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July– September 2018
Embassy of the State of Israel screened the docu-
mentary film titled ‘Ben-Gurion Epilogue’ at the
2018 Rwanda Film Festival.
The screening was followed by a master class by
Ms. Yael Perlov, who is the producer of the film.
Ahead of her participation in festival, the famous
Israeli filmmaker and documentarist, Yael Perlov
was hosted by Ambassador Raphael Morav at the
Israeli Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The film “Ben Gurion: Epilogue” reveals a rare
interview with Israel’s founder and first Prime
Minister, David Ben Gurion during which he
shares its views and perspective on the Zionist en-
terprise and his vision for the future of Israel.
“Ben-Gurion Epilogue” screened
at the 2018 Rwanda Film Festival
Ms. Yael Perlov and Ambassador Raphael Morav( Israeli Embassy
in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
Ms. Yael Perlov and Ambassador Raphael Morav( Israeli Embassy
in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
The festival was held on 15-21 September
2018 and the screening took place on the
20th of September 2018. Ms. Yael Perlov
conducted a workshop on documentary film
making, and met with the director of the fes-
tival and took part in the closing ceremony
of the festive.
The Rwanda Film Festival, also known as
Hillywood, has not only established itself as
the country’s most important cultural event,
but also as one of Africa’s most prestigious
festivals
For seven days, film lovers, filmmakers, in-
dustry professionals and media watched the
best in new cinema from established mas-
ters and new local and international talents.
Yael Perlov participation in Pictures
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Ambassador of the State of Israel to
Ethiopia H.E. Raphael Morav visited
both private and government owned
major media outlets in the capital and
discussed future collaborations in the
sector. From the government owned
medias, he visited the Ethiopian Broad-
casting Corporate (EBC) and the Ethio-
pian Press Agency. From private medi-
as, Fana Broadcasting Corporation
(FBC), Addis Fortune Newspaper and
Capital Newspaper. During the visit he
met with the CEO, DCEO and editor in
chief of the media houses. During the visit to one of the oldest pri-
vate business newspaper in Ethiopia
(Capital newspaper) Ambassador Mo-
rav held a fruitful discussion with Man-
aging Director - Teguest Yilma, Editor
in Chief - Groum Abate and Deputy Edi-
tor in chief - Muluken Yewondwossen.
In the course of the discussion, the Am-
bassador, mentioned that the govern-
ment of Israel is working to invite the
Prime minster Dr. Abiy to Israel in the
coming months.
Visiting major media outlets in the country
Ambassador also appreciated the PM’s efforts specially the
endeavor to-
achieve a democratic system inter alia, the invitation of op-
position parties and widening of political arena coupled
with the spirt of love and forgiveness.
In terms of economic cooperation he noted that the two
countries are collaborating in various projects such as the
effective implementation of the first of its kind solar power
pump project in Bahir Dar.
Ambassador Morav said, during his meeting with PM Dr.
Abiy, the PM stressed that the Ethiopian government is keen
in getting expertise in agro-technology from Israel.
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Ambassador also indicated the Israel Agency for
International Development Cooperation
(MASHAV) is assisting in developing agribusi-
nesses, sharing its expertise. He mentioned avo-
cado production being one such success story
that MASHAV activities in Ethiopia.
Regarding terms of strengthening the economic
ties between Ethiopia and Israel, Ambassador
said, he is positive that Israeli investment would
expand in Ethiopian in the coming years. He add-
ed, Israeli contractors and equipment suppliers
are already engaged in developmental projects in
Ethiopia, namely; the drip irrigation at Wolqite
Sugar Factory and the construction of the toll
road at Mojo-Hawassa.
H.E. Ambassador Raphael Morav with Director - Teguest
Yilma, Editor in Chief - Groum Abate and Deputy Editor
in chief - Muluken Yewondwossen at Capital
Following the completion of tour of duty of Mrs. Tal Ben-Ari Yaalon Mr. Or Daniely arrived on Sep-
tember 1, 2018 as the new Deputy Head Mission of the Embassy.
Previous to his arrival to Addis, Mr. Or served at the headquarters of
the Israeli Ministry of Foreign affairs in Jerusalem at the Middle Eastern
and Peace Process Division (2015-2018). He accomplished B.A. in Islam
and Middle Eastern Studies and Master degree in Political Science at the
Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
The Deputy Amb. in Rwanda
Mrs. Tal Ben-Ari Yaalon( former Deputy Chief of
Mission)
The Embassy of the State of Israel together with Israel's Agency for International Development Coop-
eration (MASHAV) donated two greenhouses to the Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village (ASYV). The inaugu-
ral ceremony was kicked off by Deputy Ambassador Mr. Or Daniely.
ASYV, was founded by the late Jewish philanthropist Anne Heyman
whom modeled the village after Yemin Orde, an Israeli youth village
established in 1953 to care for orphans of the Holocaust. The Village
is a place of hope, where "tears are dried" (signified by the Kinyar-
wanda word "agahozo") and students can live in peace (from the
Hebrew "shalom").
ASYV is 144 acres residential community of 454 children in rural
Rwanda. Its home to youth orphaned during and after the Genocide
of 1994.
It is an internationally recognized fact that Israel is among the lead-
ers in Agricultural technology. Greenhouses were originally invent-
ed by the Dutch. And have since been adapted in Israel for crop cul-
tivation in adverse climate conditions both in the dry arid desert and in the cooler part of the country
with a higher rainfall.
The donation of the two greenhouse this years and one last year
will further uphold the village’s goal to be 100% self sustained in
terms of food production. The addition of the two new greenhous- es
will enable the villages to produce 70% of its consumption.
Israel with its cooperation agency MASHAV, has been working in
Rwanda mainly in the field of Agriculture. MASHAV is sharing
knowledge and expertise with Rwanda for quite a while now and
the donation of the greenhouse is another extension of its engage-
ment on the overall development of the country.
Donation of a Greenhouse to Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village
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The Deputy Amb. in Rwanda
Mr. Or Daniely visited the Rwanda-Israel
Horticulture Center of Excellence and met
with trainees of the ongoing training on
Plant Protection.
The Center of Excellence Located 12 km
West of Kigali, was established by MASHAV
(Hebrew acronym for Israel’s Agency for In-
ternational Development Cooperation) in
2014, following a request made by the Min-
ister of Agriculture of Rwanda Dr. Agnes
Kalibata to set up a special center for ad-
vanced horticulture designed for all levels of
the farming community, from small holder
farmers to commercial farmers.
Rwanda-Israel Horticulture Center of Excellence
The design and implementation of the project
were carried out by CINADCO – MASHAV’s main
professional and operational affiliate for interna-
tional agricultural rural development coopera-
tion.
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The Deputy Amb. in Rwanda
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The center is based on the Indo-Israel model of “Centers of Excellence in Agriculture,’’ and includes
transfer of knowledge; capacity building and demonstration; agro-inputs (nurseries for better seed-
lings and varieties) and fresh produce.
The center puts special emphasis on building local capacities in agriculture and agricultural entrepreneur-
ship, and will conduct applied agricultural R&D in order to adapt Israeli agricultural experience, technolo-
gies and innovations to local needs, serving all stakeholders in the horticultural sector, from small-holders
to large commercial farmers. The project is accompanied by a MASHAV long-term expert.
This year, with experts coming form Israel a total of 100 Rwandans were trained with for different
trainings.
Rwanda-Israel . . .
The Deputy Amb. in Rwanda
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Met with Rwandan Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources:
In his first ever visit as Deputy Ambassador Mr. Or Daniely met with Rwandan Minister of Agricul-
ture and Animal Resources, Dr. Gerardine Mukeshimana and State Minister Fulgence Nsengiyumva.
They discussed ways to further enhance Israel-Rwanda
cooperation in Agriculture.
Met with Rwanda Agriculture Board
The cooperation between Israel and Rwanda in the field of development is blooming, with the contentious support of Rwanda Agriculture Board (RAB). Mr. Or Daniely met with RAB Director General, Mr. Patrick Karangwa and reit-erated the two sister countries commitment to sustain joint activities.
The Deputy Amb. in Rwanda
Attended the graduation cere-
mony of the talented Agahozo-
Shalom Youth Village students.
The Smallholder Horticulture Project
(SHP), MASHAV-USAID-MoALR is a Joint
Technical Cooperation Program mainly
implemented in four main regions in Ethi-
opia - Amhara, Tigray, SNNPR and Oro-
mia. The project is designed to be imple-
mented between May 2016 and October
2019. It aims to access new domestic and
avocado export markets, as well as pro-
vide technical support to improve phyto-
The future is Avocado!
By building a stronger, more produc-
tive commercial horticulture sector,
SHP intends to increase smallholder
farmers’ income and foreign currency
earnings while making these nutritious
crops more available to the Ethiopian
consumer. In general, the project
works to develop a competitive and
sustainable fruit development sector
focusing on establishing a base for avo-
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The market is hungry for avocado!
Avocados market is expected to reach
7.6 million metric ton by 2025 globally.
Avocado is a fruit native to Mexico and
Central America, which has been widely
planted and naturalized in other Latin
American countries with tropical cli-
mates as well as in the United States (in
Florida and California). The Crop is be-
come popular also in Israel, Kenya
Rwanda, South Africa, Ethiopia and oth-
er African countries too.
Although avocado is not a product of
daily demand, it continues to gain popu-
larity around the world due to the fact
that it contains lots of fiber and is rich
in monounsaturated fats, vitamins and
minerals. Avocado's unique nutrition
profile is combined with a pleasant
taste. Mexico and the U.S. are the largest
avocado consumers in the world. While
Mexico is also the largest producer and
exporter, the U.S.A mainly imports avo-
cados from Mexico.
Smallholder Horticulture Project de-
signed not only to expand avocado
plantation but also to commercialize the
sector.
Therefore, the project has been working to lay
a strong sustainable base for the export of avo-
cado fruits from Ethiopia. In response, 2.8, 9.8
and 11.5 tons of avocado fruits were exported
from Ethiopia in 2015, 2016 and 2017 respec-
tively. A total of 27 tons of Hass avocado fruit
was collected from Amhara, South and Oromia
regions and after the process of Sorting and
grading. The project has exported in total net
21.1 Tone of Hass Avocado fruits to Europe
both by Air and Sea