2012 - 2015Tracking Our Achievements

KKL-JNF From Conference

to Conference

In the flow of often turbulent events, KKL-JNF

continues to identify Israel's national goals and

consistently strives to fulfill them. Israel's image in the

world media has posed a major challenge to the work

of our marketing colleagues worldwide. Despite this,

and keeping up with ever changing marketing trends,

our partners in promoting KKL-JNF projects have

proved themselves resourceful fundraisers, as

reflected in the results.

Over the last three years, the generous support of

friends and partners in Israel and throughout the world

has enabled KKL-JNF to implement 400 projects, each

one making a difference to Israel's inhabitants and

shaping its future. By nature KKL-JNF's projects are

interrelated; they embrace almost every aspect of

Israel's society and extend to every geographic

location. Therefore, each main category will have

subtopics and every project will reverberate on many

levels. KKL-JNF forestry activities ensure that Israel’s forests

thrive. The vital services provided by forests help

sustain the environment and contribute to people’s

quality of life. In the past three years,1,262,800 Trees,

covering an area of 960 hectares (2,400 acres), were

donated to the country’s forests, Israel’s green lungs. During this period of time, 8,750 Recognition Signs

were installed and unveiled; 310 Delegations and 850

Ceremonies were held in Israel; and the Books of

Honor were themselves honored with 10,000 new

entries. These numbers, each one and collectively, are

expressions of the strong connection between people

from around the globe and KKL-JNF. .

According to the percentage of donations by category

for 2012 until present, donors showed strong support

for Israel by funding Community Development projects

and Tourism initiatives that help generate income for

per iphery communit ies . Where community

development is concerned, the projects for

disadvantaged populations stand out. They include

landscaping around residential homes and educational

facilities for people with special needs. Funding for

protective security plantings and multi-functional,

security-agricultural-tourism roads in the southern

region are included in this category. As well, urban

parks that transform cityscapes and serve as green lungs

for heavily populated regions were well supported.

Donors know the value of suitably landscaped

environments for well-being and the people who enjoy

these green surroundings are truly appreciative. These

projects also increase property value, impacting

positively on whole communities, particularly those in

the periphery. Landscaping extends to IDF bases located

throughout the country. KKL-JNF donors have provided

soldiers with pleasant, shaded green visiting areas

where they can meet with family.

Community Development Environment Tourism Education Water Research

Community Development 142Environment 38

Tourism 103Education 59

Water 22Research 19

Donated Projects

The same projects that improve the quality of Israel's

Environment also serve to benefit developing

countries, through KKL-JNF's international cooperation

ventures, in which its expertise in water management

and climate change adaptation is shared. The

environmental projects that received substantial

donations were those concerning wildfire prevention,

forest rehabilitation and renewal and the rehabilitation

of stream banks. In addition, the development of forest

picnic and leisure sites, scenic trails and scenic

lookouts—key core KKL-JNF projects for the benefit of

Israel's environment and people—have continued to

receive support. In the interest of Israel's social sustainability many

donors contributed to projects promoting coexistence,

cultivating mutual understanding among the country's

cultural groups.

An Education initiative that has recently taken off is the

unique Green Leadership Classrooms program,

implemented in hundreds of open classroom facilities in

school yards, where children enjoy an integrative

approach to environmental, Zionist and heritage

studies. This was one of many educational projects

made possible by donor support.

Our donors recognize the importance of the Research in

which KKL-JNF is involved, whose promising projects in

process will eventually lead to breakthrough headlines.

Included are cooperative ventures with academic

institutions in Israel and abroad in the areas of climate

change, developing methods of planting and

conservation of dryland forests. Supporting R&D

stations ensures sustainable agriculture and cutting-

edge developments for the benefit of farmers in the

periphery. Through International Cooperation, KKL-JNF

research in renewable energy and food security is

helping developing nations. KKL-JNF's Water projects

are integral components of environment and research.

Water from KKL-JNF’s flood and recycled water

reservoirs irrigates agriculture, saving precious potable

water for domestic use.

Operation Protective Edge (July-August 2014),

galvanized all fundraising activities in support of the

people in the south. Upon the launch of the operation,

KKL-JNF offices worldwide responded immediately,

initiating innovative emergency campaigns, raising

funds for life-saving projects for the people in the line of

fire, respite programs for children and morale boosting

projects for soldiers. In the heat of the conflict, KKL-JNF

solidarity missions from abroad visited Gaza border

communities.

KKL-JNF forest picnic and leisure sites along the Gaza

envelope became mobilization points for IDF ground

troops before moving into Gaza and the KKL-JNF border

roads served the army's transportation needs. After

fifty days of war, KKL-JNF began repairing and

rehabilitating the agriculture and security roads, fields,

groves and forests that had been heavily damaged.

Biofilters for urban runoff and constructed wetlands,

among others, promise to improve Israel's water

economy.

Selected, Donated Projects that Make a Difference

Adulam-France Park

Bet She'an

Eucalyptus Park

Akko

Botanical Gardens

Gane Tal

Green Lung Park

Parks of All Types for Quality of Life

New:

Afula

Nahal HaMoreh Park

Isfiya

Intensive, Ongoing Development:

Nahal Be'er Sheva Park Jerusalem Metropolitan Park

Dimona Ben-Gurion Forest Park

Water Is Life

Reservoirs in the southern region: Arad, Bet Guvrin, Ne'ot Tmarim, Sderot, Mitspe Ramon

Research Today for a Better Tomorrow

Argicultural R&D Stations: Arava Yair – Visitor and Learning Center (eco-agritourism), Ramat Negev, Besor

Northern Negev: Ambassadors' Forest – Ecological Research

Renewable water sources: Shamir Drills and biofilter research in Israel's coastal cities

Tel Aviv University – Natural History Collection

Negev: Mitspe Ramon – Agritourism development

Preparing Land for Housing and Agriculture

Arava: Idan, Yahel, En Yahav

KKL-JNF for the IDF

Facilities for women soldiers at IDF bases (southern region)

Tel Nof – Landscape development projects (central region)

Ramat David – Dormitories for IDF pilots (northern region)

Education with Vision

Green Leadership Classrooms in schoolyards for environmental and Zionist education

International Clean Up Day – In Israel, led by KKL-JNF Green Horizon - Orienteering Groups – developing life and leadership skills in nature

MAOF – environmental and Zionist educational programfor new olim and periphery communities (background photo)

For a Sustainable Environment

Ilanot Arboretum (central region)

Arava: "Adopt an Acacia" project

Hula Valley Bird Sanctuary Visitor Center (northern region)

ALEH Negev Rehabilitative Village

Landscaping for Health and Well-being

Wadi Attir project for the Negev Bedouin

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Be'er Sheva – ALUT (The Israeli Society for Autistic Children) – Landscape Development

Retorno Rehab Center (central region)

Hadassah Medical Center, Mt. Scopus – Therapeutic Botanical Garden

Afula – HaEmek Medical Center – KKL-JNF Path to Health

In response to the urgent needs presented to KKL-JNF senior

management by mayors and heads of councils from the south

during Operation Protective Edge, KKL-JNF in Israel and its

Friends worldwide made the following projects possible:

209 bomb shelters installed at schools, in public areas and open

spaces, providing safety and enabling the residents of the

southern regional and local councils to continue a semblance of

daily life.

2,500 children and their families went north for respite and

leisure in the open air, far from the line of fire. KKL-JNF Field &

Forest Education Centers at Lavi and Tsipori, among others,

provided activities led by the KKL-JNF Youth and Education

Division. 10,000 children confined to bomb shelters were provided with

fun and educational activities led by KKL-JNF Youth and

Education Division counselors.

2,000 hygiene kits were sent to soldiers in combat.

KKL-JNF with the People on the Front Line

In addition to those directly involved with Operation Protective

Edge, KKL-JNF campaigns worldwide were held for long term

projects that affect the people on the Gaza border and western

Negev. These included: Green landscaping and the

development of entranceways at Kfar Aza and sixteen

additional communities in the northwestern Negev; a new

neighborhood and security road in Netiv HaAsara; landscape

development of communities such as Talme Yosef;

environmental landscape development at elementary schools

and academic institutions, such as the amphitheater at the

Sapir Academic College in Sderot and the Da'at School at

Kibbutz Sa'ad; landscape development at the Ezra Le'Marpeh

Medical Rehabilitation Center in Sderot and the ALEH Negev

Rehabilitative Village near Ofakim; development of forests and

parks, including two new parks for Sderot, projects for tourism

at Kibbutz Zikim, Nahal Oz, Nir Moshe, Gilat, and Kibbutz En

Hashlosha; repairing border security roads; landscaping

development for the Alumim Heritage Center and IDF bases in

the south, including facilities for women soldiers.

! KKL-JNF continues to repair and rehabilitate agriculture and security roads, fields, groves and forests that were heavily damaged during Operation Protective Edge (2014).

! KKL-JNF continues to focus on the development of the Negev, the Galilee and Jerusalem.

! KKL-JNF continues to produce innovative eco-Zionist and heritage programs for Israeli and Diaspora youth.

! KKL-JNF continues to support the greenXchange Young Leadership Program, an exciting initiative involving European and Israeli young professionals working for environmental sustainability.

! KKL-JNF continues to support renewable energy initiatives— developing green energy— such as the solar facilities in the Arava.

! KKL-JNF, together with the OR Movement, continues to focus on developing the periphery, attracting vibrant populations to make their homes in the Negev and the Galilee.

! KKL-JNF continues to support IDF bases for the benefit of soldiers, including the new IDF training campus in the Negev.

! KKL-JNF continues to work for sustainable environments for all Israel's citizens.

! KKL-JNF continues to work cooperatively with international media on the positive branding of KKL-JNF and Israel.

! KKL-JNF continues to nurture the connection with Christian groups involved in its projects.

! KKL-JNF continues to expand and promote its activities on the Israel National Trail.

! KKL-JNF continues to rehabilitate heritage sites.

! KKL-JNF continues to promote cultural diversity.

! KKL-JNF continues to promote International Cooperation, "crossing boundaries" through sharing expertise.

! KKL-JNF continues to host international professional conferences, donors and delegations.

! KKL-JNF continues to engage Israelis and tourists in its many, varied activities.

Looking Forward

Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund

KKL Resources, Development & Public Affairs Division

Projects & Marketing Department

Jerusalem 2015

Photography: KKL Photo Archive, Jerusalem

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