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About
Today there are 21 socially involved communities in our network. Each year we establish 2-4 new communities who are accompanied by members of the older communities in the network.
All 21 communities are cohesive and stable, committed to the area where they live and where they will raise their children, committed to improving social services, creating social projects and social businesses that promote the education and welfare systems in the periphery, with full cooperation with the local authority and accompanied by professionals.
Members of the communities live in close proximity to one another, celebrate holidays and weekends together, learn together on a weekly basis.
Vision
With the maturing of the communities, their members take on influential roles and lead systemic changes. In the future, we believe that the members of the communities will be a key factor in promoting civil society as an egalitarian, tolerant and more just society.
Staff
Eliad Melamed
Founder and Director
Eliad initiated and founded the community incubator in 2005.
Eliad (31) is a member of the Kama community in Be'er Sheva, married with two children. Today Eliad is the director of the Community Incubator and Manages of the training organizations in accompanying communities.
Eliad has a BA in Education and Political Science and a MBA in Social Leadership from Ben Gurion University and the Mandel Foundation.
Hila Nahon Efrati
Associate Director
Hila joined the Community Incubator team in 2010.
Hila (33), married with one child and a a member of the Kama community. Hila is the Associate Director of the Community Incubator and manages the accompaniment of communities.
Hila has a BSW and MSW in community work.
Adina Arbel
Project Manager
Adina joined the Community Incubator team in 2013.
Adina (27), is a member of a young community in the making.
Adina manages the accompaniment of the social projects and business of the communities.
Adina has a BA in Behavioral Science and is currently a graduate student in Organizational Sociology.
Roni Katz
Manager of Youth Movements guidance
Roni joined the Community
Incubator team in 2013.
Roni (32), a member of Kibbutz Pelech and Nimrod group, married with a child. Roni manages the educational guidance of youth movements in establishing communities from their members.
Roni has a BA in Israel's History and Psychology, and a MA in Clinical Psychology.