The 18 African ambassadors currently stationed in Israel met this week to discuss the ways to expand collaboration between the Jewish state and African nations by combining Israeli technological innovation in education, health and food security to the human capital, culture and resources of Africa.
Mitrelli Group founder and president, Haim Taib told the ambassadors about the organization's development work in African countries, "relying on home-grown Israeli technology, funding capabilities from international financial institutions, work with the public sector alongside local teams and impact investments that help strengthen and develop state-level communities."
He commented, "The relationship between Israel and Africa is strategic with the potential for mutual growth. I have been committed to Africa for 30 years, the world has yet to recognize the continent's potential as a global growth engine. Africa is the future. Cooperation in energy, the environment and food security can bring about the solutions the world needs today."
President and founder of the Ambassadors' Club of Israel, Yitzhak Eldan said, "This gathering is very exciting. Israel should be a bridge to Africa. The small state of Israel has managed to bring progress in many diverse fields and this connection will be able to bring other successful projects to Africa. Mitrelli introduced not only technology from Israel, but also community models that formed the basis for Zionism and the founding of the state; the moshavim, kibbutzim and youth villages."
