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    Volunteers

    Earth's Promise is a home to groups of volunteers and individuals from Israel and around the world who are interested to contribute their time and talents to work cooperatively in the Kalisher Community Garden. Come work with the Ethiopian immigrants in a variety of activities that contribute to the general appearance and productivity of the garden. Volunteer!
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    Community Gardens

    Earth's Promise utilizes community gardens as a tool to develop communal, agricultural and ecological systems. They produce fresh and available produce while providing opportunities for local residents. By working the earth close to their homes, local residents attain satisfaction and meaning while improving our local environment, and enjoying fresh produce. Read more About Us!
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    Ecothiopia

    Ecothiopia is a yearly festival that gives a stage to the tradition and culture of Ethiopia and ecological subjects. The Festival takes place in partnership with the Kalisher Absorption Center. The festival celebrates hundreds of Ethiopian immigrants. The festival includes performances by Ethiopian performers, ecology and art booths, activities for children and tours in the garden.
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Partners

Jewish National Fund (JNF) is proud to collaborate with Earth’s Promise as part of its Blueprint Negev initiative to strengthen the Negev and improve quality of life for all of its residents. Our partnership is built upon a shared commitment to community building and environmental sustainability.

Over the past 109 years, JNF has evolved into a global environmental leader by planting 250 million trees, building over 210 reservoirs and dams, developing over 250,000 acres of land, creating more than 1,000 parks, providing the infrastructure for over 1,000 communities, bringing life to the Negev Desert and educating students around the world about Israel and the environment.

Many JNF groups come and volunteer in the Kalisher Community Garden yearly.

 

Tor HaMidbar and The Center for Neighborhood Sustainability, an NGO that focuses on developing the Negev and empowering its people and existing foundations.

The Center for Neighborhood Sustainability is an outdoor community center in Be’er Sheva. It combines sustainability with informal education, culture and local businesses.

We cooperate in several joint projects on composting, community gardening and other sustainability issues.

 

Kalisher Absorption Center, Absorption center for Ethiopian immigrants located in the Gimmel neighborhood in Be’er Sheva. In cooperation we established The Kalisher Community garden for the immigrants. The garden is located right next to the absorption center.

 

Jewish Agency for Israel, is involved in bringing new immigrants to Israel and in connecting Jews around the World to Israel. We cooperate mainly through the Kalisher Absorption Center.

 

Netafim, A leading irrigation company that invented drip irrigation solutions in 1965. Netafim has installed drip irrigation pipes to the Kalisher Community Garden and continue to provide maintenance. They have also given the Ethiopian immigrants guided tour at their factory which has been an excellent way to learn about drip irrigation.

 

Kibbutz Hatzerim, A near by kibbutz that has adopted the Kalisher Community Garden.

School kids from the Kibbutz have also created a kids garden with the young immigrants from the Kalisher Absorption Center and more joint activities are planned.

 

Genesis Seeds Ltd., an Israeli production and research company that has been generously donating organic seeds for the Kalisher Community Garden.

 

Kibbutz Lotan, A kibbutz focusing on ecology and sustainable living , located in the Arava Valley. We have been cooperating on different projects, like e.g. mud building. Several times we’ve been hosting groups from Lotan and worked together in the Kalisher Community Garden.

 

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, a major center for teaching and research, bringing development to the Negev.

Their donations enabled further development of the Compost Network and many students have taken active part in the Community Garden over the years.

 

Green Course, nation-wide Israeli student organization for the environment. We partner in different environmental events in Be’er Sheva. Together we have e.g. built a composter in the student dormitories.