HaShomer works to protect Israel's farmers and rural communities through a volunteer model of community safety that empowers Israelis to look out for one another.
For years, rural and border communities have faced theft, arson, and vandalism with limited law enforcement presence to rely on. Since October 7, the situation has grown more acute: as security forces were redeployed to the front, homes, farms, and neighborhoods were left exposed. Israel needs a civilian protection infrastructure that can fill that gap — and sustain it.
Trained volunteer patrol teams safeguarding fields, orchards, and agricultural equipment from looting, arson, and vandalism — protecting farmers and their livelihoods around the clock.
Integrating civilian defense training into HaShomer's youth and pre-army programs, building the next generation of Israelis who are ready to protect their communities.
Neighborhood-based volunteer groups, beginning in the Haredi sector, organized to protect residents and institutions during emergencies and times of heightened need.
HaShomer is rebuilding Israel's farming capacity from the ground up — restoring food security, strengthening agricultural communities, and reconnecting a nation to the land it depends on.
Israel's agricultural sector has been under sustained pressure for years: farmland lost to crime, an aging farmer workforce without successors, and a growing dependence on food imports that threatens both economic stability and national identity. Without a thriving agricultural sector, Israel loses more than food — it loses its connection to the land.
300,000 Volunteers | 1,500 Farmers
A national volunteer network providing farmers with hands-on support — from harvests and repairs to around-the-clock protection against agricultural crime.
Driving public awareness and shaping national priorities through conferences, campaigns, and research that place agriculture at the center of Israel's agenda.
Connecting farmers with strategic investors and cutting-edge agricultural technology to modernize Israel's farming sector and secure its long-term future.
Training and leadership programs developed in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture, cultivating a new generation of young Israelis committed to working the land.
HaShomer is leading a national initiative to build and populate Israel’s frontier regions, transforming border communities into centers of resilience, growth, and renewal.
Since October 7, Israel’s border regions have been devastated: towns emptied, families displaced, and farms abandoned. Even before the war, years of underinvestment and insecurity had weakened these communities. Without a strong civilian presence, Israel risks a social and strategic vacuum along its most sensitive borders.
Highschool students and pre-army youth living on the borders, learning about agriculture and taking an active role and the local community.
Enabling young families to live out their dream, put down roots, and and establish new farms.
Young Israelis choosing a different way of life as they combine studies, service and community life.
Inspiring young families to make a permanent home for the next generation in Israel's rural areas.
Through a nationwide continuum of programs, youth gain real responsibility from childhood through adulthood, transforming education into action and leadership into service.
Israel’s future depends on a generation that leads with values, action, and a deep connection to the land. Yet many young people feel detached from Zionist purpose and civic responsibility. In the wake of October 7 and amid a time of national challenge, the need for courageous, service-oriented leadership has never been greater. Israel’s youth must not only respond to crisis but rise to lead with responsibility, courage, and vision.
Israel’s largest rural youth movement builds values, identity, and belonging through weekly after-school activities, volunteerism, and a meaningful connection to the land.
Cultivating responsible, confident leaders who mentor younger students, lead volunteer teams, take on meaningful missions, and create positive change in their communities.
Participants spend a year serving in critical national missions across some of Israel’s most strategic regions, developing the next generation of committed leaders.
Graduates return to strengthen border communities, advance Israel’s food security, and lead the nation’s renewal.