Rebuilding the Negev, Stronger Than Ever
Support survivors and their communities
Devastated communities, a year later
On October 7th, Hamas terrorists invaded southern Israel, murdering and kidnapping civilians and security personnel in more than 30 communities in the Western Negev region.
The aftermath of the murderous rampage saw more than 1,200 people dead, 250 kidnapped, at least 250,000 evacuated from their homes, and billions of dollars in damages to communities and farmland.
More than 10 months later, the fighting in the Gaza Strip is still ongoing. With air raid sirens blaring on a near-daily basis in southern communities and some 120 hostages still held in the Strip, the Negev is far from healed.
As of November 2024:
- Some 100,000 Israelis remain displaced from their communities
- Evacuees don’t know when they will be able to return home
- Survivors, ranging in age from children to the elderly, are struggling with trauma
- Most Gaza-adjacent communities have yet to start rebuilding
- Many of the displaced are suffering from major economic hardship
+30 communities
destroyed
+1,200 fatalities
+240 hostages
+250,000 people evacuated
+2,000 fatalities
+100 hostages
+100,000 people evacuated
KKL-JNF: Real-world support for Israel’s south
The statistics are bleak. Fortunately, KKL-JNF is standing in solidarity with residents of the south, providing round-the-clock, comprehensive support to survivors of the October 7th massacres. From day one, we’ve engaged in numerous projects, from logistical assistance to rebuilding efforts, aimed at strengthening the resilience of Israel’s southern residents and restoring their communities to their former glory.
By donating to KKL-JNF’s efforts to rehabilitate the south, you are supporting:
- The Sderot Resilience Center, which provides crucial mental health support
- Local community restoration projects, including the new community for Kfar Aza residents in Ruhama
- Generous emergency aid packages for communities impacted by October 7th
- Security gear and tactical equipment for community protection squads in border towns
- Rehabilitating and restoring KKL-JNF forests and nature reserves, including Be’eri Forest
- Educational and cultural activities for displaced families and children
- Engaging programs for at-risk and special needs youth
- Military ambulances
We need your help now, more than ever.
As the months of fighting drag on, the emotional, mental, and economic toll of displacement only grows. Our programs, which include one-on-one psychological support along with community-focused enrichment activities, are focused on giving survivors the coping skills they need to face these unprecedented challenges with resilience.
KKL-JNF is providing hope for the residents of the Negev, strengthening the evacuees and working towards the ultimate goal of rebuilding our communities stronger than ever.
Join us in our mission today and provide a lifeline to displaced Israelis.
Within 24 hours of completing a donation, every donor will receive a beautiful digital certificate.
As part of the donation process, you have the option to personalize the certificate with your own composed message.
The certificate can be easily downloaded and printed using your home printer.
*Please note that the final product is a digital file and does not come framed.
About KKL-JNF
Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael–Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF) has been developing the land of Israel and strengthening the bond between the Jewish people and its homeland since 1901. KKL-JNF continues to meet the State of Israel’s changing needs and, together with its friends worldwide, create a better Israel through projects in forestry, environment, combating desertification and climate change, community development, water management, ecotourism, agricultural R&D, education and more.
KKL-JNF is a public-benefit company devoted to the sustainable development of Israel. It was established in 1901 at the 5th World Zionist Congress in Basel, Switzerland, for the purpose of acquiring land for Jewish settlement in Eretz Yisrael (at that time Ottoman Empire). Embarking on what was possibly the world’s first global Jewish “crowdfunding” campaign, KKL-JNF went on to purchase and develop 2.6 million dunams (260,000 ha.) for Hebrew agriculture and community development. These efforts essentially laid the foundations for what would become the State of Israel.
Today, KKL-JNF is a national institution, with over 120 years of experience in nation building under its belt. It has chapters all around the country, and hundreds of employees and volunteers from all sectors of Israeli society. KKL-JNF also acts under government mandate as Israel’s Forest Service. In this capacity, it manages some 300,000 acres (120,000 ha) of planted forests, woodlands, and open spaces.
We draw on our strong working relationships with local and national authorities, developed over decades, to spearhead and implement game changing initiatives in KKL-JNF’s three main spheres of activity, as embodied by the 3 colors on our logo: Blue for water management and technologies; Green for forestry, ecology, and climate change mitigation; and Brown for the cultivation of the land and the people living upon it.
Three spheres, one overarching goal: developing Israel to be the best that it can be.
KKL-JNF’s impact is evident in the vibrant patchwork of blues, greens, and browns making up the modern Israeli landscape: the reservoirs and rehabilitated streams; the field centers and recreation areas nestled amidst verdant forests; the delicate filagree of cycling and hiking trails, the gleaming R&D centers and innovation incubators, the brightly colored club houses for youth, and so much more.
True to its origins as a builder of bridges between Israel and the wider world, KKL-JNF operates in more than 55 countries and works in cooperation with various governmental and non-governmental bodies to further common environmental interests, especially in connection to climate change.
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Giving Opportunities
Supporting the Western Negev Communities
Ensuring a brighter future in the region
Combating Wildfires
Stand with Israel's forest guardians
Plant a Tree in Israel
Deepening connections, growing for generations
KKL-JNF Hula Lake Park
Preserving Israel's most precious ecosystem
The Agamon Wildlife Clinic
Preserving lives, safeguarding biodiversity
Shaping Israel’s Tomorrow
Investing in Israel's Future Generations
Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF) is a public benefit corporation, number: 520020314. KKL-JNF was established in 1901 and since first purchasing land in Eretz Yisrael in the early part of the 20th century, it has continued to operate on behalf and for the benefit of the Jewish people and as the trustee of the Jewish people on its land in Israel
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