tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19612968587114381632024-02-22T21:56:57.232+02:00MASHAV- Development NewsInternational developments on development issues: the blog of the Israel's Agency for International Development Cooperation, MASHAVMASHAVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05042994304416950702noreply@blogger.comBlogger94125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961296858711438163.post-83362994192466671432011-02-16T09:47:00.007+02:002011-02-16T10:01:31.946+02:00Israel: Partnering in Global Development, by Israel's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, M.K. Danny AyalonWhen Israel was reestablished almost 63 years ago, it adopted the ancient Jewish precept of Tikkun Olam as part of its national philosophy. This term, literally meaning "repairing the world" is an ancient Jewish value of reaching out to those in need and a social instruction to better our surroundings and society.During its formative years, Israel faced enormous development challenges, including MASHAVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05042994304416950702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961296858711438163.post-65062416116833103592011-01-25T14:58:00.002+02:002011-01-25T15:01:58.310+02:00Haiti: one year after... by Yoel Barnea, former Israeli Ambassador to UruguayH A I T I :O N E Y E A R A F T E ROne year ago, the earth under the Haitian people convulsed and the international community understood that we were all confronted with a major tragedy, that struck a country whose inhabitants have unfortunately a long story of suffering and struggle against poverty and underdevelopment.The State of Israel, representing the values of the Jewish people and loyal toMASHAVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05042994304416950702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961296858711438163.post-62468702114307552572010-11-02T13:37:00.006+02:002010-11-02T14:09:56.164+02:00A post by Ambassador Behar in Dakar, Nov. 2010A cool breeze at the end of the day blows down the sandy slope of the village of Mbisau in Senegal. A few dozen women, who are carrying their infants tied to their backs and wearing headscarves, are working bent down in their small plots of land where they are growing organic potatoes and onions. There are 126 women in this TIPA project, which uses advanced Israeli drip irrigation and MASHAVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05042994304416950702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961296858711438163.post-89247664273752514242010-08-11T17:39:00.003+03:002010-08-11T17:50:20.356+03:00Vivencias de una becaria de MASHAV en Israel- Sra. Thelma Fernandez Logorria- julio 2010MASHAVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05042994304416950702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961296858711438163.post-42104370285778649172010-07-25T09:40:00.005+03:002010-07-25T13:37:39.773+03:00Millenium cities initiatives- Israeli Partnership opens doors for early learners- Kumasi, GhanaMount Carmel Training Center designed a three- year program to integrate early childhood education into the classrooms. This involved close consultation with the Kumasi Metropolitan Department of Education, as well as working closely with a core group of teachers, who are soon to become teacher trainers themselves.http://mci.ei.columbia.edu/?id=locations_kumasiMASHAVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05042994304416950702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961296858711438163.post-7703456845666865132010-07-25T09:19:00.003+03:002010-07-25T09:25:04.038+03:00Israeli medical delegation in Congo takes heat while trying to soothe burnsPublished in Ha'aretz a few days ago.About 10 days ago Israel sent five medical specialists from Sheba Medical Center for 10 days to treat the wounded. They were the first plastic surgeons to arrive in Congo after the accident, with proper know-how and equipment to treat the victims. Approximately 50 victims were burned when an oil tanker caught fire two weeks ago, killing more than 230 people inMASHAVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05042994304416950702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961296858711438163.post-7493336037636572502010-07-22T08:36:00.004+03:002010-07-22T08:44:29.999+03:00On July 19, MASHAV and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United nations signed a Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation in Eastern Africa, to promote strong technical collaboration as well as the development of capacity building strategies that will benefit government services, the civil society and the private sector in Eastern Africa. The MOU was signed following an overall MASHAVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05042994304416950702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961296858711438163.post-26531221344951424512010-07-13T08:54:00.002+03:002010-07-13T08:57:47.017+03:00Congo: secours d’urgence aux grands brulesIsraël a envoyé une équipe médicale d’urgence et du matériel de pointe pour soigner les rescapés, souvent très grièvement brûlés, de l’explosion d’un camion-citerne, qui a fait plus de 200 morts dans l’est de la République démocratique du Congo. une dizaine de docteurs, de chirurgiens et de spécialistes ont quitté en urgence Jérusalem, Haifa, et Tel-Aviv pour le Congo. MASHAV a pris la MASHAVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05042994304416950702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961296858711438163.post-74407729532158203772010-07-12T09:17:00.002+03:002010-07-12T09:20:46.459+03:00Israel dispatches humanitarian aid to Kirgistan- June 2010MASHAVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05042994304416950702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961296858711438163.post-80120159767808255502010-07-04T09:54:00.001+03:002010-07-04T09:56:17.779+03:00In historic move, UN creates single entity to promote women’s empowermentUN News Center, July 2nd, 2010. A very welcome initiative!In a bid to accelerate the empowerment of women, the General Assembly today voted unanimously to create a dynamic new entity merging four United Nations offices focusing on gender equality, a move hailed by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and other senior officials.http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=35224&Cr=gender&Cr1MASHAVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05042994304416950702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961296858711438163.post-58804277934944292122010-06-29T15:16:00.006+03:002010-07-01T10:53:48.883+03:00Israeli eye camp in Georgia, June 2010Nice pictures from the last eye surgery camp who recently (June 2010) took place in Georgia. A delegation of Israeli ophtalmologists sent by Israel's Agency for International Cooperation Development- MASHAV- in cooperation with the Israeli organization "Eyes from Zion"- gave a new hope for dozens of Georgian citizens suffering from eyes deseases.MASHAVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05042994304416950702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961296858711438163.post-35970177951910753202010-06-23T07:25:00.002+03:002010-06-23T07:28:21.048+03:00Ministres israéliens et allemands à Jérusalem pour réparer le mondeYesterday, MASHAV and the German INWENT debated on aid effectiveness in a framework of 1-day seminar in Shefayim, CINADCO-MASHAV's agricultural training Center.I already found an article, for our french-speaking friends, on the JSS blog.Le vice-ministre des Affaires étrangères Danny Ayalon a rencontré aujourd’hui Dirk Niebel, ministre fédéral allemand de la Coopération économique et du MASHAVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05042994304416950702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961296858711438163.post-14213997855400729942010-06-07T13:59:00.002+03:002010-06-07T14:13:23.969+03:00previous to previous...DevCom seminar, Haifa, 31/5 - 1/6/2010Doing a lot with littleI have just received this great post published by Julia Chandler from the British Aid Agency (DFID) on the Haifa seminar last week. Julia was one of the speakers at the conference. She gave a very interesting presentation on the British case study.Thank you!http://juliac2.wordpress.com/2010/06/06/doing-a-lot-with-little/By the way, you are invited to watch these videos MASHAVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05042994304416950702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961296858711438163.post-87482381813178782242010-05-25T15:32:00.002+03:002010-05-25T15:35:28.264+03:00Further to our previous post...Vey good material I just found on the website of Web2forDev! exactly fits the issues we will deal with next week."Talking with the audience: Development organisations and social media": http://web2fordev.net/component/content/article/1-latest-news/111-talking-with-the-audienceMASHAVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05042994304416950702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961296858711438163.post-63514668585601433272010-05-25T15:24:00.002+03:002010-05-25T15:32:29.403+03:00Haifa workshop 31/5 - 1/6Next week Mashav is hosting a two-day workshop on "Maximizing Outcomes with Minimum Resources for Development Communication". The workshop will be held in Haifa, Mount Carmel Training Center (the very first branch of MASHAV, this years turning 50!). Jointly organized by MASHAV and DevCom, OECD Development Centre, the seminair will deal with communication issues regarding development and the role MASHAVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05042994304416950702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961296858711438163.post-73541990520038424062010-05-20T08:41:00.002+03:002010-05-20T08:45:51.099+03:00Accession : Estonia, Israel and Slovenia invited to join OECD10/05/2010 – OECD countries agreed today to invite Estonia, Israel and Slovenia to become members of the Organisation, paving the way for the Organisation’s membership to grow to 34 countries.“Estonia, Israel and Slovenia, along with Chile that has just deposited its instrument to become a full member, will contribute to a more plural and open OECD that is playing an increasingly important role MASHAVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05042994304416950702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961296858711438163.post-37703365507810510292010-05-20T08:35:00.002+03:002010-05-20T08:39:36.606+03:00Cooperation agreement between Israel (MASHAV) and the Organization of American States (OAS)Israel and the Organization of American States signed a memorandum of understanding consolidating decades of development cooperation.The agreement signed Monday at OAS headquarters in Washington pledges to advance existing collaboration on education, environment, economic and social development, poverty, gender equity, disaster prevention and relief, agriculture and crisis management. from JTA MASHAVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05042994304416950702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961296858711438163.post-67750858240664783642010-05-10T11:45:00.009+03:002010-05-11T10:16:01.137+03:00A potential to break cycles of hunger? by David LewisNice article from Reuters published a few days ago about the TIPA project in Senegal. This is all about a drip irrigation system, made up of water tanks and rows of black pipes! An Israeli innovation that some predict could end the area's aid dependency.http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKLDE63R1NF._CH_.2420MASHAVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05042994304416950702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961296858711438163.post-51610554690281150932010-05-04T13:46:00.003+03:002010-05-04T13:53:03.610+03:00AKUT- Turkey- Israel cooperation - emergency unit visits Israel 25-30/4/2010AKUT- Turkey- Israel cooperation - emergency unit visits Israel 25-30/4/2010. AKUT, the "Search and Rescue Association" in Turkey visited Israel last week for a 5 days trip and training, on the invitation of the Israeli Rescue Team "Arava". MASHAVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05042994304416950702noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961296858711438163.post-52203841870956046742010-04-29T10:17:00.002+03:002010-04-29T10:30:42.052+03:00Eight Things You Never Knew About Feeding The HungryNice article from the UN world food program: Eight Things You Never Knew About Feeding The Hungry: Nearer than you think, Yaks on track, Perfect altitude, Build what you need, Almost perfect, Maximum impact, Twenty-four hours, Fast food. MASHAVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05042994304416950702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961296858711438163.post-68946734563084594722010-04-24T15:12:00.002+03:002010-04-24T15:15:36.805+03:00Hope and heartbreak in HaitiAn article from Ynet April 23, about how the Israeli delegation helps kids in orphanages rebuild their lives.http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3878294,00.htmlMASHAVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05042994304416950702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961296858711438163.post-36534855034128292532010-04-14T13:37:00.003+03:002010-04-15T20:47:54.594+03:00Israeli technology and practices for developing countries' farmersIsraeli experts in the field of agriculture gave a seminar on sustainable development of cattle breading within the framework of the joint project UNDP - Mashav - Ministry of Agriculture and Water Management of Uzbekistan. In the end of May leading experts from Israel Ran Solomon, Daniel Werner and Efraim Zuckerman trained a group of Uzbek farmers from Kui-Chirchik district of Tashkent region. MASHAVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05042994304416950702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961296858711438163.post-80096558088462515092010-04-06T08:52:00.004+03:002010-04-06T09:31:10.384+03:00Julia Bucknall's blog- World Bank- desalination plant in IsraelFurther to our previous post (March 15) on the visit of the Word Bank delegation in Israel, essentially focused on water issues and climate change, look at these two very interesting blog posts and videos by Julia Bucknall, World Bank expert, reporting the visit.http://blogs.worldbank.org/climatechange/blogs/julia-bucknallFOR THE VIDEO:http://vimeo.com/10613787 MASHAVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05042994304416950702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961296858711438163.post-16127644965120410222010-03-28T14:16:00.003+03:002010-05-04T13:55:54.461+03:00MASHAV at AIPAC- great speeches and clipgreat speeches and clip (immediately after the speeches) on Israeli humanitarian activities abroad. http://www.aipac.org/PC2010/webPlayer/mon_israel10.asp. There is also an interview with Haim Divon, Head of MASHAV, and Mazal renford, Director of the Carmel Training Center.MASHAVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05042994304416950702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961296858711438163.post-45301680053206807142010-03-28T11:46:00.000+03:002010-03-28T11:47:42.386+03:00Israeli Delegation Participates in the Fifth World Urban ForumThe World Urban Forum (WUF) is considered the world's premier conference on cities. The Forum was established by the United Nations to examine one of the most pressing problems facing the world today: rapid urbanization and its impact on communities, cities, economies, climate change and policies.In March 2010, UN-HABITAT and the Government of Brazil hosted the WUF fifth session in Rio de JaneiroMASHAVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05042994304416950702noreply@blogger.com0