Get Involved (While in Israel)
While on your MASA program, there are a variety of Green organizations for you to get involved with and Green activities for you to participate in. Below are a few great examples:
Bustan is an NGO that works in the Bedouin and Jewish communities of the Negev (southern Israel). Through analysis, education, and action, the organization seeks fair resource allocation and environmental and social justice for all peoples in the region.
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EcoOcean is an Israeli non-profit organization acting to maintain a healthy marine environment in the eastern Mediterranean and the Red Sea. Since its establishment in 2002 by a group of Israeli scientists, EcoOcean has been conducting research and running ecological education programs in the region.
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Green Course is Israel's largest environmental volunteer organization, and is committed to promoting environmental awareness and training tomorrow’s environmental leaders. It is the only nationwide student organization for the environment, and all of the leading academic institutions in Israel now actively provide organizational resources for Green Course chapters.
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The Heschel Hike explores the natural beauty and diversity of Israel while promoting its sustainable future. An initiative of Hazon and the Heschel Center for Environmental Learning and Leadership, the hike journeys along different parts of the Israel Trail each year, taking participants through wilderness, villages, development towns, agricultural fields, and others to learn about sustainable projects being implemented around the country.
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The Israel Ride is five-day bike ride from Jerusalem to Eilat which fuses an athletic journey with environmental awareness and regional cooperation. An initiative of the Arava Institute and Hazon, the Israel Ride gives riders the opportunity to engage with nature as they learn about the historical and geographical significance of the regions in southern Israel they ride through.
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The Jewish Global Environmental Network (JGEN) works to develop partnerships and collaborative initiatives through which Jewish environmental leaders in Israel and around the world work together toward a sustainable future for Israel.
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Jewish National Fund was established more than 100 years ago by a small group of leaders who hoped to establish the groundwork for the birth of Israel by purchasing small plots of land. Today, JNF continues to make a commitment to the land and people in the 21st century by planting trees, creating parks, and much more.
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The Green Movement is a social-environmental movement that brings together activists, organizers, city council members, parliament members, academics, thinkers, and scientists who share awareness that the social-environmental agenda must be central to Israel's political discourse. A new green party - with roots, authenticity, and a broad perspective - must become an integral part of Israel's political map.
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The Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel (SPNI) leads the public and decision-makers in the search for environmentally sustainable and economically sound ways to promote growth while protecting Israel's unique environmental heritage. Through education, organizing public involvement, informing decision-makers and proposing creative solutions to development plans, SPNI has established an impressive list of achievements. SPNI has chapters all over the country, with the most active being Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Haifa.
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