WeStart is a venture that develops a replicable model centered on an elementary school that serves as a consciousness changer and leads change by engaging in raising awareness, solving challenges and creating ventures that deal with sustainability goals. The venture deals with the creation of educational innovation centers that deal with the creation of solutions that concern all of these goals.
Wheelchairs of Hope – Wheelchairs of Hope is an Israeli initiative for social impact led by a group of experienced entrepreneurs driven by a social agenda and “Tikun Olam” that developed, manufactures and distributes an innovative, lightweight and durable chair designed for disabled children, and distributed worldwide at a price of $100 and targets less developed environments to allow children with disabilities access to primary education. Our mission of “Leave no one behind” – Our mission is to improve the lives of children with disabilities in less developed areas of the world and thus enable them to reach their full potential. Three main “impact” components of our initiative: 1) to improve mobility for children with disabilities. 2) To strengthen their access to primary education. 3) To allow the family caregiver to work and integrate into society. About 20 million people in developing countries who need wheelchairs do not have access to them, of which 7 million are school-aged children. UNICEF estimates that 9 out of 10 children with disabilities will not attend primary education, and a lack of primary education significantly affects poverty and independence when children reach adulthood. Funded by various sources, we have already provided this solution in 23 countries in the world including: Chile, Peru, Colombia, Guatemala, Panama, Ukraine, Swaziland, South Africa, Cameroon, Senegal, Ethiopia, Vietnam, Nepal, Bhutan, Macedonia, Serbia, Israel and the Palestinian Authority, Argentina, Ecuador, Uzbekistan and others. A wheelchair that operates according to a business model with a social agenda, and is supported by an advisory board of two Nobel laureates, Professor Aaron Ciechanover and Professor Rick Roberts, and by the ambassador, Ron Prosor.
Wilk is a public company that operates at the crossroads of biotech and food tech and develops technologies for the production of human breast milk and animal milk. Having launched its operations in 2020, the company holds patents on laboratory production processes that replicate the milk-producing cells of humans and other mammals to create 100% real milk and milk components in the laboratory. Wilk (formerly Biomilk) is traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange under the name “WILK”.
Yeap develops technology for producing yeast-based proteins for the benefit of their integration as a central raw material for the production of a variety of meat and chicken substitute products. The uniqueness of the protein produced by the company lies in the taste profile that reproduces the texture and sensory experience of animal products, using a plant source that is cheap, available and healthy – non-allergenic and naturally rich in protein. The process of producing YEAP proteins is sustainable and their production is based on the principles of the circular economy and recycling.
YKCenter is an organization that promotes the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through dedicated projects and meetings to accelerate transformation in the world. The organization works in cooperation with entities from all over the world in order to promote real change in the way organizations prepare for the upcoming changes in the new economy. The “new economy” takes into account economic, human, environmental and social elements. YKCenter promotes investments in projects that accelerate these aspects. The organization operates a financial tool for investments in the SDGs, “laboratory” events for organizational transformation in the light of the SDGs, and field activity in Israel and around the world.
Yofix Probiotics Ltd. develops and manufactures soy-free prebiotic and vegan probiotic food. The first products ready for the market are plant-based yogurt alternatives, followed by yogurt alternative drinks, desserts, frozen yogurt alternatives, ice cream bases and many others. Dedicated production facility in Israel since 2018.
Real taste, no fingerprints and no harm to animals. If you’ve ever dreamed of a plant-based egg, you’re not alone. We have too! We wanted it all – an egg that’s good for people, friendly to chickens and easy on the planet. An egg we can believe in. The egg we all deserve. idealistic? Without a doubt. worth it? One hundred percent. A plant-based egg should be a daily choice. It should not be expensive, difficult to obtain or lacking in any way. It should be accessible to everyone. Because amazing things will happen when we all have the power of plant-based food choices. So let’s make every bite memorable.
We walk around the world, are affected every day by our environment but we usually don’t stop to ask if the built environment could be better for us and our needs. At ZISO, integrated architecture is created with ideas of equality through innovation – ‘architecture driven by equality’. The understanding that the basis for urban planning in the world was created in periods of a different social order than today, and therefore often requires updating and change, is the engine for research and development of new building blocks. ZISO was founded in 2017 by architect Michal Ziso, who has about a decade of experience in designing towers, urban projects and urban renewal and large-scale projects. The ideas at the base of ZISO are presented in two TEDx talks: TEDxJaffaWomen, 2018, and TEDxISU International Space University, 2019.
