Meeting with a start-up company or meeting with the founder of the start-up in Mishmar haemek.
high-tech enterprise "IDEA Information System", which is entirely the product of a kibbutz member's initiative during his studies at the Technion. The enterprise is very successful and employs many kibbutz members. After the visit to IDEA there will be hot drinks and cookies.
Next we will go to the kibbutz's large plant "Tama" that currently occupies 8 production sites on 4 continents.
We will see a promotional movie and receive an explanation about this successful industry, which is managed in a socialist way.
At the end we will hear about the contribution of the kibbutz to Israeli society, which has been going on for many years.
Our guests will receive a brief explanation about the nature of the cooperative kibbutz, where everybody participates equally in investments and distribution of the profits.
Then the tour takes off with a visit to a kindergarten. Here you will see the level of services and welfare granted to the children and you will receive an explanation about the collective education.
From the kindergarten you will walk down to the communal dining hall where you will receive an explanation about the cooperative economy.
After the dining hall you will visit one of the kibbutz member's winery (entrepreneurship) and an oil mill that provides olive oil to the kibbutz members.