Fifty Years of Mashav Activity

Abstract

In 2008 MASHAV (the Hebrew acronym for the Center for International Cooperation) marked 50 years of activity as division of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Since its establishment in 1958 it has provided professional guidance for 230,000 course participants from 140 developing countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, where it has sent thousands of experts to launch projects. This article will deal with its activity in Africa, and will also touch on question discussed in official circles and by the public: should MASHAVs activities be mainly altruistic and humanitarian, or should they be made conditional on achieving political, economic, or other objectives? The founders of the State of Israel felt that the vision of renewing Israel s independence would not be complete without achieving its other mission of being a light unto nations.

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