These
are useful links for more kibbutz volunteer information. Please
contact me if you would
like a site added.
Useful
books:
Free
Kibbutz Volunteer Guide
A 20-page PDF file that I wrote containing a summary of
information on how to be a kibbutz volunteer and an actual
application form so you can see what questions are asked
when applying. Download, read online, e-mail to friends
or print out for handy reference. (You will need the free
Adobe reader to view it which can be downloaded from here.)
Kibbutz
Volunteer
Very famous book about being a kibbutz volunteer in Israel.
This is the working traveller's guide to Israel and the
Palestinian territories including: kibbutzim & moshavim,
archaeological digs, tourism, conservation, au pair work,
etc.
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WHAT
IS A KIBBUTZ?
A definition from the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Kibbutz
Volunteers Facebook Group
Feel free to join our Kibbutz Volunteers Facebook
Group to ask questions, share photos and stories. We have almost
5,000 members!
Kibbutz
Representatives - Israel
The main Kibbutz Representatives office in Tel Aviv.
WWOOF
Israel
Too old for a kibbutz placement?
The basic and simple idea of wwoofing is that you are willing
to volunteer in a farm for several hours a day, five days a week
and in return
you receive from your host free food and accommodation. Anyone
above 18 years old from any nationality can join WWOOF Israel.
Kibbutz
Program
A kibbutz program centre for Takam.
Kibbutz
Program Centre
The kibbutz representatives office in New York, USA.
The
Voice Of Peace
The only radio station I listened to from 1989-1993!
Kibbutz
Volunteering - Israel
Travel the world with volunteer work.
Sar-El Australia
A program for volunteers to do civilian work on Israeli army bases.
GoEco
Volunteers for ecological and humanitarian projects in Israel.
Israel4You
Another agency with offices in Israel and Ohio.
Livnot
Volunteer Program
Community volunteering in Israel.
Backpacking Israel
A site dedicated to hiking and backpacking in Israel.
Not
Quite Jerusalem
A new site with a volunteer-finding service.
Institute
for Research on the Kibbutz
Research, teaching and kibbutz knowledge.
Emma's
home page
A Swedish girl called Emma and her adventures on a kibbutz.
Kibbutz
Rosh Hanikra
Rob's memories of his time on Kibbutz Rosh Hanikra.
1,000
travel tips
As the name suggests, a great source of information including
backpacking in Israel.
Kibbutz
Naan Vollies
A Yahoo Club for ex-volunteers of Kibbutz Naan. Did you survive
the Naan experience?!
YDP
home page
An organisation in South Africa that can arrange a place on a
kibbutz for you.
OVC
Another organisation in South Africa that can arrange a place
on a kibbutz for you.
Jewish
Community
All things Jewish.
Israelitus
Some great writing and advice.
Crazy
Dog Travel Guide
A very cool site for backpackers.
PAYAway
A great site for helping you work abroad on a budget.
Israeli
Embassy - London
The Israeli Embassy in London.
Jewish
Telegraph
Britain's only regional Jewish newspaper with separate editions
for Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool & Glasgow.
Backpack
Europe on a Budget
A very informative resource for people who want to backpack around
Europe.
iZrael
A tourist site that contains a list of kibbutzim Web sites.
Site from a former Tel-Katzir volunteer
Lots of useful information.
Kibbutz
Shefayim
A site for former Kibbutz Shefayim volunteers.
Kibbutz
Life
Dave's site for volunteer leaders looking for volunteers.
Machers
Jewish and Israeli resources worldwide. News updates, street tours,
6000+ sites, plus... kosher database, Jewish search, humour.
Kibbutz
Shaar Haamakim Volunteers
Dani's site to reunite ex-vols from Kibbutz Shaar Haamakim --
go here if you danced to Men At Work on a Friday night!
Our
Kibbutz
A place for ex-volunteers to post photos of the time spent on
their kibbutz.
PilotGuides.com
Israel Guide
Adventure travel guide to independent travel in Israel and the
Sinai Desert, based on the TV series GlobeTrekker.
Mahal-IDF-Volunteers
Overseas volunteers for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
Kibbutz
Dafna Volunteers
Looking for ex-volunteers from Kibbutz Dafna?
Next
Step
A great site for working travellers.
A Career Break
Ideas to help you take a career break, maybe travel?
Fight
The Spammers
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