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Local Projects
We have many projects which we undertake in South Africa. Some projects we facilitate donations and skill development with other projects open to the public to partake. We have multiple online webinars, hikes and outdoor activities.
SA Projects
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Give a Meaningful Gift this Rosh Hashana!
Give a meaningful and lasting gift by purchasing a Rosh Hashanah certificate and help us restore the Jerusalem Hills. The fire that broke out near Beit Meir in the Jerusalem Hills caused by the hot weather and strong winds made the fire spread quickly, threatening other nearby towns as well. The fire consumed thousands of acres of KKL-JNF forests and natural woodland and a major Israel Parks and Nature Authority reserve, causing great ecological damage to local flora and faun
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The Great Jewish Escape - Webinar
From the end of World War II until Israel's established, the ''Bricha'' movement operated clandestinely in Europe to smuggle some 300,000 Holocaust survivors to freedom. On the 24th of August, the JNF-SA hosted a webinar where we explored this incredible and largely untold story of Jewish ingenuity, resilience and redemption. To commmorate this great Jewish Escape, JNF South Africa in partnership with Keren Kayemet LeIsrael has established the Bricha Trail in one of Israel’s
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Victor Daitz Eco Learning Centre
The Jewish National Fund - Victor Daitz Eco Learning Centre in Hammarsdale Kwa ZuluNatal is a replica of the JNF WSEC project in Mamelodi but on a smaller scale. The mandate is to bring young learners from the schools in the area for experiential learning about the environment, and to align this to their school curriculum. The partners managing this successful enterprise include the JNF, ‘The City’ through Durban Solid Waste and the Department of Education. The centre has enh
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Hikes
The JNF have been giving educational guided hikes of areas in Johannesburg. These hikes are part of the KKL-JNF’s promotion of the environment in South Africa and in Israel. Our most recent hike was one given on Linksfield Ridge. One of the positive aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic is that it has given us the impetus to take part in new and exciting discoveries. Hikes such as these emphasize the amazing sites on our doorstep. Joni Kowensky has given guided tours of the area.
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School Programs and Workshops
Due to Covid-19 the JNF has had to restructure how our educational projects have been run. Due to the limited amount of activities being run at schools, our educational workshops have been put on hold. However, we usually run workshops related to Israel’s water, land and tree conservation for pre-primary school children to primary school children. In the future we will also be running outings to our educational environmental centers. The Israeli Keren Kayemet Diaspora Educat
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JNF Walter Sisulu Environmental Centre, Mamelodi
The JNF Walter Sisulu Environmental Centre opened in Mamelodi on 14 September 2004. It is the first such project of its kind in South Africa, to create an environmentally friendly building that demonstrates natural thermal comfort, natural lighting and natural ventilation methods in everyday use. The mission is to create a culture of community conservation in Mamelodi and Southern Tshwane with the aim of developing awareness amongst the youth to inspire and motivate them to p
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Past South African Projects
School Programs and Workshops
Due to Covid-19 the JNF has had to restructure how our educational projects have been run. Due to the limited amount of activities being run at schools, our educational workshops have been put on hold. However, we usually run workshops related to Israel’s water, land and tree conservation for pre-primary school children to primary school children. In the future we will also be running outings to our educational environmental centers. The Israeli Keren Kayemet Diaspora Educat
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Projects In Israel
Together with KKL (JNF Israel) we have multiple projects which we work on. We encourage you to look through our projects, support them and reach out to us with new ideas.
Israel Projects
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The Bricha Partnership Project
The JNF Bricha (Escape) Trail is the project developed by the JNF of South Africa. The commemorative trail is located in the Carmel Forest of Northern Israel and is three kilometres long. It is an educational project and includes observation points and explanatory signs along the way which tell the history of the heroic Bricha Movement. Founded by Abba Kovner and other surviving partisans of Vilna, the Bricha Movement began operating in July 1945 and was active in organising
JNF
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Clean Air Initiatives
In 2017, KKl-JNF partnered with the Israeli Ministry of Environmental protection to reduce pollution, improve air quality, and the quality of life for Israeli residents. The initiative, which is aptly named ‘Easy to Breathe’, has partnered with government and non-government organizations to focus on four main projects that have a collective budget of NIS 390 million. Israel began their clean air initiatives by encouraging taxi drivers and bus companies to switch to hybrid and
JNF
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Past Israel Projects
The South African Memorial Forest in Israel
The memorial site was originally constructed in 1986 in the heart of a forest dedicated to the friendship between South Africa and...
JNF
Jul 27, 20211 min read
The Bricha Partnership Project
The JNF Bricha (Escape) Trail is the project developed by the JNF of South Africa. The commemorative trail is located in the Carmel Forest of Northern Israel and is three kilometres long. It is an educational project and includes observation points and explanatory signs along the way which tell the history of the heroic Bricha Movement. Founded by Abba Kovner and other surviving partisans of Vilna, the Bricha Movement began operating in July 1945 and was active in organising
JNF
Jul 22, 20211 min read
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