INTRODUCTION
Over the past few years, the development community has been undergoing a major paradigm shift. Topics such as poverty reduction, food security, sustainable development, community-driven development and micro-level assistance have moved into the forefront of the development community's efforts. Interestingly enough, these topics have been the focus of the Center for International Cooperation - MASHAV's activities throughout our 44-year history. Since MASHAV's early years, we have concentrated on "bottom-up" development, working at grassroots and community level in order to facilitate economic development, provide basic health care and promote food security.
This basic orientation is rooted in Israel's own development experience. MASHAV was first established ten years after Israel's independence, in order to enable Israel to share with other emerging nations of the time Israel's efforts to promote rapid development and to transfer successful methodologies, strategies and technologies. Created in 1958, MASHAV is committed to sharing Israel's social, educational and technological expertise with countries all over the world. From a humble beginning, MASHAV now trains nearly 10,000 participants each year, both in Israel and abroad.
This booklet outlines the 100 courses offered this year by MASHAV, designed to train extension instructors and program directors as well as academic and highly skilled personnel. These programs are offered in five different languages, covering five distinct areas of training: Agricultural and Related Sciences, Education and Community Development, Economic and Social Development, Medicine and Public Health, and Rural and Urban Development. Special attention is given to extension techniques, enabling participants to disseminate the skills learned. Participants coming to Israel to train under the sponsorship of MASHAV are entitled to receive academic scholarships, which in some cases may include travel costs.
Many of MASHAV's programs are conducted in cooperation with various UN agencies, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Inter-American Development Bank, and many others.
For further information, please contact Israel's Diplomatic Mission in your area.
Arie Arazi
Deputy Director General
Head of the Center for International Cooperation (MASHAV)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jerusalem
We are pleased to present MASHAV's 2003 course listings on-line.
This site includes an index of course listings as well as short descriptions of each course, the dates they are held and a list of academic institutions in Israel where the courses take place.
MASHAV conducts courses in 5 languages: English, Arabic,
French, Spanish, and Russian.
The site also contains application forms which applicants are
required to fill out in order to be eligible for MASHAV
courses (available on-line in English, Spanish and French).
If you wish to enroll in a MASHAV course that suits your abilities
and field of expertise, we recommend that you first contact the
nearest Israeli government representative.
Following such consultation, you can print the necessary application forms directly from this Internet site or obtain them from your local Israeli representative. After completion, they should be submitted in writing to the Israeli diplomatic mission in your area.