads and trails; an ecological pond; regulated picnic Implementation Completed interlocking pavers, fences and safety rails, and installing lighting and areas; and sports and fitness grounds, including an integrated sports field, mini pitch field, skating rink, and the Status irrigation systems. installation of fitness equipment. 15793 11829 – "Airplane Park" (HaMatos) – Stage B Portable Bomb Shelters (2018) An Urban Nature Park in the Galilee Panhandle Standing by the communities on the Syrian border

Donation Donation Requierement/NIS 35,000 – 155,000 Requierement/NIS 1,590,000

KKL-JNF is supporting the peripheral communities near the KKL-JNF and the Kiryat Shmona municipality are developing a new Syrian border by placing portable bomb shelters in many Golan municipal nature park that will be a focus for tourism, leisure, recreation and Heights communities. In times of crisis and war, KKL-JNF has stood sports for the whole family - inhabitants of the city and its surroundings. steadfastly besides the residents of the Western , and now The park will be developed along the Nahal Ayun streambed, adjacent to KKL-JNF is standing by the residents of the Golan Heights. The new the northern industrial area and the Kiryat Shmona airfield. KKL-JNF will shelters will be placed near residences, schools and public centers Implementation develop bicycle and walking trails, seating areas along the streambed and as a response to an urgent, life-threatening need, to provide the Status Detailed Planning wading pools for the benefit of hikers and other visitors to the park. KKL-JNF people with easily reached shelters. KKL-JNF strives to help the is also ensuring the park is accessible to special needs populations, so that residents feel safe in their homes, despite the tension on the border, everyone can enjoy this special place and its many attractions. The park extends over 7.5 hectares (19 acres), in a unique Implementation Detailed Planning and to support them in these difficult times. area - located near the city’s airfield, which provides services for aerial application (crop dusting), aerial firefighting as well as Status military and civilian aircrafts, and where the IAF placed in the past an old Nord plane - therefore it is called the "Airplane park" ("Matos", in Hebrew). The project includes parking areas (with accessible parking), paved paths complying with the national accessibility standard, picnic spots, footbridges over the streambed, wading pools, lighting, water taps and landscaping.

14913 The Lavi Forest 12523 Instructional Area in the Golani Plant Nursery Nahal Zippori Forests – Single-Track Bike Trail Learning and fun at KKL-JNF’s plant nurseries A cycling trail built by youth-at-risk Donation 81,000 – 162,001 Donation Requierement/NIS Requierement/NIS 90,000 – 180,000 The Golani Plant Nursery is one of three plant nurseries belonging The Timrat Bicycle Path is part of a large network of cycling routes to KKL-JNF Israel that grow and supply seeds, plants, and trees for that KKL-JNF constructed in the Nahal Zippori Forests. Although it planting in KKL-JNF forests throughout Israel. Since KKL-JNF holds educational activities and lessons about the work done in the nursery, is only 12 kilometers long out of a total length of approximately 110 kilometers, it is considered unique due to the story of its creation. it was necessary to set a proper instructional area. Today the This cycling route came to be out of a desire to integrate youth- instructional area is an ideal place for the plant nursery workers to at-risk and enable them to build something themselves that would give workshops and educational sessions on raising plants from seed, benefit society and encourage a healthy and active lifestyle. Youth plant preservation, and forestry. The construction of the instructional from the Merhavim Neve Amiel in Sde Ya’akov took area included building two levels stone steps covered with wooden Implementation panels, to provide a comfortable sitting area for participants; a pergola satisfaction and pride in building this cycling route, which attracts Status Completed Implementation many professional cyclists who come to enjoy the ride and the providing shade for protection against the sun and rain; wooden walls Status Completed breathtaking views of the . on each side in order to set the space apart from the surrounding area; and benches and accessibility for people with special needs. An interactive training board was also placed, where activities using graphics to illustrate the work to be done in the plant nursery.

14850 Bar’am Forest – Mifgash HaNehalim 15896 Asher Regional Council – Recreation Area Preparation Land for Housing Recreation on the banks of Galilee streams Strengthening northern border communities Donation Requierement/NIS 139,000 – 275,001 Donation NorthernRegion Requierement/NIS 3,300,000 NorthernRegion KKL-JNF developed a recreation area in the Bar’am Forest, in the Betzet, a community () in northern Israel’s Western Galilee Upper Galilee near the Lebanese border. The recreation area is region, located near and the Lebanese border, was located at the meeting of two streams, Dishon and Gush Halav, 8 hence its Hebrew name: mifgash = meeting and nehalim = streams. 9 established in 1949 by new immigrants from the Balkan countries. It was declared a tourism village in , and began to expand The famous , hiked by thousands of nature lovers 2010 every year, passes through the site. The recreation area provides and take in new residents in 2017. In keeping with its principle of supporting the residential communities in the Galilee, KKL- hikers, visitors and local residents with a welcoming picnic area JNF has prepared lands for new housing units. The groundwork in the shade of the forest trees, bubbling streams and fascinating Galilee scenery. Mifgash HaNehalim site extends over one-tenth done by KKL-JNF makes costs more affordable while attracting Implementation new residents to the area and strengthening Israel’s Northern Status Completed of a hectare (one-quarter of an acre). Development included: excavations and earthworks, building a -meter long metal-wood Implementation peripheral regions. 3 Status Completed footbridge, benches and KKL-JNF wooden picnic tables, trashcans, creating a wading pool (including small steps and a bench) and a path from the parking area to the stream. 11323 9037 Kabul – Tourist Development at the Sakia Well Yas’ur Recycled Water Reservoir History in the heart of the Galilee Water-wise farming in the north

Donation Donation Requierement/NIS 275,000 – 550,001 Requierement/NIS 300,000 – 600,000

KKL-JNF, together with the Council for Conservation of Heritage KKL-JNF repaired and resealed the 365,000-cubic meter Sites in Israel, has renovated the Sakia well in the Arab town of Kabul Yas’ur Recycled Water Reservoir, which collects treated in the Western Galilee. These types of wells, which were common wastewater from the Akko Region Sewage Treatment Plant. in the past, helped farmers and residents to irrigate their crops and Water from the reservoir is used to irrigate crops grown by store water. The water was collected by tracks proceeding up and farming communities in the Western Galilee, thus saving an down from the well, to which pitchers were attached, when the equivalent amount of freshwater for domestic use. pitcher reached the top of the track, it turned over and the water was poured out into a collection pool. KKL-JNF carried out the Implementation Completed Status landscaping development around the well’s structure to make the Implementation entire site inviting, safe, well-kept and suitable for visitors, community Status Completed and educational activities and family outings. The landscaping development included: excavation work and laying a subbase, placing boulders to block vehicle access to the site, placing wooden picnic tables, constructing a limestone sitting wall, installing grills for barbecuing and equipment for collecting coals, installing wood benches, placing curbstones made of natural stone, planting trees and installing signage. KKL-JNF has also made the site accessible by creating parking spaces for disabled people, installing accessible tables and benches on paved ground and putting up appropriate signage. 15764 Bet Keshet Forest – the Accessible Gospel Trail From the Forester’s House to the Tabor Scenic Lookout Connecting with Christian history

15825 Jordan Valley Regional Council – Kibbutz Alumot Donation Requierement/NIS 150,000 – 300,000 Agricultural Land Preparation Strengthening agriculture in Kibbutzim in northern Israel The unique "Gospel Trail", an easy, marked walking route that runs between significant sites in the life of Jesus Christ, traverses the Donation heart of the large Bet Keshet Forest, in the eastern Nazareth Hills. Requierement/NIS 190,000 The path, whose total length is 65 kilometers, attracts thousands of visitors every year and connects cultures, religions, communities and Supporting Israeli agriculture, especially in peripheral areas in the the fascinating Galilee landscape. KKL-JNF built the forester’s house Negev and Galilee, is one of KKL-JNF’s basic principles, and now, in in the northern section of the forest and a lookout overlooking Mt. conjunction with the Ministry of Agriculture, KKL-JNF is planning to Tabor - the path connecting the sites is accessible to people with prepare additional land for farming at Kibbutz Alumot in the Jordan physical disabilities, which allows a much larger population to enjoy Valley. Kibbutz Alumot is home to a warm-hearted, liberal and socially the Gospel Trail, the forest and the unique historical atmosphere of the region. Development elements included seating areas with cohesive community of people who strive to promote education and Implementation Completed agriculture. As farming is central to their way of life, the addition of new Status benches, railings and signage. Implementation Completed land will allow their kibbutz to keep growing and earning in order to Status ensure its future. Sixty dunam (approx 15 acres) of land to the south of the kibbutz will be prepared and rendered suitable for the cultivation of new avocado orchards. Work will include clearing the ground, excavation, plowing, further clearing and levelling, piling up stones and uprooting existing trees.

15596 Achihud Forest Watchtower Renovation & Upgrade Supporting the fight against wildfires 11989 Nahal Zippori Forest – The Single Bicycle Path Donation Requierement/NIS 500,000 A Galilee hills pedaling adventure In the 1960s, KKL-JNF built an impressive watchtower in the Donation Achihud Forest, used by KKL-JNF foresters during the fire seasons. NorthernRegion Requierement/NIS 71,250 – 142,500 The importance of the watchtower for the KKL-JNF firefighting NorthernRegion system is tremendous, since early detection of fires helps prevent KKL-JNF has developed a large network of cycling routes, spreading the widespread of the fire and damages. The tower is also a 10 out over approximately 110 kilometers, in the Nahal Zippori Forest unique tourist attraction with a spectacular 360o views of nearby 11 in the central Galilee, along the Zippori Stream. The easternmost communities, nature reserves and forests of the Galilee. For the past cycling route is the Hoshaya Cycling Route, which circles around the few years the tower was closed to the public due to damages caused residential community of Hoshaya, from which it takes its name, and by vandalism and overall wear, but KKL-JNF renewd and developed whose residents were partners in building it. The route gives cyclists Implementation Completed the site and tower and today it is once again open to the public. The an enjoyable ride through the trees, colorful blossoms in season, and Status project included: completion of stonework, expansion of the existing permanent greenery of the forest. It also connects with the longer stairway, replacement of windows and security bars, replacement of Resh Lakish cycling route, and from there to the many cycling routes metal banisters and a door and the installation of signs. In addition, a new parking area was built at a short distance from the Implementation Completed of the Nahal Zippori Forests. watchtower (to prevent damage to it), as well as an access path to the tower, benches and the improvement of an access road Status for emergency vehicles. 11227 The Slope – Renovation and Tourist 8025 Ayelet Hashahar- Recycled Water Reservoir Development of the Old Turkish Bridge Controlling pollution in Lake Kinneret Visiting history in the Jordan Valley

Donation Donation Requierement/NIS 601,000 Requierement/NIS 2,000,000 – 4,000,001

KKL-JNF, in collaboration with the Southern Jordan Streams and The Ayelet HaShahar-Gadot Recycled Water Reservoir in the Drainage Authority, has rebuilt and developed the old Turkish bridge Upper Galilee is a recycled water reservoir used for irrigation on the slopes of Nahal Tavor in the Jordan Valley. The bridge, which during the dry summer months. The reservoir solves two was completed in 1905, was part of the historical Jezreel Valley railway serious problems by treating and recyling effluents from line that connected the eastern and western portions of the Land of the area’s communities, providing a readily available source Israel and helped in the development of the first Jewish communities of water for agriculture, thereby saving potable water for in the Jordan Valley and the Beit She’an Valley. Thanks to the recent domestic use. Residents of the area benefit from a significant Implementation Completed development work by KKL-JNF, the bridge has become a unique tourist improvement in their quality of life and profit from a relatively Status site that connects visitors to the fascinating history of in the inexpensive water source. region and the spectacular landscapes of the region. The project Implementation includes paving a walkway; building a small bridge of metal and wood; constructing an open area for a scenic overlook Status Completed on the bridge, which provides a view of the nearby communities and reservoirs; stairways, safety railings, and rockeriest.

12531 Jordan Valley Regional Council – Kibbutz Agricultural Land Preparation 7927 Strengthening agriculture in northern Israel’s kibbutzim Emek Hamaayanot R&D Station Research Agricultural research: The key to feeding the world Donation Requierement/NIS 350,000 Donation Requierement/NIS 500,000 Supporting Israeli agriculture, especially in peripheral areas in the Negev and Galilee, is one of KKL-JNF’s basic principles, and now, in conjunction with the Ministry of Agriculture, KKL-JNF is planning to Regional Research and Development (R&D) institutes prepare additional land for farming at Kibbutz Ravid in the Lower were established in order to promote agricultural Galilee. Ravid is unique and defined as an "educational kibbutz," that development and create means of production, which are promotes and initiates extensive formal and informal educational essential to the existence of peripheral communities. activities throughout northern Israel. However, as its members also The Emek HaMaayanot R&D Station is one of eight in engage in farming, the addition of new land will allow the kibbutz to Israel, supported by KKL-JNF, for the benefit of farmers in keep growing and to conserve its unique character in the future. Israel. Studies focus on field crops, basil, dates, hothouse 130 cooling, fish farming and weevils. Implementation dunam (approx. 32.5 acres) of land to the southeast of the kibbutz Status Completed will be prepared for agricultural use and growing avocados. Work will include clearing the ground, cross-plowing, piling stones around the Implementation In Progress plot borders, levelling the ground, dismantling existing terraces and excavating as existing terrain conditions demand, Status as the area is very rocky and hard to work with.

11850 The Givat HaMoreh Forest Single Track 7756 Cycling through forest and valley – Nesting Sites for Endangered Birds Protecting wildlife habitats Donation Requierement/NIS 365,000 – 730,001 Donation

NorthernRegion Requierement/NIS 18,000 NorthernRegion As part of the tourism development of the Givat HaMoreh Forest, KKL-JNF has established a challenging circular bicycle KKL-JNF’s unique Hula Lake Park attracts about half a billion 12 route, 29 kilometers long, that passes through the forest. The birds every year during the migratory seasons of autumn 13 bicycle route offers a medium and high riding level with an and spring. Among these are some endangered species at accumulated climb of up to 600 meters. A KKL-JNF lookout different levels of extinction risk, from global to regional. tower — one of two entranceways to the bicycle route — is This important project protects these vulnerable birds and located at 513 meters, while the other entranceway is near provides solutions to help strengthen these species by the Arab twon of Na’ura. The bicycle route offers an enjoyable promoting nesting in the safe environment of Hula Lake Park, biking experience, spectacular views of the Jezreel Valley thereby increasing their population. and natural shade provided by the forest’s trees, which helps Implementation cyclists enjoy the route also on sunny days. Implementation Status Completed Status Completed 5790 7965 Biriya Forest – En Guzi – Bet She’an Recycled Water Reservoir Rehabilitation and Recreational Development A new source of water for the valley Fresh Water for People and Wildlife

Donation Donation Requierement/NIS 650,000 Requierement/NIS 4,500,000 – 9,000,001

In the Biriya Forest, one of the most beautiful and largest The Bet She’an Recycled Water Reservoir in the Lower KKL-JNF forests in Israel, KKL-JNF is currently rehabilitating Galilee is a recycled water reservoir used for irrigation during and developing Ein Guzi, while preserving the nature and the dry summer months. The reservoir solves two serious uniqueness of the site. Ein Guzi has always been a tourist problems – effluents from settlements in the area are treated attraction, even during the hot summer months, thanks to its and recycled, while providing a readily available source of water pool. But with the years and the damages of weather water for agriculture. Residents of the area benefit from a the site is in need of treatment and upgrading, KKL-JNF significant improvement in their quality of life and profit from is working on developing the site so that it can continue a relatively inexpensive water source. to be a welcome and peaceful forest attraction. Project Implementation componentsinclude a 160-meter combined asphalt-flagstone Implementation Status In Progress path, developing the entrance area, building a series of small Status Completed dams along the channel to create water landscapes and pools, planting orchard trees, picnic tables and benches, additional stone terracing, fencing and informational signage on the birds at the site.

5258 The Forest – "Stockade and Tower" Site Renovation and Upgrade Leisure and recreation with heritage values 15399 Upper Galilee Regional Council – Kibbutz Tsivon Preparing Land for Agriculture Donation Supporting agricultre and communities near the border Requierement/NIS 190,000

Donation KKL-JNF developed the "Stockade and Tower" recreation Requierement/NIS 75,000 – 150,001 area in the Hanita Forest in honor of the "Stockade and Tower" Jewish fortified agricultural communities built during the KKL-JNF is committed to supporting agriculture in Israel, 1930s, and the place where the first inhabitants of Kibbutz particularly in the peripheral regions of the Negev and the Hanita settled in 1938. The site, with its lookout tower, Galilee. As part of this commitment, KKL-JNF, together with connects visitors to the heritage of the Zionist olim and the the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, has Implementation Partially Complete stories of the courage of those who established the original prepared additional land for agriculture in Kibbutz Tzivon in Status "Stockade and Tower" communities. KKL-JNF renovated the the Upper Galilee. The residents of T\ivon live a communal tower, making it suitable for visitors, and is in the process of and ecological life and provide for themselves by working renovating the recreation area surrounding it. Upgrading the tower includes engineering and safety work on the land and growing crops, therefore the new plots help the structure: reinforcing the bottom of the tower, repairing beams, reinforcing the surrounding fence, painting, increase their crop yields and improve the economy and installing safety railings and handrails, signage, and closing off pits and dangerous openings. Renovations to quality of life in the kibbutz. the recreation area include repairing the wooden fence around the site, installing proper signage, removing Implementation Completed hazards (such as burned trees and broken signs), adding stones for sitting, creating a circular area for Status campfires, installing a charcoal barbeque device, and planting new trees.

11849 7604 Hula Valley – The Cranes Project The Naftali Mountains Forest Single-Track Bike Trail Finding the right balance between migrating birds Mountain biking in the Galilee panhandle and farmers

Donation Donation NorthernRegion Requierement/NIS 172,500 – 345,000 Requierement/NIS 600,000 – 1,000,000 NorthernRegion

KKL-JNF constructed a challenging, impressive and fun single- KKL-JNF’s unique Hula Lake Park, in the Upper Galilee, 14 track bike trail on the Naftali Range Forest, overlooking the attracts about 100,000 cranes during the yearly migration 15 city of Kiryat Shmona, The circular cycling route runs along seasons. Among them, 35,000 cranes stay over for the winter, the steep slopes of the Naftali Mountains and the Menara Cliff, enticed by an abundance of food. Although their presence is which provides cyclists with spectacular views of the Hula an amazing natural phenomenon they cause serious damage Valley and the Golan Heights as they ride. The route attracts to the valley’s agricultural fields. In order to prevent damage cyclists from near and far, who come to enjoy athletic activity to crops and allow the cranes their annual visits, KKL-JNIF, outdoors in the special region of the Galilee Panhandle. together with the local farmers, initiated "The Crane Project", in which food intended for the cranes is dispersed, thus Implementation Implementation deterring them from eating field crops. Status Completed Status In Progress 7926 7129 Northern R&D Station Research Ga’aton B – Recycled Water Reservoir Ensuring that the Negev blooms Transforming wastewater into a valuable commodity

Donation Donation Requierement/NIS 3,723,000 Requierement/NIS 4,000,000 – 6,000,000

Regional Research and Development (R&D) institutes The Ga’aton B Recycled Water Reservoir supplements were established in order to promote agricultural Ga’aton A, whose capacity was no longer sufficient development and create means of production, which are to receive all the effluents diverted into it. The treated essential to the existence of peripheral communities. The wastewater from both reservoirs are used to irrigate Northern R&D Station is one of eight in Israel, supported orchards, citrus groves and field crops. The reservoir solves by KKL-JNF for the benefit of farmers in Israel. Studies two serious problems - effluents from settlements in the focus on cultivation of deciduous fruit trees, orchard area are treated and recycled, while providing a readily irrigation, vineyards, citrus fruits, subtropical fruit trees, available source of water for agriculture. Residents of the avocado, ornamentals, vegetables, mushrooms, bananas, area benefit from a significant improvement in their quality livestock, and developing agro-technology. Implementation In Progress Implementation of life and local farmers profit from a relatively inexpensive Status Status Completed water source.

7818 5946 Recycled Water Reservoir Mishmar Hayarden – Recycled Water Reservoir Saving water - ensuring agriculture in the north Recycled water for orchards

Donation Donation Requierement/NIS 4,400,000 – 8,800,001 Requierement/NIS 1,980,000 – 2,000,000

The Shomrat Recycled Water Reservoir in the The Mishmar HaYarden Reservoir was built by KKL-JNF Western Galilee is a reclaimed water reservoir in 2001–2002 in the eastern portion of the Upper Galilee, used for irrigation during the dry summer months. in partnership with Moshav Mishmar HaYarden and the The reservoir addresses the problem of effluents Mevo’ot HaHermon Regional Council. With a capacity of from settlements in the area, which is treated and 120,000 cubic meters, the purified water is used to irrigate recycled, while providing a readily available source the moshav’s orchards and fields. The construction of the of water for agriculture. Residents of the area benefit reservoir solved the problem of effluents and enabled the from a significant improvement in their quality of life recycling and storage of water for irrigating the agricultural and profit from a relatively inexpensive water source. fields, enabling KKL-JNF to strengthen the residents’ livelihood and the community. Implementation Completed Implementation Status Status Completed

7249 11071 Southern Recycled Water Reservour Usha Reservoir A source of irrigation for the dry months A reservoir of hope for agriculture

Donation Donation NorthernRegion Requierement/NIS 6,000,000 Requierement/NIS 1,750,000 – 2,550,001 NorthernRegion

The KKL-JNF Southern Mahanayim Recycled Water The thirty-year-old Usha Reservoir, in the ’s 16 Reservoir in the Upper Galilee provides water for Zvulun Regional Council, impounds purified sewage water 17 the area’s agriculture during the dry summer months transferred from the Asher Wastewater Treatment complex, with wastewater that has been treated. It prevents which is then used for agricultural irrigation. The facility the pollution of Lake Kinneret, and saves potable had required repair and expansion and KKL-JNF upgraded water for domestic use. the reservoir and expanded its capacity from 465,000 to 500,000 cubic meters.

Implementation Implementation Completed Status Completed Status 15200 Upper Nazareth – KKL-JNF House for Excellence Upper Nazareth – KKL-JNF House for Excellence – First Floor – Computer Classroom An unparalleled educational project in Israel for the benefit of the periphery Learning while surfing the web

Donation KKL-JNF initiated and developed the first KKL-JNF House for Excellence in Upper Nazareth, a state-of-the art Requierement/NIS 399,000 – 798,001 educational and social center, providing a unique, enjoyable and inspiring learning environment. Combining modern design, the latest technological equipment and expert teachers, the KKL-JNF House was created to meet the The computer classroom at the KKL-JNF Houe of Excellence in Upper personal development of the areas’ young people, with focus on STEM education (science, technology, engineering Nazareth was specially designed for computer and media studies, and mathematics). In terms of design concept, the KKL-JNF House for Excellence in Upper Nazareth serves as a surfing the internet, and preparing homework and written assignments. prototype for all subsequent Houses for Excellence for the periphery. The project also serves as a vital component The modern furnishings, which are low-maintenace, include a teacher’s desk, trapezoid tables, individual chairs, a large wallboard, computers, in strengthening the city’s social fabric and promoting a flourishing future for the northern district. Implementation Status Completed computer screens, a projector, speakers and a television screen.

15550 Upper Nazareth – KKL-JNF House for Excellence – Landscape Development 15199 Upper Nazareth – KKL-JNF House for Excellence – Outdoor area for lessons and leisure First Floor – Classrooms 2 and 3 Donation A unique learning environment Requierement/NIS 650,000 – 1,359,001 Donation KKL-JNF developed the grounds surrounding the House for Excellence in Requierement/NIS 417,000 – 834,001 Upper Nazareth with a seating and meeting area, an outdoor classroom, and inviting, green spaces for the benefit of students and staff. The Classroom 2 and 3 are on the first floor of the three-story KKL-JNF House landscape project enables outdoor student activities and community for Excellence in Upper Nazareth. Each classroom is equipped with activities involving the city’s residents throughout the year. Development modern, well-designed furniture that is easy to clean. Classroom 2 is 20 elements included a scenic lookout (wooden deck) with a view of the square meters and contains a teacher’s desk, single armchairs, coffee Implementation Jezreel Valley and Nazareth; a meeting area for about 40 people at tables, a TV screen, a carpet and curtains. Classroom 3, which is 25 square Status Completed meters, contains specially designed chairs, a large whiteboard, small the front of the building, including a wooden entrance path; flooring; Implementation Completed pits and those for the installation of benches; an outdoor Status whiteboards, a TV screen and curtains. classroom located behind the facility with terraced seating for 80 students and a wall on which to screen educational materials, videos, etc. Tree planting included native species, such as the oriental plane and Atlantic pistachio, which provide shade. In addition, a parking area was developed. 15196 Upper Nazareth – KKL-JNF House for Excellence – Ground Floor and Learning Hub Enjoyable environs promote learning 15202 Upper Nazareth – KKL-JNF House for Excellence – Second Floor – Classrooms 7 and 8 Donation Classrooms designed for learning Requierement/NIS 1,051,000 – 2,102,001

Donation The ground floor of the KKL-JNF House for Excellence in Upper Nazareth Requierement/NIS 418,000 – 834,001 comprises a classroom, offices and the most distinctive feature of the KKL- JNF House—the learning hub. The state-of-the-art hub provides the space The state-of-the-art furniture and equipment of the classrooms on the and equipment for a wide range of learning and recreational activities, second floor of the three-story KKL-JNF House for Excellence in Upper Implementation including video games. The hub also contains tables, armchairs, seating Nazareth are low-maintenance. The furnishings are easily cleaned and Status Completed poufs, new X-BOX and PS4 consoles, a TV screen, a projector and audio equipment parts, if damaged, can be inexpensively replaced. Classroom 7, systems. The classroom is equipped with desks, specially designed chairs, which is 20 square meters, contains a teacher’s desk and chair, individual a whiteboard and screen. The rooms for the teaching staff and the director are equipped with desks and chairs. All furnishings are low- seating units (specially designed, mobile chairs with desk tops), coffee maintenance and designed for the long run. tables, a TV screen, a carpet and curtains. Classroom 8, 25 square meters Implementation in size, contains a table, specially designed chairs, small whiteboards for the Status Completed students, a large whiteboard on the wall, a TV screen and curtains. 15767 Upper Nazareth – KKL-JNF House for Excellence – Annual Operation Empowerment and excellence in a warm 15201

NorthernRegion Upper Nazareth – KKL-JNF House for Excellence – and challenging environment NorthernRegion First Floor – The Large Classroom Donation Closing the achievement gap and empowering periphery youth Requierement/NIS 3,500,000 18 19 Donation The ongoing annual operation of the KKL-JNF House for Excellence in Requierement/NIS 560,000 – 1,133,001 Upper Nazareth includes a permanent, professional staff, comprising a house director, administrative coordinator, program director (responsible The first floor of the three-story KKL-JNF House for Excellence in Upper for planning and monitoring activities and studies), maintenance person Nazareth contains a 65 square meter classroom, which can be used for a Implementation for computers and multimedia, who is available throughout the day; and large number of participants and, when necessary, divided into two smaller Status Completed 24-hour security guarding; general office and educational supplies (writing sections. This room, the largest classroom in the building, is equipped with material, paper, toner, etc.); professional teaching staff, some of whom come specially designed and low-maintenance desks, chairs, small Verb whiteboards from outside the city (one teacher for 1-5 students); cooperation with the MENIFA enrichment program and the Association of IDF Implementation (for active learning, collaboration, display and class presentation), regular Intelligence Unit 8200 Unit Alumni (technological and hi-tech courses), day-long professional development seminars for the staff to Status Completed whiteboards, a TV and screen, speakers, audio equipment and a projector. enhance their skills and the House’s programming; and empowering and enriching lectures and experiences (such as “Escape Room”). 15126 – Central Bicycle Path for Recreational and Daily Use Reducing traffic congestion; improving the environment

Donation Requierement/NIS 1,575,000 – 3,150,000

Central Region Amidst the tumult of the Metropolitan Area, one of the areas with the densest population and heaviest traffic in Israel, KKL-JNF, in cooperation with the Ramat Gan Municipality, is developing a 1-kilometer central bicycle path that will link the 15120 Aluf Sadeh route to the Ramat Gan National Park. The path will Megiddo – Bicycle Trails Connecting to the "Square Trail" encourage walking and cycling as an alternative to cars, thus Connecting communities by foot and bicycle easing the traffic load on the roads and mitigating air pollution. Along the route there will be a combination of existing and newly Implementation planted trees and a variety of other plants. The route will be used Donation Status In Progress daily, for recreation and fitness. The project includes developing 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 Requierement/NIS a 1-kilometer long bicycle path along Raziel Street. Elements include, among others, paving paths and sidewalks, stripping, signage and street equipment, painting and KKL-JNF, in cooperation with The , road markers. Trees, new and old, will be planted and the landscaping will make riding along the shaded path a is constructing three new bicycle trails in the Ramat Menashe pleasant experience. (Megiddo) Biosphere Reserve for the benefit its residents and cyclists from all over Israel who come to enjoy the unique nature and scenery of the area. The trails will connect the communities of Eliyakim, En HaEmek, Ramat Menashe and Dalia to the "Square Trail" – a circular 5-kilometer bicycle trail leading to the regional council compound, Yad LaBanim and 15125 the Megiddo Regional Secondary School. Moreover, the trails – King Solomon Avenue – Bicycle Path will adapt to the topography and will be lit by solar powered Linking neighborhoods to facilitate traffic and improve lights in the dark, thus providing a major solution to the issue quality of life of moving between the various communities and public institutions. The first path will begin at Elyakim and extend Implementation In Progress Donation Status for 3.2 kilometers via En HaEmek, parallel to Route 672. The Requierement/NIS 1,485,000 – 2,969,700 second path will begin at and extend for 2.7 kilometers, parallel to Route 6954. The third path will begin at Dalia and extend for 700 meters, parallel KKL-JNF is planning to develop a central bicycle path that will to Route 672. The total length of the paths is 6.6 kilometers and they are suited for easy riding. Elements run along the King Solomon Avenue in Lod. The purpose of include retaining walls, safety railings, signage, solar light poles and paving. the path is to improve mobility around the city, to encourage cycling and to facilitate movement between the neighborhoods, the train station and other major institutions and centers. The bicycle path will allow convenient and safe movement between neighborhoods and provide an alternative to private vehicles Implementation in the city. The project includes developing a 1.7-kilometer Status Detailed Planning long bicycle path. Elements include earthworks, paving, special markings for people with visual disabilities, vehicle barriers for the safety of cyclists, transplanting existing old trees, dismantling and reassembling outdoor furnishings such as benches, planters and trashcans, signage, traffic signs and painting road lines along the path. 15129 Or Yehuda – KKL-JNF Garden (The Yarden Garden) For children, community and the environment

Donation Requierement/NIS 2,520,000 15854 Adulam- Park – Horvat Burgin Tourism Development KKL-JNF, in cooperation with the Municipality of Or An inviting park with archaeology and orchards Yehuda, is planning the development of a new playground in the framework of a KKL-JNF Garden. The public space Donation will be open to all the city’s residents and will feature a Requierement/NIS 1,106,500 large lawn, shading structures and modern playground Central Region Central equipment. The garden will be a focal point of free time for Region Central children and its paved trails will provide easy access for Horvat Burgin, located in KKL-JNF’s Adulam-France Park in the pedestrians and cyclists. The garden will greatly enhance southern part of the Judean plain, attracts hundreds of hikers 20 the surrounding neighborhood and serve as a quality and tourists every year. Horvat Burgin is a particularly important 21 venue for quality time. The garden will include a lawn, low archaeological site that brings added value to the park as a whole. growing shrubs and plants, ornamental trees that provide The archaeological excavations and the development of the site, shade and a computerized irrigation system. A rock which took place in partnership with Israel’s Antiquities Authority, garden will enhance the site and the paving will be made uncovered burial caves, remnants of Roman dwellings, and the of interlocking stones. Modern playground equipment, ruins of a church. KKL-JNF also planted approximately ninety olive Implementation trees, creating a delightful orchard immediately adjacent to the Status Detailed Planning including carousels, swings, seesaws, spring rockers, hammocks and more, will be installed on a safety rubber site. Work on the project included archaeological excavations, ground preservation, signage, safety railings, the planting of trees, surface and covered with a cloth canopy. In addition, decorative lighting poles and drinking fountains Implementation Completed will be installed. Status and the paving of a 900-meter-long asphalt road. 14688 9166 Giv’at Ada – Elot Ada Community Forest – Forest Entrance Field and Forest Education Center – Study Center Developing environmental awareness and community Study days and lectures in nature involvement

Donation Donation Requierement/NIS 590,000 Requierement/NIS 550,000 – 1,100,000

KKL-JNF is planning to help the residents of Giv’at Ada develop their KKL-JNF Field and Forest Education Center (FFEC) in the nearby Elot Ada Forest, making it into a community forest withfocu Nes Harim Forest (near Bet Shemesh) offers hikes, outings, on educational, social and community activities. KKL-JNF is aiming to educational and experiential activities for children, youth and connect the local inhabitants to their surrounding forest and nature, families from all over Israel. The activities focus on KKL-JNF encouraging them to participate in preserving one of the last remaining values – nature, environment, community and heritage. KKL-JNF oak forests in central Israel. Although presently local schoolchildren developed a "Study Center" at the FFEC ideal for workshops, enjoy the forest, it is in need of well-defined, safe sites for diverse outdoor conferences and a variety of activities for large groups. The activities and education, also enabling the forest to absprb many more Study Center includes five classrooms: 3 small rooms (fig, carob people. For this purpose, KKL-JNF is planning to develop two entrance and ), one computer classroom (pine) with 14 work areas that will be ideal venues for activities, gatherings and leisure: the stations and a conference hall/large classroom (strawberry Implementation Detailed Planning Implementation Completed Status northern "Forest Garden Entrance" and the southern "Oak Entrance". Status tree). The conference hall can accommodate up to 50 people. Each entrance area will have a pedestrian entrance, vehicle barriers, The five classrooms at the center are equipped with the latest entrance signage including instructions, a map and safety regulations, a scenic lookout for group gatherings (about 30 square multimedia equipment, such as a projector, a screen, wireless internet and speakers. In addition each classroom meters), trashcans and water lines. The lookout will also serve as an outdoor classroom and will have a wooden deck, wooden has a whiteboard, podium, air conditioning. pergola, a bench and a ramp for people with disabilities.

13738 7114 Forest – Accessible Recreation Site Horvat Hanot – Preservation Tourist Development and by the KKL-JNF Nursery Accessibility An accessible area in the forest for recreation and play History in the heart of American Independence Park Donation Donation Requierement/NIS 358,000 – 717,141 Requierement/NIS 1,100,000 – 2,200,001 KKL-JNF has provided the Eshtaol Forest (part of Rabin Park, near Horvat Hanot, discovered in KKL-JNF’s American Independence Park, the city of ) with numerous recreation areas for the is an archaeological site dating to the Mameluke period that served benefit of visitors. This recreation site is adjacent to KKL-JNF’s as an inn for Christian pilgrims traveling to on the ancient Central Region nursery and attracts many visitors throughout the "Roman Emperor’s Road". Over the past year, KKL-JNF, in partnership year (mainly on weekends and holidays). KKL-JNF has upgraded the with the Israel Antiquities Authority, has preserved and developed the site and rendered it accessible to people with special needs, making site, including Goliath’s Pool, a spectacular mosaic floor, a crypt and it suitable for a broader section of the population and enabling it to an ancient winepress. KKL-JNF’s has ensured the site accommodates continue to contain and serve the many visitors. Project components visitors in a way that protects the antiquities and the environment, and included laying flagstones; installing standard and accessible picnic enables many visitors to enjoy this unique historical site; Horvat Hanot is Implementation Completed tables; constructing seating walls and concrete surfaces, installing Status also accessible to people with special needs. The project is divided into swings and asphalt paths suitable for the disabled; constructing a four spheres: 1) Goliath’s Pool and the tel: the work will include cleaning parking lot with spaces for the disabled; providing barbeque facilities, the pool and installing fencing, curbstones, and signage. 2) The church, accessible pathways, and the crypt: the work will Implementation a campfire area and litter bins. include reinforcing the church walls, preserving the mosaic, accessible pathways with curbstones, an accessible open area Status Completed paved with asphalt, accessible benches, fencing, stairways, handrails, and reconstructing the walls in the crypt. 3) A parking and recreation area: the work will include building a recreation area among the trees, terrace walls, the placing of regular and accessible picnic tables, barbecue grills, and the planting of vegetation. 4) Reconstruction of the winepress: the work will include preservation, excavation, wall construction, mosaic preservation, and signage. 13156 Forest – The Beit Yehoshua Recreation Area Picnic spots in the forest 14285 Martyrs Forest – "Rock Steps" Picnic Area (West) Donation Expanding tourist attractions in KKL-JNF forests Requierement/NIS 36,000 – 71,001 Central Region Central Region Central

Donation Poleg Forest is situated close to the community of Beit Requierement/NIS 121,000 Yehoshua, in the Hof HaSharon Regional Council; this small 22 eucalyptus forest covers some 50 dunam (approx. 12.5 acres) 23 KKL-JNF is planning to develop a picnic area in Martyrs Forest near in the heart of a developing urban region. Inside the grove, Moshav in the Jerusalem Hills as part of its program to expand close to the main local cycle trail, KKL-JNF has established a tourism in the forest. The planned picnic area will overlook Nahal Kesalon new recreation area that provides residents with a leisure- and will be located near a number of other KKL-JNF picnic and recreation time venue and offers cyclists a restful spot for a break among areas. This picnic area is one of a complex of picnic and recreation areas the eucalyptus, which give the site natural shade for year- in Martyrs Forest that KKL-JNF established for the benefit of residents round use. The area was cleared and prepared, wooden picnic and visitors to the area. The project includes dismantling work, forestry tables were installed and a proper entrance to the site was treatment, building native stone walls, signage, picnic tables, a cookout created with the help of a stone wall. Signposting, a litter bin Implementation installation, stone steps, a bench overlooking Nahal Kesalon, a trash hide Implementation and parking facilities were also provided. Status Detailed Planning and trashcans. Status Completed 12361 – Beilinson Hospital 9202 Unimog U – Fire Truck for the Jerusalem Corridor Landscaping and Main Entrance Development 20 Extinguishing a fire in time saves forests A befitting welcome for a healing facility

Donation Donation Requierement/NIS 2,800,000 – 5,750,001 Requierement/NIS 1,400,000

KKL-JNF and the Rabin Medical Center developed the entrance The prototype Mercedes-Benz Unimog U20 fire truck has complex at the Beilinson Hospital and transformed it into a well- been well employed in extinguishing fires in the heavily tended "green lung" with shaded seating areas and a central square. forested Jerusalem corridor over the last years. The The new entrance provides the medical center with a suitable specially designed compact unit with tank and equipment entry area as well as creating a separation between vehicles and includes a sophisticated communication system that pedestrians to improve the safety of patients and visitors. The can identify the specific location of a fire and readily extensive landscaping and gardening created pleasant seating communicate with fire headquarters. Containing a fire in areas and contributed to transforming the entire entrance into a time is the key to forest protection. warm, welcoming environment that will contribute to the care of the patients. The project included creating seating areas with benches, planting trees, landscaping and irrigation, pergolas, pedestrian Implementation paths and signage. The entrance square is completely accessible to Implementation Status Completed people with disabilities. Status Completed

12314 14000 Jerusalem – Biblical Zoo – Aquarium – KKL-JNF Plaza The Kochav Yair Forest – The Tabor Oaks Walkway A green entrance to the new aquarium Enjoying the attractions of a community forest

Donation Donation Requierement/NIS 100,000 Requierement/NIS 3,100,000 – 6,500,001

KKL-JNF developed a new green entrance to the latest addition to The Tzur Natan-Kochav Yair Community Forest contains the Biblical Zoo in Jerusalem – the Israel Aquarium. The large plaza several hiking trails: the Oranim Trail, the Eyal Forest Trail, and is used for gathering, buying tickets and waiting before entering the Tabor Oaks Trail. The Tabor Oaks Trail is a circular trail the aquarium and provides visitors with a shady, neat and well- approximately one kilometer long, part of which passes through tended place in which to gather. The new aquarium was opened an avenue of impressive Tabor Oak trees. Cyclamens bloom in the autumn and winter, adding color to the forest and attracting to the public in 2017 and is expected to welcome thousands of visitors daily, making this project a significant contribution to the additional visitors. KKL-JNF is planning to upgrade the trail for city of Jerusalem and the Biblical Zoo. The entrance plaza was the benefit of the residents, visitors, and hikers who visit the built to blend in with the topography of the site, and the character forest, and enable them to enjoy the landscape and the region’s of the surrounding environment. Development elements included special atmosphere. The upgrading of the trail will include the earthworks, sealing, electrical infrastructure, painting, flooring, construction of a wall for sitting, signage along the trail, stone Implementation stairs and an open area at the entrance, and curbstones at the Implementation Completed stone benches, wooden pergolas, landscaping and irrigation, gates, Status Detailed Planning Status fencing and planting. trail’s entrance and exit.

11987 9128 – Coexistence Single Track – Urban Promenade A sporting connection between and Enjoying daily outdoor exercise

Donation Donation Requierement/NIS 270,000 Requierement/NIS 1,800,000 3,900,000 Central Region Central Region Central The KKL-JNF Ein Rafa Single Track Cycling Trail starts in the Arab KKL-JNF developed a new promenade in the city of Holon, as village of Ein Rafa in the Jerusalem hills and encircles Nahal Kisalon. part of its efforts to develop venues for sports and recreation 24 It is the first trail of its kind to have been built in partnership with in cities throughout Israel, to encourage healthy lifestyles. The 25 residents of an Arab community, (in this case the youth of the 1.4-km promenade is located in the southern part of the city, community, who were physically involved in its construction), where Holon meets Rishon Le-Tsiyon, and connects the Tzadok and as such it constitutes an excellent example of successful Park and the Yovel Grove. The promenade is used for walking, cooperation that contributes both to the local community and the running and cycling during all hours of the day; it is illuminated environment. The single is open to all cycling enthusiasts from to allow it to be used at night as well. KKL-JNF also landscaped Jerusalem and its environs, helping bring people together as they the promenade, thus improving it and the adjoining areas of the take part in a healthy and eco-friendly sport and providing an two cities. Project elements: earthworks, drainage, paved paths, paving the bicycle path, electrical and illumination work, planting Implementation enjoyable riding experience through various landscapes. Implementation Status Completed Status Completed and landscaping, benches along the promenade and rockeries. 8857 Shoham Park – Hurvat Tinshemet 14669 National Land Policy Studies Program at Tel Aviv Development and Multi-Sensory Accessibility University Connecting people to nature and heritage "Studying for the Land"

Donation Donation Requierement/NIS 350,000 – 700,001 Requierement/NIS 105,175

Developing Hurvat Tinshemet and making it accessible to people with KKL-JNF and Tel Aviv University are developing a program disabilities is a unique project that will combine tourist development, in national land policy as part of the univeristy’s Department multi-sensory accessibility and community activity. The students at of Geography and Human Environment’s graduate studies. the nearby school in Shoham received archaeological training and Through the program, the practical expertise and knowledge actively participated in uncovering the unique mosaic found at the site. developed by KKL-JNF will enrich diverse academic KKL-JNF created clearings for activities, seating corners and paths. disciplines and fields of research. Accessibility was a central theme in developing the project, to allow people with physical and sensory disabilities to enjoy the site, by taking advantage of the latest technological developments. The Project included accessible parking, paving an accessible concrete path Implementation Completed Implementation In Progress Status bordered in native stone, seating walls of local rock (40-60 cm high) Status to highlight entrances and to serve as gathering and meeting areas. The entrance to the site was paved in cut stone, a model of the famous Madabe Map was put up and mature trees were planted to create natural shading. KKL-JNF signage was erected in Braille and a Step-Hear navigation system for visually impaired and blind people was installed.

6227 Ben Shemen Forest – The Lester Smith Recreation Area – Revamping the Recreation Area 8699 Anot Recycled Water Reservoir Ensuring the health of the veteran and largest forest in central Israel Conserving a precious resource for irrigation Donation Requierement/NIS 102,000 Donation Requierement/NIS 2,000,000 – 4,000,001 In the 1990s KKL-JNF built an expansive recreation area, named after Lester Smith from the U.S, in the Ben Shemen Forest. The Lester Smith KKL-JNF’s Anot Recycled Water Reservoir was built thirty years ago recreation area which is relatively in the center of the forest, attracts and was repaird and upgraded by KKL-JNF in recent years to continue many visitors from all over Israel. Due to its popularity, it has suffered fulfilling its important function as a source for irrigating the fields of of some wear and tear over the years, hence the need to revamp and the area’s kibbutzim. Recycled water reservoirs are important, both ensure a respectable appearance, so that it can continue to serve its for saving water and preventing the flow of untreated wastewater many visitors in the future as well. The project will include: repairing the in the environment. The reservoir has a capacity of 1 million cubic damage caused by surface runoff, earthworks, rock stripping, removal meters and stores treated wastewater from Jerusalem, which is of the old facilities (including the drinking fountains and tables), then used for agricultural irrigation in a number of the Mateh Yehuda arranging a proper parking area, adding more tables, a campfire circle, Regional Council’s kibbutzim: Ramat Rahel, Ma’aleh HaHamisha and Implementation Completed a coal collection receptacle, a waste bin enclosure, and a drinking Status . fountain. In addition, a small entrance area leading to the recreation Implementation area will be built, replete with seat walls, paving stones, stone walls and Status Detailed Planning a commemoration plaque.

8163 Upper Yokne’am – Forest Promenade Connect to a forest and a healthy lifestyle

Donation Requierement/NIS 1,680,000 – 3,377,001

Central Region Central KKL-JNF developed a new promenade in Upper Yokne’am, southeast Region Central of Mt. Carmel, for the benefit of the inhabitants of the city and other communities in the region. The 1.7-km Forest Promenade is 26 located in the Ramat Yokne’am quarter and borders on the southern 27 Carmel forests. The promenade is used by walkers, runners and cyclists and improves their safety by safeguarding them from the road. In addition, the promenade serves as a buffer area between the residential areas and the nearby forest, which can help prevent Implementation spread of wildfires into adjacent residential quarters. The promenade Status Completed was designed to preserve the character of the forest and the city. Development elements included: land preparation, earthworks, infrastructure, drainage, asphalt paving, road markers, stone paving and steps, walls and seating boulders, benches, landscaping, an irrigation system and signage. 15106 Kibbutz – Land Preparation for Housing Living on in the Negev on the border

Donation Southern Region Requierement/NIS 1,000,000 – 2,000,001 KKL-JNF is preparing land for 26 plots for the construction of homes in Kibbutz Nahal Oz, which is located 1.5 kilometers from the border. The project will enable the community to absorb new families. The expansion of the kibbutz will ensure the community’s 15320 continued growth as well as that of the western Negev. It will serve – Landscaping Around the School as a viable alternative for families living in the densely populated Studying in a pleasant, well-tended environment central district, looking for quality of life in a community in the open Negev expanse.

Donation Implementation In Progress Requierement/NIS 447,500 – 995,101 Status

KKL-JNF is implementing a landscape development project around the P’er Aharon School in Moshav Komemiyut. This facility and its surroundings will serve as a focal point for the residents of the moshav and the Haredi community of the Regional Council in general. Project components include tiling, retaining walls, fencing, gates for vehicles and pedestrians, 15968 Yatir Field and Forest Education Center construction of roads and sidewalks, and garden elements, A Sewage Treatment System such as benches, drinking fountains and litter bins. Creating infrastructure to ensure the continuation of a nature learning site Donation Requierement/NIS 775,000 – 1,560,000

KKL-JNF is planning to establish a sewage treatment system in Implementation In Progress the to serve the Yatir Field and Forest Education Status Center. Presently, effluent from the Yatir FFEC, which originates from field cooking, dishwashing, showers, and toilet facilities, is removed by a sewage removal service. The construction of the sewage treatment system will enable treatment of the center’s effluent, and the purified wastewater will be used to irrigate the nearby forests. According to the regulations of the Health Ministry Implementation Detailed Planning and the Environmental Protection Ministry, the construction Status of the system is necessary for the development and expansion of the Yatir FFEC. The project includes the construction of a 15128 wastewater purification structure in an area of approximately200 square meters, which includes a built-up area – KKL-JNF Garden of approximately 65 square meters. Green public open space for quality of life

Donation Requierement/NIS 2,600,000 – 5,200,001

KKL-JNF, in collaboration with the Municipality of Ashdod, is 15884 creating a KKL-JNF Garden in the city, providing Ashdod’s The Lahav-Kramim- Forests – Cyling Trail residents with a green venue for relaxation and recreation. The The special pleasure of cycling in northern Negev forests garden park is also being designed to serve as a community garden that will be tended by the students of a nearby school; an excellent means of promoting environmental education and Donation urban ecology. The garden site is divided into an area with fitness Requierement/NIS 530,000 equipment, an area with play equipment, a community garden, Southern Region Southern Region Southern and a picnic, leisure and recreation area. Project components As part of the system of trails planned for the Kramim Forest, KKL-JNF also include paved paths, pergolas, a wall bench, tables, benches, has constructed a 12-kilometer-long bicycle trail. The cycling trail, fences and safety railings, signage, bicycle parking racks, which links the Lahav Forest (the Rimon Cycling Route) with the Meitar 28 gardening and lawn, an irrigation system, an electrical system for Forest (the Meitar Circle Cycling Route), provides bicycle access to the 29 Implementation In Progress lighting, garden lighting fixtures, trash bins, drinking fountains, Lahav Forest for the residents of the communities of Meitar, Karmit, Status and fire hydrants. and Sansana. The cycling route is also part of the Israel National Bike Trail, which runs from the the north to the south of Israel. The trail is an important component in the cycling culture in the northern Negev forests for locals and tourists from further afield. The kilometers of Implementation Completed 12 Status cycling trails comprise 7 km of wide trails and 5 km of a single track trail (60 cm wide) in the Kramim Forest. Work on the project also involved arranging existing trails and dirt roads according to the standards of the Israel Bicycle Trail, installing signage and painting regulation trail blazes with the Israel Bike Trail logo. 12484 15217 Park Sports Complex Grofit – Preparing Land for Agriculture A desert city gets in shape The miracle of farming in the desert

Donation Donation Requierement/NIS 5,000,000 – 10,000,001 Requierement/NIS 250,000 – 500,001

KKL-JNF, in cooperation with the Ofakim Municipality, Preparing land for agriculture means turning land created a sports complex in the southern district’s Ofakim unsuitable for cultivation into fertile, arable land. KKL-JNF’s Park, a pivotal project for the desert community, whose work in preparing agricultural land in the Arava constitutes population is expected to double in the next few years. The a basis for the region’s infrastructure, enabling it to absorb sports complex, located in the heart of the park, is divided new families and strengthen its agriculture sector. KKL-JNF into three main clusters surrounded and connected by prepared 20 hectares of land for the benefit of six new walking and bicycle trails and includes an integrated sports families joining Kibbutz Grofit, who will farm the land. field, play fountains, a climbing wall, lawns, seating areas and tables, drinking fountains and toilet facilities.

Implementation Implementation Status Completed Status Completed

15268 15800 Kibbutz Lotan – Preparing Land for Housing Arava – Repairing Flash Flood Damage 2018 Quality of life in the Arava Living with the dangers of the desert

Donation Donation , Requierement/NIS 455,000 – 910,001 Requierement/NIS 2,000 000

As part of the concerted effort to bring one million new The Arava was greatly damaged by severe weather’ heavy residents to the Negev region, KKL-JNF prepared 18 new plots rains and flash floods for three consecutive days at the end of designated for housing at Kibbutz Lotan in the southern Arava April 2018. Arava streambeds overflowed, blocking roads and Through this project KKL-JNF ensures the future of Lotan, entrances to communities and all the crossings were blocked and helping the community absorb new, idealistic families, many damaged. KKL-JNF mobilized the day after the deluge to repair from the country’s congested central region, who strengthen damaged infrastructure and it continues to carry out necessary the Negev and the Arava. work in cooperation with the Arava Drainage and Streams Authority. The project includes repairing access roads to Arava communities and fields; reconstructing road crossings that were Implementation Implementation swept away and damaged; repairing agricultural passages/trails Status Completed Status In Progress and drainage systems; repairing general flood damage.

15216 15124 Ein Yahav – Preparing Land for Agriculture Arad- – The Israel National Bike Trail Creating a sustainable Arava Cycling in the desert

Donation Donation Southern Region Southern Requierement/NIS 1,900,000 – 3,850,001 Requierement/NIS 520,000 – 1,040,000 Region Southern

Preparing land for agriculture means turning land unsuitable The Arad Municipality envisions the city as a national cycling center, 30 for cultivation into fertile, arable land. KKL-JNF’s work in promoting tourism, education and community. As part of the process 31 preparing agricultural land in the Arava constitutes a basis of developing bicycle trails throughout the city and its surroundings for the region’s infrastructure, enabling it to absorb new plans are underway to develop a cycling trail that will form a major families and strengthen its agriculture sector. New families section of the Israel Bike Trail (a national trail, crossing the country will be able to join Moshav Ein Yahav in the Arava thanks to from north to south; from Mt. Hermon to ). The proposed trail will this project, which will provide 35 hectares of prepared land be about 25 kilometers long and connect Arad to the World Heritage for crops and orchards. site of Masada. The trail will provide a desert cycling experience that will combine nature, scenery, history and archaeology. The project Implementation Implementation also includes signage at the entrance, bicycle racks, wooden poles to Status Completed Status Detailed Planning prevent vehicle entry and stone markers along the trail. 15122 14868 Bicycle Trail Meitar – Developing a Loop Single-Track Connecting neighborhoods by bicycle The simple pleasure of riding a bike in nature

Donation Donation Requierement/NIS 750,000 – 1,500,000 Requierement/NIS 275,000 – 550,001

Bedouin Negev community, runs along Nahal Gez, which runs As part of a master plan for the development of the Meitar Forest through the center of the community and whose western end and to serve the needs of hundreds of cyclists, KKL-JNF is building connects with Nahal Be’er Sheva. The trail will connect parts of a 17 km single-track bike trail around Meitar. The single-track the community and provide access to Tel Sheva’s public buildings includes many off-shoot trails, enabling residents immediate as well as to the city of Be’er Sheva. The trail will also link open access to their neighborhoods. It also connects to two regional areas and tourist attractions bordering on the town, such as the cycling trails and passes close to the Israel National Bicycle Trail. Tel Sheva National Park, a renowned archeological site declared a The new trail will provide an attractive, fun and varied ride in the UNESCO World Heritage Site. The route is suitable for cycling and KKL-JNF southern region forests. Project components include walking in Tel Sheva and will be used by the residents for fitness preparing ground for the trail, installing orientation signs as well activity and recreation as well as encouraging environmentally as signs at the trail entrance that include instructions for safe Implementation friendly transportation. Implementation cycling and maps. Status In Progress Status In Progress

15118 14454 Be’er Sheva-Masada Road Bicycle Path New Fire Trucks for Fighting Forest Fires Sustainable urban mobility Saving forests and protecting open spaces

Donation Donation Requierement/NIS 1,575,000 – 3,150,000 Requierement/NIS 1,500,000 – 6,000,000

Be’er Sheva has been developing rapidly in recent years KKL-JNF plans to purchase four new model fire trucks to extinguish on its way to becoming a city that promotes sustainably. the wildfires that have been erupting daily in KKL-JNF forests in the As part of this process KKL-JNF and the Be’er Sheva western Negev. The fires are caused by what has been dubbed as Municipality are planning a new energy saving project "balloon terror", balloons with incendiary devices flown from the -- a 2-kilometer paved bicycle path on Masada Road. Its Gaza border into Israel, igniting vast areas of agricultural fields and aim is to encourage sustainable urban mobility together nature reserves in addition to KKL-JNF forests. Four firefighting with recreational activity, fitness and a healthy life style. vehicles, each weighing 12,000 kg with about 4,000 liters of water and foam will be purchase. The fire truck can maneuver on both paved and unpaved, rough terrain. The cabin seats three, and each fire truck has features such as an operating position, hose reel, Implementation equipment cabinets, a water pump and water cannon, a loudspeaker Status Detailed Planning Implementation Status Detailed Planning system and siren, as well as rescue and towing capabilities.

15768 14247 Ramat Negev R&D Station – Research Neve, Bnei Netzarim, – Connecting Road How to succeed at farming Infrastructure for security and travel

Donation Donation

Southern Region Southern Requierement/NIS 50,000 – 2,130,001 Requierement/NIS 750,000 – 1,500,001 Region Southern

The Center for Experimental Desert Agriculture at Ramat Negev KKL-JNF implemented the construction of a 3-kilometer-long road connecting the communities of Bnei Netzarim, Neve and Shlomit. 32 is part of the Ramat Negev Research and Development (R&D) 33 Station since 1981. Its aim is to develop farming, irrigation, The road is multifunctional, serving the needs of agriculture, fertilization and cultivation methods suited to the unique security, and scenic tourism. Not least, the road is also used as an environmental conditions in the region. The center promotes escape route in times of emergency. In the summer of 2005, the surveys and theoretical and empirical studies in the region that Gush communities, evacuated in the disengagement plan focus on farming with brackish water, finding qualitative and from Gaza, were invited by the to make organoleptic (related to taste and smell) advantages, developing their new homes in the in the Western Negev. Evacuees from the new crop strains in the region, improving crop quality, making the two communities of Netzarim and Atzmona established best use of the water available to the farmer and improving the the communities of Neve, Bnei Netzaim and Shomit and began Implementation economic viability of farms. The R&D station is also involved with Implementation working to make the desert bloom. Status In Progress developing marine agriculture in the region. Status Completed 14208 13351 Central & Northern Arava R&D Station Or HaNer – Security Road Progress and innovation in agriculture Enhancing the security of a border community

Donation Donation Requierement/NIS 50,000 – 3,813,001 Requierement/NIS 1,250,000 – 2,500,000

The Central and Northern Arava Research and Development KKL-JNF, in cooperation with the Ministry of Defense, (R&D) Station was established in 1986 to fulfill the development has built a new security road for Kibbutz Or HaNer in the needs of the communities along Israel’s borders in the Negev and northern Gaza perimeter. As well as an additional entrance Arava. The station is active in the Central and Northern Arava to the kibbutz, the road serves as a security route that and Tamar regional councils. Like other such centers in Israel the encompasses an expanse of land which the kibbutz will station is involved in finding solutions for the issues characteristic develop in future. The project elements in the construction of farming in the area as well as in long-term development of of the 1.4 km long road include: removal of vegetation, rocks production technologies and the introduction of new products, and boulders, bedding, asphalt paving, drainage system. making the most of the specific advantages of the region. The agricultural products of the Arava make up 60% of Israel’s fresh Implementation produce exports and % of its cut flower exports. Implementation Status In Progress 15 Status Completed

14182 12816 Neve (Halutzit 4) – Preparing Land for Agriculture Netiv HaAsara – Perimeter Security Road Growing crops in the Negev desert Ensuring the safety of a border community

Donation Donation Requierement/NIS 300,000 – 600,000 Requierement/NIS 325,000 – 650,000

KKL-JNF, in partnership with the Agriculture Ministry, is KKL-JNF implemented the construction of a 1.2 km perimeter preparing approximately 65 acres (26 hectares) of land for security road for a new neighborhood in Netiv HaAsara. The agriculture in the community of Neve in the western Negev. Gaza border moshav, the community closest to the Gaza Strip, Preparing lands for agriculture in Negev communities has suffered rocket attacks for many years, and the project constitutes a basis for enabling the absorption of new serves to protect and reinforce it. The road is used by patrol families, strengthening the industry of agriculture and units guarding Netiv HaAsara from terrorist infiltration and ensuring a future for the Negev. provides rapid access to and from the moshav.

Implementation Implementation Status In Progress Status Completed

13904 12781 Besor R&D Station – Research – Preparing Land for a New Neighborhood The secret of Negev farming A growing community in the Negev

Donation Donation Requierement/NIS 50,000 – 1,805,001 Requierement/NIS 1,500,000 – 3,025,001

The Besor R&D Station was established in , the first in KKL-JNF, in cooperation with the , is in

Southern Region Southern 1977 Region Southern Israel. The station is located in the experimental station at the process of preparing land for 47 new plots designated for the Besor Farm, and it serves the Eshkol, Sdot Negev and housing and residential living in Har Amasa, for the benefit of Merhavim regional councils. The Besor R&D Station works new families joining the agricultural community. Har Amasa is 34 with KKL-JNF, the Ministry of Agriculture, government agencies a cooperative agricultural village located at the eastern end 35 and other research bodies to develop agriculture in the Negev of the Yatir ridge at an altitude of 850 meters above sea level. and create new sources of income for the farmers in the The community was established in 1984 as a kibbutz and area. Studies at the station focus on diverse topics including named after the Biblical Amasa Ben-Yeter (2 Samuel). Today, vegetables and fruits (tomatoes, avocado, sweet potatoes, the settlement is an ecological cooperative at the edge of the Implementation strawberries and pineapple), developing management methods largest pine forest in the country, close to the nature reserve of Status In Progress to reduce pesticide use, studying various effects on crop yields the same name. and quality in different seasons, testing hydroponics (soilless agriculture) for growing new crop strains in the region such as mango and strawberry strains and testing Implementation flower strains suited for cultivation in hot areas (peonies and lisianthus). Status In Progress 12728 8905 Netiv HaAsara – A New Neighborhood Plugot Forest Bridge Restoration and Picnic & Recreation Site Ensuring the continuation of a border community Nature and heritage in a forest

Donation Donation Requierement/NIS 3,000,000 – 6,133,000 Requierement/NIS 750,000 – 1,500,001

KKL-JNF has prepared land at Netiv HaAsara for 71 new housing KKL-JNF is implementing projects for the preservation and development units for young families. The community, located on the Gaza of nature and heritage sites in the Plugot Forest for the benefit of hikers Strip border, has suffered rocket and mortar attacks for years, and other visitors. Work involves the preservation of a bridge from the and the project will serve to strengthen its residents and ensure Ottoman period, including treatment and preservation of the Plugot the continuation of the moshav.The moshav was established stream and its banks and architectural and structural preservation of in the dunes after its evacuation from the Hevel Yamit the historical bridge. In addition, KKL-JNF is creating a new picnic and region, as part of the Israel- Peace Treaty and Israel’s recreation area, according to the principles of universal design for the withdrawal from Sinai in 1982. Approximately 800 people live in accessibility and enjoyment of all. Preservation of the Ottoman bridge Netiv HaAsara, which was originally an agricultural community. and development of the area includes the construction of paved trails, Today, only a few of its residents are engaged in agriculture for steps, fence walls, hollow cladding, safety railings, picnic tables, retaining their livelihoods, growing flowers, vegetables and spices, both for walls, restoration of the upper foothold, excavation, stabilization of Implementation Implementation Status Completed export and the local market. In Progress existing pillars, reconstruction of pillars, road preservation, benches, and Status parking spaces, including disabled parking.

15269 7380 Kibbutz Elifaz – Preparing Land for Housing Southern Arava R&D Station – Research A viable future for the Arava Moving forward with groundbreaking research

Donation Donation Requierement/NIS 390,000 – 780,001 Requierement/NIS 50,000 – 2,030,000

As part of its concerted effort to bring one million new Regional Research and Development (R&D) institutes were residents to the Negev region, KKL-JNF is preparing established in order to promote agricultural development and create land for housing in the southern Arava community of means of production, which are essential to the existence of peripheral Elifaz. The project will serve to provide homes for young communities. The Southern Arava R&D Station is one of eight in couples and families from throughout Israel who have Israel, four of which are in the Negev, supported by KKL-JNF for the chosen to build their lives in the Arava. benefit of farmers in the Negev. It focuses on developing new strains of vegetables, flowers and dates and new food sources to improve food security, as well as on developing sources of renewable energy from Implementation agricultural waste. Status In Progress Implementation Status In Progress

7065 -Ma’on Synagogue – Accessible Picnic Site 11293 An impressive heritage and history site in the Negev – Play Yards for the Day Care Center An environment conducive to child development Donation Requierement/NIS 100,000 Donation

Southern Region Southern Requierement/NIS 275,000 – 550,001 The Ma’on Synagogue is an archaeological site, dated before the 6th Region Southern century, in the Eshkol region of the western Negev. Findings indicate KKL-JNF developed three play areas designed for infants and the existence of a Jewish community living in coexistence with the toddlers at Carmit’s day care center. Carmit is the KKL-JNF and people of a Byzantine town and the synagogue as the community’s 36 OR Movement’s flagship community, located in the heart of the center. A beautiful mosaic, the synagogue’s floor, was discovered at 37 the site as well as a cistern and ritual bath. Near the archaeological site Negev. It is planned to house some 2,600 families from Israel and abroad, new immigrants and native Israelis, secular and KKL-JNF developed an accessible picnic and leisure area in the desert observant, creating a strong social network, rich in culture, with forest, shaded by tamarisk trees. As part of its nationwide inclusive emphasis on education and community values. Development design projects, KKL-JNF made the western Negev Ma’on Synagogue Implementation and its adjacent forest grove picnic site accessible to people with elements of the entire area, covering 270 sq. meters (2,900 sq. Status Completed ft.), included infrastructure, playground equipment, seating areas, disabilities. The project includes an accessible entrance-assembly area rubber surfacing, shading, trash cans, sandboxes, landscape and paths both to and around the synagogue, accessible (disabled) Implementation Completed gardening and fencing. parking, an accessible drinking fountain, parking for private cars, a concrete plaza with an accessible picnic table, Status wood poles for demarcation, waste receptacles. 6349 Yatir Forest – Hurvat Anim Archaeological Heritage Site Archaeological findings in the heart of a forest

Donation Requierement/NIS 875,000 – 1,750,000

Horvat Anim (Anim Ruins), in the heart of the Yatir Forest, was Educational and Environmental Projects originally an Iron Age settlement that flourished during the Byzantine period. Among the remains are two above ground structures: a synagogue dated from the 4th century and an Iron Age fortress, built in the time of the Judean Kingdom. KKL-JNF is 15846 Respite Activities for the Gaza Envelop facilitating the development of the site, which is also being made Communities at KKL-JNF FFECs – accessible to people with disabilities. The project will position 2018 Horvat Anim as a major tourism attraction in the Yatir Forest. For the children on the confrontation line Project components include an access road and accessible Donation Implementation In Progress parking, an entrance area, an accessible trail, a concrete bench, Status trash receptacles, safety railings, metal lattices/bars, steps, Requierement/NIS 100,000 accessible entrance/threshold to the synagogue, the preservation of the synagogue, cave dwellings and fortress, ithe nstallation of archaological items in the synagogue entrance In the spring of 2018 tension in the Gaza border increased, and many local area, and an entrance sign. residents found themselves beset by rocket attacks and outbreaks of fires ignited by the incendiary kites launched from the Gaza Strip. As these Implementation events have made life in southern Israel very difficult, KKL-JNF is extending Status In Progress help to children and teenagers who need respite from the tension and the looming Gaza threat. KKL-JNF hosts groups from the south at its Field and Forest Education Centers (FFEC) and organizes enjoyable outings and activities in order to give the youngsters a break from the firing line. The activities include forest cycling, visits to museums and heritage sites, hikes through gullies, 5515 orienteering, ecological activities, handicrafts, sports, cooking outdoors and outdoor training. KKL-JNF takes care of all the Meitar Forest – The Prosopis Recreation Area logistics involved, including transport, security, guides, food and equipment. The minimum number of children necessary to Enjoying a northern Negev forest form a group is fifty, and activities can last anywhere between two and five days.

Donation Requierement/NIS 160,000 – 320,001 15528 KKL-JNF Mobile Educational Unit KKL-JNF is renewing a 1.5-acre recreation area in the Meitar Forest, located in the northern Negev. The recreation area, Bringing the forest to children surrounded by Prosopis trees, is being made accessible to people with disabilities. The project includes a compacted subbase Donation parking area, parking spaces for the disabled, a rock garden, 480,000 stone seating, stone vehicle barriers, trash cans, barbecue grills, Requierement/NIS picnic tables, seating areas, accessible and child-size picnic tables, and an accessible drinking fountain. KKL-JNF Mobile Educational Unit is a unique and enjoyable way to Implementation connect children and youth with KKL-JNF’s work in Israel and pass on Status In Progress Zionist, heritage, environment and ecological values. The great advantage of the mobile unit is that it can reach every area in Israel, and thus to a greater number of groups and populations who do not have exposure to Implementation In Progress Israel’s forests and nature in their daily lives. The Mobile Educational Unit Status offers fun activities related to forestry, water, sustainability, community, heritage, and Zionist identity. KKL-JNF hopes that the unit will become an integrative tool for strengthening the relationship between Israel’s youth and nature, and teaching the importance of that 5220 relationship for Israel’s future. Helez – Fire Watchtower Protecting Israel’s forests

Donation 15526 77,000 – 100,000 To Benefit the Forest – A Summer Camp for People Requierement/NIS with Special Needs Southern Region Southern The Fire Lookout Tower is located about 10 km southeast Individual empowerment through activity in the forest Projects Environmental and Educational of on a hill 145 meters above sea level. At a height of 12 Donation meters, it overlooks the planted forests of , , 157,000 38 Plugot, Karmon and Gvar’am and also serves to protect the Requierement/NIS 39 area’s extensive agricultural fields. The tower affords a panoramic view of about 20 km, from in the east to Ashkelon’s KKL-JNF, together with the staff of Tzamid Jerusalem, operates a seacoast in the west. Beneath the tower, which covers an area special summer camp for teenagers with special needs in KKL-JNF’s of 100 meters, is a forest grove with a picnic and recreation Field and Forest Education Centers. The camp is for teenagers with area, making this an inviting site for visitors. The tower, made of mild cognitive deficiencies or developmental delay who can function Implementation Implementation Status Completed galvanized steel pipes, was constructed 25 years ago, and with In Progress independently. Campers enjoy activities, attractions, trips, and arts and the ravages of time reuired repairs. Project components for the Status crafts in nature in the spirit of KKL-JNF. The camp seeks to achieve a project included replacing windows, raising the railings, installing a safety net around the staircase, reinforcing connection with community activity, contributing to society, and the the staircase, and replacing rusted steel surfaces. ability to have an influence despite their disabilities. In this way, the camp hopes to increase campers’ sense of pride and help them realize the potential inherent in each one of them. 15525 15519 Instructional Seminars in Special Education Tu BiShvat Tree Plantings for Children with Special Needs Training the special educators of the future An accessible celebration in nature

Donation Donation Requierement/NIS 330,000 Requierement/NIS 100,000

KKL-JNF, in partnership with the Tzamid units "The Krembo In honor of the Tu Bishvat holiday, the "KKL-JNF Holiday," KKL-JNF Wings" movement, offers unique seminars for young people organizes special tree-plantings for children with special needs in who wish to work as special education counselors and work its accessible forests throughout Israel. The tree-planting events with children who have various disabilities. The seminars enable children with various disabilities to take an active part in include instruction in accessible activities and an introduction KKL-JNF’s Tu BiShvat celebrations and enjoy the experience of to KKL-JNF’s accessible sites throughout Israel; providing planting trees in the forest. KKL-JNF holds the planting ceremonies participants with the proper tools for leading educational with the participation of some 500 attendees, with licensed guides activities among children with disabilities. Through these on hand to assist the children according to their needs. seminars, KKL-JNF hopes to encourage young people to Implementation In Progress increase their participation in special education activities in the Status Implementation youth movements, schools, and in other fields in the future. Status In Progress

15487 The Meaningful Journeys Program Strengthening the bond to the homeland 15524 Challenging Summer Camps for Special Needs Children and Their Families Donation Requierement/NIS 100,000 Experiences for growth in the KKL-JNF spirit The purpose of "The Meaningful Journeys" program — a project of Donation 100,000 KKL-JNF’s Education Division — is to strengthen the bond between Requierement/NIS Israel’s youth and the land, and develop a connection to the nature, and heritage of Israel. The three-day journeys consist of challenging KKL-JNF and the non-profit organization "Etgarim" (challenges) hikes and visits to various heritage sites throughout Israel, combining hold a special and challenging summer camp at KKL-JNF’s Field ongoing discussions with the group members about their connection and Forest Education Center in Zippori, in Israel’s north. The to the variour sites, with emphasis on each participant’s personal campers, who have a broad spectrum of special needs, come Implementation Completed experience. The combination of hiking, learning and Israel’s unique from all over Israel and all sectors – Jewish, Druze and Arabic Status landscapes makes the experience of the journey even more communities. At the camp, the children enjoy challenging empowering and significant. Each three-day journey combines hiking activities combined with educational ones that focus on KKL- and visits to historical, nature, and heritage sites as a unique experience that promotes critical thinking. The journey JNF’s core topics. The camp takes care to adapt the challenging is planned together with the educational team and the group members, who take an active part in choosing the type sports activities to the children’s special needs so that each of journey. Each journey has a minimum of 100 participants. The staff of KKL-JNF’s Field and Forest Education Centers child can enjoy attractions that are not usually accessible to the Implementation are in charge of the programs and make sure to provide all that is required, such as one counselor for every 20 group Status In Progress general-public. members, food, lodging, security and first aid, transportation, extreme activities (such as dirt biking, ODT, etc.), "perks" for the participants, and meetings with local populations.

15486 15520 The Leadership-in-the-Making Program Fun Days in Nature for Children with Special Needs Nurturing the leaders of the future Accessible nature for everyone Donation Donation Requierement/NIS 100,000 Educational and Environmental Projects Environmental and Educational Requierement/NIS 100,000 Projects Environmental and Educational The Leadership-in-the-Making program, a project of KKL-JNF’s KKL-JNF, in partnership with non-profit organizations such Education Division, is designed for young people with motivation to 40 as Tzamid, Alut, and Kav Lachayim, offers day-long trips lead and a desire to effect social and environmental change in their 41 for special-needs children and their families. Professional, communities. The purpose of the program is to help young people licensed guides trained to work with special-needs (particularly from the peripheral regions) develop their leadership populations lead the trips, which take place at accessible talents and abilities, as well as to work for their integration into youth KKL-JNF sites and forests. The trips and visits help empower movements and various social organizations. The program will focus the children, giving them an enjoyable and unique learning on the core values of KKL-JNF — Zionism, leadership, Shlichut and experience in nature. KKL-JNF offers approximately 25 such commitment to social change. The program involves 21 weekly trips all over Israel throughout the year, with approximately 50 meetings, each lasting an hour and a half, in a community center, plus Implementation participants on each trip. Implementation Preliminary Planning three seminars, each one lasting three days, will also be held throughout Status In Progress Status the year. 14363 MAOF – Educating for Leadership and Involvement 14745 in Peripheral Communities and the KKL-JNF – Easy to Breathe – Electric Buses Giving children wings to fly Clean air for all

Donation Donation Requierement/NIS 220,000 Requierement/NIS 330,000

"MAOF" is a KKL-JNF social-environmental program, implemented KKL-JNF and the Israel Ministry of Environmental in Israel’s peripheral cities. MAOF focuses on developing young Protection have joined forces to bring about a significant leadership that will engender social and environmental change environmental change in Israel via the "Clean Car in their communities. The MAOF programs instill KKL-JNF values Revolution". The goal is to encourage the use of hybrid (Zionism, sustainability, heritage) by means of unique experiential environmentally-friendly ("green") vehicles to reduce activities, such as visits to the KKL-JNF’s Field and Forest pollution caused by those powered by fossil fuels. The Educational Centers, "The International Clean Up Day", trips project focuses on getting dozens of hybrid buses on the around Israel and many more, with the purpose of empowering and roads in Israel’s urban centers within the next few years. enriching Israel’s youth in peripheral areas. Implementation Implementation In Progress Status In Progress Status

14443 Communication Equipment for KKL-JNF Firefighters 14744 KKL-JNF – Easy to Breathe – The Green Taxi Cutting-edge communication equipment in times of emergency Quality Air for Life

Donation Donation Requierement/NIS 100,000 3,000,001 Requierement/NIS 23,500

KKL-JNF is providing KKL-JNF firefighters and foresters with KKL-JNF and the Israel Ministry of Environmental advanced communications equipment essential for emergency Protection have joined forces to bring about a significant situations. The equipment, mobile communication environmental change in Israel via the "clean vehicle instruments with antennae is also used by the Israel Fire and revolution". The goal of the "revolution" is to encourage Rescue Services to identify fire sites and coordinate firefighting the use of hybrid environmentally-friendly ("green") teams. This equipment will be invaluable during fire outbreaks vehicles that do not pollute as do vehicles powered by in helping area managers direct KKL-JNF firefighting crews fossil fuels. This specific project focuses on hybrid taxis while also ensuring their safety. Operating the system requires and getting hundreds of them on Israel’s roads within the opening a special communication frequency, which is reserved next few years. This will help get polluting vehicles off the for KKL-JNF emergency use only. Implementation Implementation road and reduce air pollution in large cities, focusing on Status In Progress Status Completed the periphery.

14441 14747 Personal Safety Gear for KKL-JNF Firefighters KKL-JNF – Easy to Breathe – Electric Car Ride-Share Effective firefighting with maximum protection Clean air for Israel

Donation Donation Educational and Environmental Projects Environmental and Educational Requierement/NIS 1,000 1,000,000 Requierement/NIS 50,025 Projects Environmental and Educational

KKL-JNF firefighters have a particularly hazardous job. KKL-JNF and the Israel Ministry of Environmental 42 Personal safety gear, including flame resistant apparel, Protection have joined forces to bring about a significant 43 is vital in protecting and enabling them to effectively environmental change in Israel via the "clean vehicle extinguish forest fires. revolution". The goal of the "revolution" is to raise awareness of the effect vehicles have on air pollution in large cities and to encourage the use of shared electric- powered cars with other people. This will reduce the number of vehicles on the roads and reduce air pollution.

Implementation Implementation Status In Progress Status In Progress Projects taking shape

Exciting projects for quality of life (QoL) for the people in the periphery We will update you accordingly as soon as we have all the necessary information regarding project donations.

Education For the People on the Confrontation Line

Education, where the seeds of the future are planted with innovative, informal The security of the State of Israel is integral to the social and economic and experiential programs, reaching an ever-widening circle of youth. prosperity of the periphery.

KKL-JNF Houses for Excellence in Ofakim and Projects in the Northern District

Following the successful start of the KKL-JNF House for Excellence in Upper Nazareth, state- To attract more students to the north, KKL-JNF, in cooperation with the Ministry of Finance, of-the art houses for education are taking shape in the southern periphery cities of Ofakim and is planning to build student dormitories on the college campuses of Tel Hai, Ohalo, Western Kiryat Malakhi. They will serve as venues for closing the scholastic achievement gap between Galilee, Tzfat and Ort Braude and refurbish the Kinneret and Tfat Colleges. • Health services the central region and the periphery; a dynamic place for learning, broadening horizons and will be opened and medical centers will be reinforced against missiles, including the Ziv Medical personal empowerment. The project will also provide an enriching dimension to the cities at Center, Poriya Hospital in Tiberius, and the Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya. • Major research large, with positive social and economic impact. laboratories in the north will be refurbished and upgraded, including MIGAL – Galilee Research Institute and the Shamir Research Institute. • Agricultural communities will be developed. • Roads to serve various communities will be developed as well as infrastructure for holy sites to accommodate more visitors and promote tourism.

Tzippori International Education and Leadership Center Priority Projects for Gaza Envelope Communities

Projects taking shape taking Projects Set in the northern Field and Forest Education Center, the new center is being designed For the resilience of the people on the confrontation line: shape taking Projects as a national and international venue for dynamic, cutting-edge education for the future. The Preparing land for housing, promoting the growth of Gaza border communities. • Restoring 44 center will combine an inviting physical space with virtual technologies for exploring the topics burned areas and nature reserves. • Developing playgrounds in all the border communities. 45 and issues vital to today’s Jewish and Zionist educators in Israel and throughout the world. • Constructing walking and bicycle trails throughout the area, transforming the region into a hiking and tourism attraction. • Providing respite activities for security personnel and edu- cation staff. • Providing fortified protective structures/bomb shelters. • Facilitating specific projects for each community. Photos for illustrative purposes only. The information contained herein is not legally binding. KKL-JNF Resource and Development Division Projects and Marketing Department Jerusalem 2018 Photos: The KKL-JNF Photo Archive, Jerusalem

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