Volunteer With Leket Israel
info@leket.org
09-744-1757
Leket Israel, the National Food Bank, is the leading food rescue organization in Israel. Unique among all other organizations that serve the poor in Israel and food banks worldwide, Leket Israel’s sole focus is rescuing healthy, surplus food and delivering it to those in need through partner nonprofit organizations.
| Our specific demands from the government are: 1. Declaring a climate emergency 2. 50% renewable energy by 2030 and 100% by 2050 (based on the IPCC report) 3. An educational program about climate change from the 1st grade to the 12th grade; Taught in all schools. – We don’t have a specific location. Because we have activists are from all over the country, our meetings are conducted virtually. We physically demonstrate every Friday in several cities, and we announce the details of the demonstrations on our social media. – The age restriction is basically until being recruited by the IDF. |
volunteer opportunities – varies – through website
https://www.ecomingling.com/israel-plastic-pollution-prevention
The mission of the coalition is to reduce Israel’s dependence on single-use plastic, to adopt plastic alternatives, and ultimately drive the country towards a sustainable future in which plastic is only used when necessary.
volunteer opportunities – varied
Ofer – 0505946898
Every Monday and Thursday we’re collecting food from the Wholesale market and distribute it to families and communities across the cities, and on Friday we’re cooking for families as well. We work mainly if not only with rescued food. Located at Hillel St 28, Jerusalem
volunteer opportunities – collecting, cleaning, and displaying food for people to come and pick up
The Jerusalem Food Rescuers aim to promote a systemic improvement in creating a just, decentralized, and sustainable food system, where everyone has access to fresh and nutritious food and can take part.
Daniella (972)-58-515-9555 Jlm.foodrescuers@gmail.com
https://www.osibenjamin.com/post/שמירת-הטבע-בחמלה-הגנה-על-העצים-והגנה-על-בעלי-החיים-אחד-הם
Israeltreesdefence@gmail.com Osi 054 460 0842
Conserving nature with compassion – protecting the trees and protecting the animals – are one.
volunteer opportunities – varied
https://www.reshet-yeruka.net/
The Green Network leads education for sustainability on the agenda of theeducation systems in Israel. We work in fruitful cooperation with government ministries, with local authorities and with educational institutions, youth and community in all populations and societies in the country. Our goal is to provide inspiration and vision, pedagogical and practical knowledge and tools that will lead educators and community to act within themselves and become agents of change and social and environmental activists. The curricula and pedagogical models we have developed encourage independent learning and research, critical thinking and action and evoke a sense of involvement, initiative and responsibility for the community, the state and the world. The Green Network is a member of Life and the Environment , the umbrella organization of environmental organizations in Israel, and a partner in the forum of CEOs of environmental education organization.
volunteer opportunities – varied
03-5254196
Tree City is an independent social enterprise that develops and distributes knowledge for ecological life and climate resilience.
volunteer opportunities – varied workshops
https://animals-now.org/en/2019-recap/
cerem@animals-now.org OR dovrut@animals-now.org
972-3-6204878 OR WHATSUP 972-58-6064253
Factory farms are abusing animals. We are here to stop them
Volunteer Opportunities – varied
Kibbutz Ketura
Laura Shulton: 08-630-6824
The Arava Institute for Environmental Studies is a leading environmental studies and research institute in the Middle East. It houses accredited academic programs, research centers, and international cooperation initiatives focusing on a range of environmental concerns and challenges. With a student body comprised of Jordanians, Palestinians, Israelis, and students from around the world, the Arava Institute offers students an exceptional opportunity to learn from leading professionals while forming friendships and developing skills that enable them to lead the region and the world in solving today’s most pressing environmental challenges. Here, the idea that nature knows no political borders is more than a belief. It is a fact, a curriculum, and a way of life.
Volunteer Opportunities: Internships only
https://aytzim.org/take-action/volunteer/bikkurim/bikkurim-app
The Green Zionist Alliance, a North America based 501(c)3 nonprofit, offers a place for all people — regardless of political or religious affiliation — who care about humanity’s responsibility to preserve the Earth and the special responsibility of the Jewish people to preserve the ecology of Israel. The GZA works to educate and mobilize people around the world for Israel’s environment; to protect Israel’s environment and support its environmental movement; to improve environmental practices within the World Zionist Organization and its constituent agencies; and to inspire people to work for positive change. By focusing on the environment while working from a pluralistic and multicultural base, the Green Zionist Alliance seeks to bridge the differences between and within religions and people — helping to build a peaceful and sustainable future for Israel and the Middle East.
Volunteer opportunities – varied
Need to become a paid member to volunteer
https://www.facebook.com/cyclejerusalem/
Critical Mass/Cycle Jerusalem is an organization that advocates to advance the situation for bicycles in Jerusalem. We work together with other environmental organizations to encourage the city to be more bicycle friendly, environmentally friendly, and pedestrian friendly. Additionally, we lobby city hall, meet with top decision makers, conduct group rides, and organize educational events, keeping you informed of bicycle friendly organizations, businesses, and political figures.
אופניים בשביל ירושלים/מסה קריטית הוא ארגון הפועל לקידום תחבורת האופניים בירושלים. אנו פועלים מול גורמי תכנון בעירייה ומחוצה לה, נפגשים עם מקבלי החלטות ועובדים בשיתוף עם ארגונים סביבתיים אחרים על מנת ליצור עיר ידידותית יותר לאופניים, להולכי רגל ולסביבה. בנוסף, אנו מארגנים רכיבות קבוצתיות ואירועים קהילתיים, ומחנכים לשימוש חכם ונכון באופניים ככלי תחבורה
Volunteer Opportunities-varied
Meirav Shnap: 050-833155
Serves as an educational and research center and contains a diverse collection of plants from around the world in a geographical view. Its purpose is to inspire and instill ways of maintaining informed custody of the variety of plants. Volunteer Opportunities: tours , workshops, other
It serves as an educational and research center and contains a diverse collection of plants from around the world in a geographical view. Its purpose is to inspire and instill ways of maintaining informed custody of the variety of plants. It has tours, workshops etc
0506833155 מירב שנאפ
volunteer opportunities – varied
Gili Bezalel gilib@spni.org.il
Community Gardens are small patches of barren land that residents work together to make bloom. … In just under 15 years 300 Community Gardens have been established in Israel actively influencing residents’ daily actions
volunteer opportunities – none but has information about community gardens in Israel.
https://www.natureisrael.org › CommunityGardens
Jonathan Haiman’s +972523298432 jonathan.heyman@gmail.com
The municipal gardens of the city gardens work together with the residents to promote local initiatives to develop and nurture the surrounding environment and create a vibrant urban space that carries with it vitality and continuity. The Community Administration helps raise awareness of environmental and sustainability issues and supports community activities that take place in community gardens, doing tree protection in the city, reducing garbage and recycling through the “green bin” venture, and other urban sustainability initiatives. This activity is a lever for promoting quality of life and community and a model for urban sustainability in the city of Jerusalem
מינהל קהילתי “גינות העיר” פועל יחד עם התושבים לקידום יוזמות מקומיות לפיתוח וטיפוח הסביבה הקרובה ויצירת מרחב עירוני תוסס הנושא בתוכו חיוניות והמשכיות. המינהל הקהילתי מסייע להעלאת המודעות לנושאי איכות הסביבה וקיימות ותומך בפעילות קהילתית המתרחשת בגינות קהילתיות, בעשייה למען הגנת אילנות בעיר, לצמצום אשפה ומחזור באמצעות מיזם “מהפח ירוק” וביוזמות נוספות של קיימות אורבנית . פעילות זו מהווה מנוף לקידום איכות החיים והקהילה ומודל לקיימות עירונית בעיר ירושלים
Volunteer -varies according individual community gardens
www.plasticfreeisrael.com OR https://www.facebook.com/plasticfreeisrael
054-574-8222
To promote awareness of plastic pollution in the oceans and how it affects our lives and the environment around us. To share solutions and alternatives to everyday single-use plastic. To create coastal clean-ups to actively combat the plastic pollution problem!
Volunteer Opportunities- varied
03-5604683
info@ecopeaceme.org
EcoPeace Middle East is a unique organization that brings together Jordanian, Palestinian, and Israeli environmentalists. Our primary objective is the promotion of cooperative efforts to protect our shared environmental heritage.
internship – http://ecopeaceme.org/ecopeace/internships/
Guy 054 499 7840
The Tel Aviv-Yafo Environmental Authority is the municipal arm responsible for the city’s environment. In its areas of responsibility, supervision and monitoring of pollution and pollutants, environmental planning and environmental education. In recent years, the Authority has also been coordinating areas of sustainability, including food and climate policy .
The activity is expanding, embracing diverse fields and reaching new partners
volunteer opportunities – internships
mahapah.yarmahapah.yark@gmail.com
054-6650187
The “Green Bins” initiative, a joint venture of the Jerusalem Municipality – Sanitation Division, the Ministry of the Environment and Community Administration.is a first model of its kind, encouraging residents in the city to separate food residues (wet trash) to create compost (fertilizer), in multi-tenant residential buildings, in private homes In organizations and schools. .We will assist you in choosing a suitable location for putting the compost, provide all building occupants with professional guidance, and accompany you throughout the process.
Volunteer Opportunities- varied
Green Course is a grassroots activist organization which works to influence elected decision makers in Israel to create public sustainable environmental and social policy, to increase the circles of influence by widening participation, to support social-environmental justice by preventing government authorities, private corporations and the public from harming nature resources and the environmental and social systems of Israel for generations to come
Volunteer Opportunities- varied
office@ havaveadam.org OR 08-622-5782
Farm and Man is an eco-educational farm of the city of Modi’in. The farm offers a variety of activities and training in the field of practical ecology to the general public, companies and businesses and the third sector
Volunteer opportunities: various
www.heschel.org.il/heschelen-media
SUSTAINABILITY@ Heschel.org.il
The Heschel Center for Sustainability develops and implements the vision of sustainability: a just and cohesive society, a robust and democratic economy, and a healthy and productive environment to all of its residents. The center bridges theoretical knowledge and practical methods, and creatively spreads the message of sustainability, assisting change makers from every sector of society to promote significant change in Israel.
volunteer opportunities – varied
Rabbi Jonathan Neril
054-7234973
Works to catalyze a transition to a sustainable, thriving, and spiritually-aware society through the leadership of faith communities. ICSD reveals the connection between religion and ecology and mobilizes faith communities to act. ICSD manifests these goals primarily through four projects. First, the Faith Inspired Renewable Energy Project, in cooperation with faith institutions in Africa and a renewable energy developer, deploys solar and wind fields to bring electricity to Africans, reduce indoor air pollution and deforestation, and curb climate change. Second, the Interfaith Eco Seminary Engagement Project promotes teaching of ecologically informed theological education, to spur courageous moral leadership for sustainability. Third, short videos provide an effective vehicle for delivering our unique faith-based ecological perspective on Facebook, Twitter, ICSD’s blog, and YouTube. Fourth, ICSD co-organizes Interfaith Environmental Conferences that amplify the voices of religious leaders and scientists on spirituality and ecology.
volunteer opportunities – varied
adamteva.org.il
03-5669939
members@adamteva.org.il
IUED pursues a vigorous agenda of strategically focused projects in four key areas: air pollution prevention, drinking water safety, solid waste management, and accessible open spaces. Our staff includes attorneys, planning professionals and scientists (hydrologist, solid waste expert, atmospheric chemist) supported by a communications and outreach team, law clerks and students of science, planning and law. A volunteer Board of Directors, including academics, attorneys, educators and others, oversees the development and implementation of our strategically focused projects.
לטיף אליעז 050288078 latifeliaz@gmail.com OR
מיקי אלטמן 0507646078 miki4success@gmail.com
The group’s activities focus on the availability of tools for applying ecological ideas in everyday life, with human encounters and shared learning. The group aims to formulate a Jerusalem model for eco-practical activity that is communal and economically independent. To us, practical sustainability can be “what’s simple,” and it’s time for everyone to realize sustainability in everyday life
Volunteer Opportunities- varied
kpc@kibbutzvolunteers.org.il mor@kibbutzvolunteer.org,il 972-3-5246154/6
We are the sole providers of the original and unique kibbutz experience in Israel and have done so since 50 years. Here you will find all you need to know about joining us as a volunteer.
We always try to do our utmost to match your preferences with the needs of our kibbutzim. We also organize regular activities and trips for our volunteers so you will get a better understanding of Israeli history, culture and society as well as the challenges faced by Israelis today. And of course, you’ll have great fun meet many new friends and even receive monthly pocket money.
volunteer opportunities – Two month minimal .
The Mediterranean People is a newly formed coalition of aquatic environmental organizations in Israel that supports a network of local communities campaigning for the protection of the Mediterranean Sea from its current pressures vis-à-vis the establishment of regulated marine protected areas (MPAs). The Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel, Zalul, Eco-Ocean, M’hamhali, and the Israel Nature and National Parks Protection Authority are the organizations partnered with ANU in this ecological initiative for the preservation of the Mediterranean.
Achziv Group – Western Galilee: Yuval Alon 052-5578382, email- baladidge@gmail.com
Rosh Carmel Group, Shikmona – Haifa: Rotem Weiden 054-7925578, email- rotemv@spni.org.il
Carmel Beach Group: Yossi Aharoni – 054-2495550, yosefix@gmail.com
Yam Hasharon Group (Poleg) – Einat Zuckerman Tel 052-3335511, email- einat@ecoocean.com
Security Group – Southern. Shani Tubol 050-8335796, email- medseapeople@immrac.org
To start a new community, contact Michael Raphael – National Coordinator 054-5442776 michael@anu.org.il
Green Course is a grassroots activist organization which works to influence elected decision makers in Israel to create public sustainable environmental and social policy, to increase the circles of influence by widening participation, to support social-environmental justice by preventing government authorities, private corporations and the public from harming nature resources and the environmental and social systems of Israel for generations to come.
02-9996016
Our goal is to nurture and grow a sustainable and flexible community that is sensitive and enables meaningful connections between one and oneself, between one and his/her community, and between one and the Earth.
tours workshops – gardening
volunteergreenforisrael.org