Communities

"KKL-JNF will help the state of Israel move a million new residents to the Negev."

- Daniel Atar, KKL-JNF World Chairman

KKL-JNF:

works with the government to expand existing communities and establish new ones, ensuring that future generations continue to inhabit and flourish in the Negev.
prepares land for housing.
prepares land for agriculture, increasing areas for field crops and orchards, enabling the cultivation of new species and the addition of greenhouses and agricultural roads.
develops tourism infrastructure, creating new sources of income for the Negev.
is actively involved in both the Negev's Jewish and Bedouin communities, improving quality of life with new recreational and income-generating opportunities.
supports environmentally-friendly farming: organic farming and biological pest management.
develops security roads and plants life-saving trees and shrubs to camouflage and protect communities on the western Negev's confrontation line with Gaza.
creates soldier-family meeting points and leisure areas at IDF bases.
develops community forests for the people who live near them.
creates open public spaces and gardens for urbanites to improve their quality of life and well-being.
develops green landscaping around community facilities.