July– September 2018

Embassy of the State of Israel screened the docu-

mentary film titled ‘Ben-Gurion Epilogue’ at the

2018 Rwanda Film Festival.

The screening was followed by a master class by

Ms. Yael Perlov, who is the producer of the film.

Ahead of her participation in festival, the famous

Israeli filmmaker and documentarist, Yael Perlov

was hosted by Ambassador Raphael Morav at the

Israeli Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The film “Ben Gurion: Epilogue” reveals a rare

interview with Israel’s founder and first Prime

Minister, David Ben Gurion during which he

shares its views and perspective on the Zionist en-

terprise and his vision for the future of Israel.

“Ben-Gurion Epilogue” screened

at the 2018 Rwanda Film Festival

Ms. Yael Perlov and Ambassador Raphael Morav( Israeli Embassy

in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)

Ms. Yael Perlov and Ambassador Raphael Morav( Israeli Embassy

in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)

The festival was held on 15-21 September

2018 and the screening took place on the

20th of September 2018. Ms. Yael Perlov

conducted a workshop on documentary film

making, and met with the director of the fes-

tival and took part in the closing ceremony

of the festive.

The Rwanda Film Festival, also known as

Hillywood, has not only established itself as

the country’s most important cultural event,

but also as one of Africa’s most prestigious

festivals

For seven days, film lovers, filmmakers, in-

dustry professionals and media watched the

best in new cinema from established mas-

ters and new local and international talents.

Yael Perlov participation in Pictures

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Ambassador of the State of Israel to

Ethiopia H.E. Raphael Morav visited

both private and government owned

major media outlets in the capital and

discussed future collaborations in the

sector. From the government owned

medias, he visited the Ethiopian Broad-

casting Corporate (EBC) and the Ethio-

pian Press Agency. From private medi-

as, Fana Broadcasting Corporation

(FBC), Addis Fortune Newspaper and

Capital Newspaper. During the visit he

met with the CEO, DCEO and editor in

chief of the media houses. During the visit to one of the oldest pri-

vate business newspaper in Ethiopia

(Capital newspaper) Ambassador Mo-

rav held a fruitful discussion with Man-

aging Director - Teguest Yilma, Editor

in Chief - Groum Abate and Deputy Edi-

tor in chief - Muluken Yewondwossen.

In the course of the discussion, the Am-

bassador, mentioned that the govern-

ment of Israel is working to invite the

Prime minster Dr. Abiy to Israel in the

coming months.

Visiting major media outlets in the country

Ambassador also appreciated the PM’s efforts specially the

endeavor to-

achieve a democratic system inter alia, the invitation of op-

position parties and widening of political arena coupled

with the spirt of love and forgiveness.

In terms of economic cooperation he noted that the two

countries are collaborating in various projects such as the

effective implementation of the first of its kind solar power

pump project in Bahir Dar.

Ambassador Morav said, during his meeting with PM Dr.

Abiy, the PM stressed that the Ethiopian government is keen

in getting expertise in agro-technology from Israel.

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Ambassador also indicated the Israel Agency for

International Development Cooperation

(MASHAV) is assisting in developing agribusi-

nesses, sharing its expertise. He mentioned avo-

cado production being one such success story

that MASHAV activities in Ethiopia.

Regarding terms of strengthening the economic

ties between Ethiopia and Israel, Ambassador

said, he is positive that Israeli investment would

expand in Ethiopian in the coming years. He add-

ed, Israeli contractors and equipment suppliers

are already engaged in developmental projects in

Ethiopia, namely; the drip irrigation at Wolqite

Sugar Factory and the construction of the toll

road at Mojo-Hawassa.

H.E. Ambassador Raphael Morav with Director - Teguest

Yilma, Editor in Chief - Groum Abate and Deputy Editor

in chief - Muluken Yewondwossen at Capital

Following the completion of tour of duty of Mrs. Tal Ben-Ari Yaalon Mr. Or Daniely arrived on Sep-

tember 1, 2018 as the new Deputy Head Mission of the Embassy.

Previous to his arrival to Addis, Mr. Or served at the headquarters of

the Israeli Ministry of Foreign affairs in Jerusalem at the Middle Eastern

and Peace Process Division (2015-2018). He accomplished B.A. in Islam

and Middle Eastern Studies and Master degree in Political Science at the

Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

The Deputy Amb. in Rwanda

Mrs. Tal Ben-Ari Yaalon( former Deputy Chief of

Mission)

The Embassy of the State of Israel together with Israel's Agency for International Development Coop-

eration (MASHAV) donated two greenhouses to the Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village (ASYV). The inaugu-

ral ceremony was kicked off by Deputy Ambassador Mr. Or Daniely.

ASYV, was founded by the late Jewish philanthropist Anne Heyman

whom modeled the village after Yemin Orde, an Israeli youth village

established in 1953 to care for orphans of the Holocaust. The Village

is a place of hope, where "tears are dried" (signified by the Kinyar-

wanda word "agahozo") and students can live in peace (from the

Hebrew "shalom").

ASYV is 144 acres residential community of 454 children in rural

Rwanda. Its home to youth orphaned during and after the Genocide

of 1994.

It is an internationally recognized fact that Israel is among the lead-

ers in Agricultural technology. Greenhouses were originally invent-

ed by the Dutch. And have since been adapted in Israel for crop cul-

tivation in adverse climate conditions both in the dry arid desert and in the cooler part of the country

with a higher rainfall.

The donation of the two greenhouse this years and one last year

will further uphold the village’s goal to be 100% self sustained in

terms of food production. The addition of the two new greenhous- es

will enable the villages to produce 70% of its consumption.

Israel with its cooperation agency MASHAV, has been working in

Rwanda mainly in the field of Agriculture. MASHAV is sharing

knowledge and expertise with Rwanda for quite a while now and

the donation of the greenhouse is another extension of its engage-

ment on the overall development of the country.

Donation of a Greenhouse to Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village

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The Deputy Amb. in Rwanda

Mr. Or Daniely visited the Rwanda-Israel

Horticulture Center of Excellence and met

with trainees of the ongoing training on

Plant Protection.

The Center of Excellence Located 12 km

West of Kigali, was established by MASHAV

(Hebrew acronym for Israel’s Agency for In-

ternational Development Cooperation) in

2014, following a request made by the Min-

ister of Agriculture of Rwanda Dr. Agnes

Kalibata to set up a special center for ad-

vanced horticulture designed for all levels of

the farming community, from small holder

farmers to commercial farmers.

Rwanda-Israel Horticulture Center of Excellence

The design and implementation of the project

were carried out by CINADCO – MASHAV’s main

professional and operational affiliate for interna-

tional agricultural rural development coopera-

tion.

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The Deputy Amb. in Rwanda

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The center is based on the Indo-Israel model of “Centers of Excellence in Agriculture,’’ and includes

transfer of knowledge; capacity building and demonstration; agro-inputs (nurseries for better seed-

lings and varieties) and fresh produce.

The center puts special emphasis on building local capacities in agriculture and agricultural entrepreneur-

ship, and will conduct applied agricultural R&D in order to adapt Israeli agricultural experience, technolo-

gies and innovations to local needs, serving all stakeholders in the horticultural sector, from small-holders

to large commercial farmers. The project is accompanied by a MASHAV long-term expert.

This year, with experts coming form Israel a total of 100 Rwandans were trained with for different

trainings.

Rwanda-Israel . . .

The Deputy Amb. in Rwanda

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Met with Rwandan Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources:

In his first ever visit as Deputy Ambassador Mr. Or Daniely met with Rwandan Minister of Agricul-

ture and Animal Resources, Dr. Gerardine Mukeshimana and State Minister Fulgence Nsengiyumva.

They discussed ways to further enhance Israel-Rwanda

cooperation in Agriculture.

Met with Rwanda Agriculture Board

The cooperation between Israel and Rwanda in the field of development is blooming, with the contentious support of Rwanda Agriculture Board (RAB). Mr. Or Daniely met with RAB Director General, Mr. Patrick Karangwa and reit-erated the two sister countries commitment to sustain joint activities.

The Deputy Amb. in Rwanda

Attended the graduation cere-

mony of the talented Agahozo-

Shalom Youth Village students.

The Smallholder Horticulture Project

(SHP), MASHAV-USAID-MoALR is a Joint

Technical Cooperation Program mainly

implemented in four main regions in Ethi-

opia - Amhara, Tigray, SNNPR and Oro-

mia. The project is designed to be imple-

mented between May 2016 and October

2019. It aims to access new domestic and

avocado export markets, as well as pro-

vide technical support to improve phyto-

The future is Avocado!

By building a stronger, more produc-

tive commercial horticulture sector,

SHP intends to increase smallholder

farmers’ income and foreign currency

earnings while making these nutritious

crops more available to the Ethiopian

consumer. In general, the project

works to develop a competitive and

sustainable fruit development sector

focusing on establishing a base for avo-

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The market is hungry for avocado!

Avocados market is expected to reach

7.6 million metric ton by 2025 globally.

Avocado is a fruit native to Mexico and

Central America, which has been widely

planted and naturalized in other Latin

American countries with tropical cli-

mates as well as in the United States (in

Florida and California). The Crop is be-

come popular also in Israel, Kenya

Rwanda, South Africa, Ethiopia and oth-

er African countries too.

Although avocado is not a product of

daily demand, it continues to gain popu-

larity around the world due to the fact

that it contains lots of fiber and is rich

in monounsaturated fats, vitamins and

minerals. Avocado's unique nutrition

profile is combined with a pleasant

taste. Mexico and the U.S. are the largest

avocado consumers in the world. While

Mexico is also the largest producer and

exporter, the U.S.A mainly imports avo-

cados from Mexico.

Smallholder Horticulture Project de-

signed not only to expand avocado

plantation but also to commercialize the

sector.

Therefore, the project has been working to lay

a strong sustainable base for the export of avo-

cado fruits from Ethiopia. In response, 2.8, 9.8

and 11.5 tons of avocado fruits were exported

from Ethiopia in 2015, 2016 and 2017 respec-

tively. A total of 27 tons of Hass avocado fruit

was collected from Amhara, South and Oromia

regions and after the process of Sorting and

grading. The project has exported in total net

21.1 Tone of Hass Avocado fruits to Europe

both by Air and Sea