WIZO FLORIDA CAMPAIGN 2026 · NIR HAEMEK YOUTH VILLAGE
WIZO FLORIDA
CAMPAIGN 2026
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NIR HAEMEK
YOUTH VILLAGE
MAKERSPACE
⚡ THE ADVANCED TECH HUB
Israel is the Startup Nation — but for the students of WIZO’s Nir HaEmek Youth Village, that future has been out of reach. Help us build the most advanced tech hub these students have ever had access to.
This is a $1 million project, with $640,000 already committed. Please help WIZO bring this dream to life.
THE GOAL
Campaign at a Glance
$360K
CAMPAIGN GOAL
$180K+
MATCHING FUNDS TARGET
180
BUILDERS NEEDED @ $1,000
Every Peer-to Peer Builder’s Circle gift will be matched dollar-for-dollar by the Founding Leadership Matching Partners
SEE THE VISION · THE EQUALIZER
Inside the Advanced Tech Hub — What Your Gift Builds
One Advanced Tech Hub at Nir HaEmek. Four ways it changes a child’s future.
3D Printers & Fabrication
Hands-on digital fabrication tools Nir HaEmek students have never had access to.
Coding & Engineering
Real technical skills — the same portfolio kids in Tel Aviv build for elite tech tracks.
Mentorship
Guidance from professionals who help translate raw talent into real opportunity.
A Pipeline to Elite IDF Tech Units
The same tech units — like Unit 8200 — that launch careers in Israel’s startup economy.
WHY THIS CAMPAIGN MATTERS
Talent Is Everywhere. Opportunity Is Not.
Israel is celebrated globally as the “Startup Nation,” but for thousands of brilliant young people growing up at Nir HaEmek Youth Village, that reality has been out of reach. In Israel’s major cities, school children are groomed for elite military tech units and global startups. But at the youth village are held back because their school lacks the resources for real STEM education.
They are left behind before the race even begins.
Your gift is not only a donation but a direct investment that rewrites a child’s life trajectory.
JOIN THE CAMPAIGN
Two Ways to Build
Every gift is matched dollar-for-dollar. Every donor is permanently recognized.
Give any amount — every Peer-to Peer Builder’s Circle gift will be matched dollar-for-dollar by the Founding Leadership Matching Partners
PEER-TO-PEER
The Builder’s Circle
$1,000 gift → matched to $2,000
- Join 180 fellow Builders funding the Makerspace
- Your gift is matched dollar-for-dollar by a major donor
- For every $1,000 donated, you will receive personalized recognition on the Donor Board
- Recognition will be displayed at Nir HaEmek and the WIZO Florida office
- Watch real-time progress on the campaign thermometer
- Target: $180,000+
Peer-to-peer giving opens publicly September 9, 2026.
FOUNDING LEADERSHIP
Matching Partner
$10,000+ gift — doubles every Builder’s impact
Join a small group of visionary leaders funding the matching pool
- Target: $180,000+ before the public campaign launch
- Enhanced recognition, including naming opportunities
Matching phase is underway now, through September 2026.
JOIN US
Talent Is Waiting.
Opportunity Starts Here.
Your gift builds more than a room full of technology — it builds a pipeline from Nir HaEmek Youth Village into Israel’s high-tech future.
WIZO Florida — Building Israel’s Future, Together.
WIZO Florida · Makerspace Campaign 2026 · Nir HaEmek Youth Village