For those of you who don't know us, let me tell you a bit about Ayalim: The Ayalim Association is an Israeli non profit student organization that promotes settlement and social development in the Negev and the Galilee. These two regions comprise 80% of Israel's territory and produce only 8% of its economy. Sixty years after the foundation of the state, these regions still yearn for development. Founded in 2002 to undertake this critical challenge, Ayalim is committed to bringing to these areas promising young Israelis. It does so by founding student villages in the disadvantaged communities of Israel's South and North. In return for scholarships and discounted housing in the villages each Ayalim student works approximately 500 annual hours with children and youth at risk in the Negev and the Galilee.
Today, Ayalim lists over 500 students, living in eleven student and entrepreneur villages across the Negev and Galilee: Ashalim, the urban and rural villages in Dimona, Yachini, the villages in Beer-Sheva, Neve-Ur, Menachamia, Akko and Kiryat Shmona.
In this blog, we will be bringing you news from our 11 villages and introducing you to Ayalim's activity. We look forward to your comments and hope you enjoy hearing about us.
Come back next week for more news!
