Dafna
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Omer 8496500
Israel
- Environment/Sustainable development
An NGO under the Association Law. The association has an executive committee, an audit committee, an accountant and an accountant (both salaried). Usually between 5-10 employees. The budget is based on calling votes, projects and sometimes donations from supported bodies. The association conducts trainings, lectures, seminars, curricula, environmental planning, etc. The main partners are local authorities, the Ministry of Environmental Protection, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, universities and public bodies.
Negev Bar-Kayma - called “Sustainable Development for the Negev” (SDN) in English, strives to increase environmental awareness and protection of the Negev region (the southern part of Israel), encourage public participation in decisions affecting development in the region, and be a catalyst for sustainable development. SDN is partners with the public to change the outlook of the government regarding future development of the Negev. The challenge is to integrate intelligent use and preservation of natural resources with development of a suitable quality of life. SDN, an Israeli non-governmental organization (NGO) is uniquely suited to achieve these goals. Its director Bilha Givon has a reputation for successful environmental activism after almost 30 years in the field and was awarded the "Lifetime Achievement Award for Environmental Protection". SDN's small, but effective staff has established an admirable track record and network of contacts among a broad spectrum of professionals both within Israel and internationally.
• Sustainable Cities
• Community Action Panels for Industrial Environmental Responsibility
• Environmental Responsibility within the Bedouin Communities
Major Results of SDN Activities
• Less Polluting Industrial Area
• Mutual Trust Between Community and Industry
• Environmental Awareness
• Sustainable Planning and Development
• Environmental Topics Integrated into ALL Aspects of Education in Dimona
• Increased Recycling/Reuse of Materials
• Cleaner Communities
The association is a refreshing breeze among environmental organizations for its different perception of the way to achieve an adequate environment, the change that the association is causing today in many localities in the Negev and includes a real revolution in the environmental conduct of local authorities, environmental values in education systems and local communities. The association conducts a wide range of environmental and long-term activities while collaborating with all relevant parties to the success of the projects it promotes, while maintaining the principle of transparency and transparency is of key value.
Initiated and founded by the organization, Bilha Givon, close to 50 years of experience in education, conservation and environmental protection.For its activities, the association and Bilha Givon received certificates of recognition and recognition, including the Lifetime Achievement Award for Environmental Protection awarded to it by the Minister of Environmental Protection and the President of the State in 2008. The association received the President's award for volunteering for its activities for the environment.
Bilha personally received the graduate award from Ben Gurion University of the Negev for her contribution to society in the same year 2016 the association got also the President's volunteer awerd . The association also won the Israel Transparency Award in 2006 and more Prizes and commendations.
The association has great experience and success in educational and community projects in the authorities. In Dimona, the association led the city to become a sustainable city. This is reflected in the authority's management, in the areas of infrastructure (planning and construction of neighborhoods according to the principles of green building), in the community and in the education system, activities include courses and seminars for PA employees, community empowerment and comprehensive activities in the education system. Environmental, the association operates in the same way in Kiryat Gat, Kiryat Malachi in Ofakim and since 2007 operates in the Bedouin localities: Rahat, Hura, Kuseife, Segev Shalom, Arara, Lakia and in the Diaspora. The association has international connections with environmental organizations in the Mediterranean Basin and the Balkans, the association is a member of the UN Convention on the Prevention of Speech, the Sustainable Development Convention and more.
The Lind Foundation deals with issues in which the association has been active for many years. the national and international activities of the Mediterranean countries can be strengthened and leveraged. After all, the environment is our future and must be protected. The association has 20 years of experience and a personal experience of at least 45 years on environmental issues that must be passed on to future generations.We will be glad to collaborate with every organization and group operating in the environmental field in the region, to initiate and carry out activities that can preserve natural resources, the landscape and the environment especiallye on the climate change issues.