jnf 2012 annual report v12 final

7/29/2019 JNF 2012 Annual Report v12 Final

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A year ofProgressANNUAL REPORT 2012


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The Jewish National Fund (JNF) wasfounded in 1901 at the fifth ZionistCongress in Basel, Switzerland, with

Theodore Herzl as one of its keyfounding members. Since then, ourpurpose has always been to help builda Jewish state in the land of Israel.

In our early years we bought land,planted trees, drained swamps,

and built the infrastructure for afunctioning state.

Today JNF has adapted its missionto meet the challenges facing theState of Israel in the 21st Century.We aim to regenerate rocket-strickencommunities and towns in the Negev,tackle unemployment, and helpunderprivileged youth.


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Israels first Prime Minister, David

Ben-Gurion, famously declared that it

is in the Negev that the creativity and

pioneer vigour of Israel shall be tested.

Today, after 65 years of progress, growth

and regeneration, Israel has turned itsattention towards the Negev.

Following decades of neglect, the Negevs

potential as a viable and sustainable

solution to the State of Israels

increasingly overcrowded central region, is

slowly but surely being realised. With the

help of our generous supporters, JNF UK

is playing an increasingly important role in

building Israels future in the Negev sands.

Since I joined JNF UK in 2008, I have

been inspired to see how the Negev has

invigorated the Jewish pioneering spirit

that Ben Gurion so admired. On the

ground in Israel, JNF UK is working closely

with motivated, grassroots organisations

such as the Ayalim Association, which is

breathing life into neglected communities;

and HaShomer HaChadash, which is

protecting isolated communities under

attack by armed gangs. We also workwith local government agencies as they

tackle poverty and unemployment, and

embark on some of the most ambitious

urban-regeneration projects the country

has ever seen.

However, perhaps more than anything

else, our successes in 2012 reflect the

unwavering commitment of British Jewry

to the welfare and success of the State

of Israel.

Thanks to our generous donors and

dedicated team of staff and volunteers,JNF UK is experiencing a period of

comprehensive growth that defies the

current economic climate from our

direct fundraising efforts to the work of

our subsidiaries KKL Charity Accounts and

KKL Executor and Trustee Company (Wills

and Estates).

Our income overall has grown by an

impressive 76%, which has translated into

an increase of 96% in our commitmentsto projects in Israel a testament to the

range of improvements and safeguards

which have been implemented during

the last four years to ensure maximum

transparency and efficiency.

I would like to end with an invitation to

all those interested in the work of JNF UK

to come and see for yourself how your

support could change countless lives and

secure a safe and prosperous future forthe people and State of Israel.

Sincerely,

Samuel Hayek

Chairman, JNF UK

Chairmans Review2012 was a busy and successfulyear at JNF UK. We madeenormous strides in our missionto build, develop and protect Israelicommunities in the Negev, througha vibrant array of programmes,

including partnerships withsome of Israels most dynamicorganisations.


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This year we are proud to report record

results and, thanks to your support, our

income grew by 76% and accordingly we

have increased our project commitments

in Israel to 4.5 million. We continue to

work tirelessly to support the people of

Israel in every way we can.

Israel is prospering, some say our job is done

and Israel no longer needs our support.

However, you only need to drive one hour

south of Tel Aviv to see how far from the

truth this really is. As you cross the unseen

border to the Negev you find a completely

different reality. This rough terrain covers

over 60% of the land of Israel, remains largely

unsettled and even today you have to be a

real pioneer to build your life there.

JNF UK is there as families begin new

lives in the desert sands. We help them

build their homes and strengthen the

communities they live in. We support

employment, youth and education; we

assist in providing healthcare and promote

arts and culture. Without JNF UK, living inthe Negev would be an impossible dream;

with your support we can make this vision

come true!

Matan Toledano

Chief Executive Officer, JNF UK

Our Mission is to continue to build

the State of Israel, to populate the

Negev, and to ensure that every

man, woman and child can live insafety and security, with access to

quality healthcare, education and

employment.

Chief ExecutiveOfficers ReviewJNF UK today is a dynamic and vibrant

organisation offering a unique range

of services to the Jewish community.

This years results reflect how our vital

work in the UK is translated into animpressive portfolio of projects in Israel.


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Our Strategy Project NegevHow we are regenerating communities, improving thelives of the people living there and attracting families whoare choosing to build their future in the Negev:

Education/Training

Every child deserves a chance to realise

their academic potential. Providing the

highest quality education and childcare

facilities in the Negev is vital for future

growth and to encouraging students

and families to move into the area.

We are building and supporting schools,

childcare facilities and special education

centres for children of all backgrounds

throughout the Negev.

Youth

Thousands of children in communities

across the Negev have suffered the

emotional and psychological upset

from rocket fire for more than a decade.

There is also limited provision for

youth outside of school hours leaving

countless young people on the streets.

We tackle youth crime in the region by

creating a safe, friendly and healthyenvironment for children and teenagers,

through providing extra-curricular

activities, such as homework support

and counselling.

Economic/Community/Development/

Employment

Unemployment in the Negev is

considerably higher than the national

average and it is critical to support

employment in order to help combat

poverty.

We are supporting programmes that

encourage businesses to move to the

Negev and are assisting vocational

activities, helping to create a sustainable

future for the region.

Advancing of Health/Saving of Lives

We are committed to ensuring that

every man, woman and child has access

to quality healthcare.

We are funding programmes which

provide state-of-the-art healthcare

facilities across the Negev. We focus

on supporting the most vulnerable

members of society, including the elderly

and disabled, for whom such facilities

can be a matter of life and death.

Accommodation/Housing

Relieving Israels overcrowded central

region by providing affordable housing

in the Negev for young families is a

major priority for Israels government.

We are leading the way by supporting

urban-development projects in

neglected neighbourhoods, building

student villages, and encouraging

businesses and employers to invest inthe Negev, generating greater demand

and growth.

Arts/Culture/Recreation

As part of our commitment to urban

regeneration, we are building theatres,

sports clubs and other facilities in

towns and cities throughout the Negev.

We are also investing in the future by

building music schools and providing

opportunities for local communities to

develop and nurture their own home-

grown artistic talent.

Additionally we provide leisure facilities

for residents of all ages and backgrounds

as well as parks, playgrounds,

community/youth and sport centres.


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A selection of recent projects

Halutzit | 1.1m spent

100%complete

38%complete

2,250Volunteers supported

Five Caravans

Improved publicfacilities for city of

25,000

15,000Trees planted

Sderot

330k spent

100%complete

complete61%

Lord Sacks Forest154k committed

Boys school and dormitory for

120 children

HaShomerHaChadash221kto date committed


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Selected 2013 ProjectCommitments

280kcommitted

Sderot Sapir

Music College

1m+committed

8,000 pupilcollege supported

Halutzit pre-armyeducational campus

Supporting,

1,325 childrenYerucham EarlyChildhood Centre

MitzpeRamonJNF - McCannTechnologyValley

824kcommitted250 jobs

created over 3 year period

Supporting350 students

329kcommitted


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In 2012, your support made theseand other vital projects possible

Peoples Stories

Holocaust Survivors Club

84 year old Eva lives alone on Kibbutz

Magen in Israels Eshkol region, on

the border with the Gaza Strip. She

is a Hungarian Holocaust survivor,

whose entire family perished in the

camps. Eva never had children and,

after losing her husband 10 years ago,

depends heavily on her friends and

neighbours for companionship and

support.

One of the highlights of Evas week

is her visit to the JNF sponsored

Holocaust Victims Social Club

provided by the Foundation for the

Benefit of Holocaust Victims in Israel.

There she enjoys a wide range of social

activities with the 70 other members

who attend.

The club in Magen provides participantswho suffer extreme loneliness, financial

hardship and the insecurity of unstable

health, the means of finding friendship

and support at a difficult time in their lives.

Eva appreciates and values the

opportunity to share her life

experiences with others who may have

endured similar challenges. Without

it she would be alone and at risk of

greater isolation.

One of thehighlights of

Evas week isher visit to theJNF sponsoredHolocaustVictims Social

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Shuva Park Playground

Maya is 8 years old and lives in Shuva,

a community bordering the Gaza Strip

in southern Israel. Life can be hard: she

lives under near constant threat of rocketattacks from terrorists in the Gaza Strip.

Her school friends are spread across the

sparsely populated Eshkol region and she

has to travel some distance to play with

them and cannot travel alone.

JNF helps children like Maya achieve a

semblance of a normal life by building

playgrounds in remote communities.

We ensure that Maya and her friends

can play securely on the swings, slides

and other playground apparatus that we

provide. We attract families to the area

and can provide them with affordable

housing and safe facilities where their

children can just be children.

Maya and her family are pioneers,

having settled in a remote area of

southern Israel. They demonstrate

that everyday living is possible in a

community like Shuva, and are showing

the way for other families to make their

lives in the Negev. JNF supports these

families by ensuring that they have the

infrastructure to achieve the highest

quality of life.

JNF helps children likeMaya achieve a normal life

by building playgrounds inremote communities


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Ayalim Student Village

Ron is 25 years old and from Raanana.

He is currently in his second year

studying Geography at Ben Gurion

University. During the first year of hisstudies Ron lived in Beersheva, just a

5 minute walk from campus. Although

he was enjoying his studies immensely

he couldnt seem to shake the feeling

that something was missing. He had

a full social life, but his daily schedule

was busy with activities focused solely

around his own academic advancement

and he felt he lacked a purpose. He

walked around with the sense of being

merely a tourist in a resort, living inclose proximity to his university, but

having no real contact with the local

community. So after the first year,

he decided to do something more

meaningful.

Ron and two friends decided that they

would move to a newly established

student village in the struggling city

of Arad. The village was founded by

Ayalim in order to face the challenge

of populating and developing isolated

towns and cities on Israels periphery.

Thanks to JNFs support for Ayalim, Ron

and his friends were able to receive

a full scholarship, in exchange forinvesting eight hours a week of their

time into giving back to the community.

They will also help out at the soon to be

refurbished Ayalim Community Centre.

The Centre offers academic, cultural and

social enrichment and support activities

for all ages. Ron spends time helping

children from the local primary school

with their homework and visits the

elderly.

Ron is grateful to Ayalim and the JNF

for giving him the opportunity to fulfil

a Zionist dream of helping to build a

prosperous town in Southern Israel. His

life has found a purpose in giving back

to a developing community. After his

graduation Ron hopes to settle in Arad

and continue to build his life there as a

result of the relationships he is making

through his community work.

Ron is grateful to Ayalim and the

JNF for giving him the opportunityto fulfil a Zionist dream


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With the help of ourgenerous and dedicatedsupporters, we are building

schools and youth centresand supporting dynamicurban regenerationprogrammes.


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12 Executor & Trustee Company Limited

KKL Executor and Trustee Company (KKLE&T) was established 65 years ago asthe first Jewish Trust Corporation in theUK. KKL is well known for its work in thefield of Will drafting and estate planningas a means of providing Legacies for itsparent charity JNF Charitable Trust and

other charitable causes as well as formaking provision for relatives of clientsin a tax efficient way.

Our highly qualified team will:

Offer expert legal advice

Reduce your inheritance tax liabilityor eradicate it completely

Ensure your Will is legally

watertight and validly executed Act as Executor in the

administration of your Estate

KKL E&T has a proud tradition of taking on the role ofclose family for our clients who are on their own in theirautumn years.

Home visits and regular contact with our clients by ourtruly dedicated team ensure the relationship is far morethan a financial arrangement.


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For a free no-obligation consultation with one of our highlyqualified professionals, please call Freephone

0800 358 3587 or email [email protected]

Income from Wills have

supported projects in Israel for

65 years

How KKL E & Ts worksupports JNF and Israel

JNF UK received a substantial legacyof over 1m from Dr Jonathan Wohl,which enabled the charity to establisha musical scholarship in Sderot SapirMusic College for the benefit of 8,000gifted Israeli teenagers who will be orare studying music.

KKL Executor & Trustee Company Ltd (a Company registered in England No. 453042)

a subsidiary of JNF Charitable Trust (Charity No. 225910)

Mr Robert Neger left in his Willenough money for us to to build amuch needed Water Reservoir inthe Negev desert which will helpaddress Israels water shortage.


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SmartGiving offers a user-friendly,

effective way for you to give to your

chosen charities.

It allows you to give more whilst efficiently

managing all your charitable activity inone place.

With SmartGiving you have your own

dedicated charity account, very much like

an online bank account. The process is

easy: when you top up your account the

money will be credited immediately for

you to donate to charities of your choice. If

you are eligible, you will also have 25% Gift

Aid added to your account to donate at

your discretion.

Who is SmartGiving?SmartGiving is the trading name of KKL

Charity Accounts, which has over 60

years of experience in providing the best

possible charitable giving services and is a

subsidiary of JNF Charitable Trust.

Unlike many of its competitors

SmartGiving is a registered charity and

fully non-profit. This allows SmartGiving

to provide you with some of the best

rates around and also means that all of

your money goes to worthy causes.

SmartGiving is a whole new way todonate and fundraise for charity.


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In 2012We helped fund JNF UKs Eshkol RegionYouth Centre, which supports childrensuffering from the psychological and

emotional effects of more than a decadeof rocket fire.

To find out more or to open a SmartGiving charity account

Call 0800 358 1191Web www.smartgiving.org.uk

SmartGiving is the trading name of KKL Charity AccountsCharity No. 1105998 and a Company registered In England No. 5118360

How SmartGivings worksupports JNF and Israel

In 2013Your fees will go towards building acommunity centre in Arad, as part of thedynamic partnership between JNF UK and

the Ayalim Association. This is a grassrootsinitiative which brings motivated youngIsraeli university students to live, study andvolunteer in disadvantaged communitiesthroughout the Negev and Galilee.

The village includes volunteer-runcommunity centres, providing valuableservices for the local population, includingat-risk youth.

JNF UK has already built Ayalim communitycentres in Yerucham and Ofakim.

SmartGiving donates its profits

to JNF UK helping to develop

and protect disadvantagedcommunities in Israel


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Financial Information

Summary consolidated statement of financialactivities for the year ended December 2012


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Our income

How we used your money

Cash and Net Assets strengthened

Up76%

Financial Highlights 2012

2012:17.5m

2011:10m

Israel projects commitment

Up 96%

2012:4.5m

2011:2.3m

Net Assets Net AssetsCash Cash

11.5m

13.7m

8.9m

6.2m


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Dr DenaColeman

The board and

the staff of JNF

UK were deeplysaddened by the

sudden and tragic passing of their

trustee, Dr Dena Coleman.

The Jewish Community has lost a great leader.

Dr Coleman was Head Teacher of Yavneh College and

this was her third headship in a career that spanned

more than 30 years.

JNF is indebted to all volunteers, donors,

legators, supporters and staff for their

support and endeavours which helps

drive our work forward.


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Reference & Administrative Details

Company No. 355248

Registered Charity No. 225910

Registered Office JNF House, Spring Villa Park, Spring Villa RoadEdgware, Middlesex HA8 7ED

Directors and Trustees Samual Hayek ChairmanDr Michael Sinclair Vice ChairmanDavid BerensElan GorjiMurray LeeGary MondBenjamin Pearl MBEMandi Waisman

Chief Executive Officer Matan Toledano

Company Secretary Gordon Hausmann

Auditors RPG Crouch Chapman LLP,62 Wilson Street, London, EC2A 2BU

Solicitors Mishcon de Reya, Summit House,12 Red Lion Square, London, WC1R 4QD

Bankers Barclays Bank plc, 1 Churchill Place,

London E14 5HP


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