The recycling center of Nitzana, a model to other settlements in the regional council of Ramat Hanegev which is supported by the Colorado federation.
Photo: Courtesy of Karen Kellerman

By Ehud Zion Waldoks- Taken From The Jerusalem Post

The Jewish Agency's Partnership 2000 program has discovered the potential of the environment to unite people and is eager to exploit it.

The program pairs communities all over the world with communities in Israel to collaborate on projects. About 500 communities worldwide pair up with 45 counterpart communities here, according to strategy director Uri Bar-Ner.

Partnership 2000 will hold its third international conference on Wednesday - its first in Israel. The event was scheduled to coincide with other major conferences which draw Diaspora Jews such as the UJC's General Assembly and Lions of Judah, Bar-Ner said. Over 200 people have signed up, he added.