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"I feel that the movement
makes me a better person
thanks to the fact that my
youth leaders really care
about me, what I say and
what I do," says Yiftach Ben
David, 12, from Kibbutz
Ruhama. Ben David grew
up in the city, moved to a
kibbutz and connected to
Shira Adoni, 14, from
Moshav Zarit the inviting atmosphere he
found in the ken.

"We have a lot of activities to help the
community," says Shira Adoni, 14, from Moshav
Zarit, part of Bnei Moshavim section of NOAL.
Shira and her friends collect gifts for soldiers on
the Lebanese border, next to the moshav where
they live. They are also active in the Association
for the War on Cancer.

"Without the actions and meetings in the
movement, I would not have known half the
children in the moshav," says Adoni. "The youth
movement allows me to think outside the box,
and do things I wouldn’t have done otherwise like
volunteer, give back and help others."

Immigration absorption is also a value that takes a
central place in the youth movement. This week,
316 immigrants from Ethiopia immigrated to
Israel, the result of a long pressure campaign from
Ethiopian immigrants already living in the country.