Our Impact: Building Communities, Changing Reality
Key Figures and Success Strategies From MAKOM’s Communities
16
movements and organizations
Operating approximately 200
mission-driven communities
Across 80
nationwide - from Kiryat Shmona to Eilat, with a primary focus on the geographic and social periphery.
Over 20,000
active members representing the rich social diversity of Israel: Jews, Druze, religious, secular, native Israelis, and new immigrants, including those who relocated to the periphery and lifelong local residents.
Over 80%
of families in the mission-driven core groups choose to remain in their communities long-term.
Key Figures and Success Strategies From MAKOM’s Communities
16
movements and organizations
Operating approximately
200
mission-driven communities
Across 80
local authorities nationwide - from Kiryat Shmona to Eilat, with a primary focus on the geographic and social periphery.
Over 20,000
active members representing the rich social diversity of Israel: Jews, Druze, religious, secular, native Israelis, and new immigrants, including those who relocated to the periphery and lifelong local residents.
Over 80%
of families in the mission-driven core groups choose to remain in their communities long-term.
Voices from the Field
“Alongside our role as the country’s security shield, we are also its social shield. A nation’s resilience is measured by the strength of its border communities.”
Elad Kuzhikaro
CEO, Kiryat Shmona Community Centers Network
“If someone doesn’t show up, they call to check on her. The program coordinators are very attentive to us and to what we want to talk about.”
Miriam Weissman
Participant in the “Havruta” program
“The goal is to create a vibrant community life in Sderot and strengthen the connection between Sapir College and the city, so that when students graduate, they will want to stay and build their lives in Sderot because they have found a home and a community here.”
