The program was designed for people with a deep and proven commitment to action on behalf of Eilat and the Eilot region.

  • Program FormatOnce a week for two academic years
  • Years of Activity2017 - 2019

Program Goals

To train key leadership figures and social activists who are focused on action in Eilat and localities around the region; who will lead processes to improve the systems, organizations, and communities in which they work, currently and in the future; and who will build relationships with one another based on shared learning, mutual support, and collaboration.

To develop participants’ leadership capabilities, with an emphasis on developing personal skills, creating and honing a world view, and reexamining the field of action.

To help develop specific initiatives that will advance and improve Eilat and the region, while deepening the participants’ involvement in the development and prosperity of the places in which they live and work.

General Description

The program ran for two years. Studies focused on subjects relevant to Eilat and the region, and on topics related to leading change in the systems and organizations in which the fellows work to improve the quality of life of residents of the Negev.

The first year was devoted to theoretical and practical study of Eilat and the region and to explorations of the main issues facing the area, as well as to group bonding and analysis of the participants’ own work. The second year was devoted to continued learning for the entire group. Workshops focused on developing practice and on learning from practice, and there were sessions dedicated to individual support and tutoring.

Participants continued with their regular jobs, attending the program one day a week and to devoting additional time to completing assignments.

At the end of the program, participants were awarded a graduation certificate.

About the Fellows

The program included 21 participants: 14 from Eilat and 7 from the Eilot region – key officials and activists who, at the time of the program, held leadership roles in the region: in local authorities, in the formal and informal education systems, in the welfare system, in municipal and regional institutions, in civil society organizations, and in community frameworks – as well as for others who make a significant contribution to advancing the area and its residents.

Program Director

Dr. Nitza Roskin

The Mandel Program for Regional Leadership for Eilat-Eilot was the second cohort of the Mandel Program for Local Leadership Development in Eilat, which was conducted in 2007-2009.

About the Center

The Mandel Center for Leadership in the Negev aims to improve quality of life in the Negev by cultivating strong social, educational and cultural leadership. The Center focuses on developing a powerful community of leaders grounded in vision, values and expertise, who will lead groundbreaking initiatives, out of their commitment to all the communities of the Negev and to strengthening the shared spaces of the region.