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Two soccer academies - one from the Arab neighborhood of Beit Safafa and the other from the Jewish neighborhood of Katamon - partnered last month to create Team of Equals, a joint team bringing together soccer enthusiasts across the national divide.

India has signed a memorandum of understanding with Israel to set up a dairy center of excellence in Haryan. It will include a model dairy farm with 110 cows and train Haryana farmers about Israel's technology to increase production in the world's largest milk producer.

Israel and Canada have joined forces to provide equipment and training to farmers in the Ukraine. “This agreement is another example of how Canada and Israel can leverage mutual expertise to help make the world a better place,” said Israeli Ambassador Rafael Barak.

Gigawatt Global, headed by Israel’s Yosef Abramowitz is building a 7.5MW solar power plant for 60,000 households in Burundi, Africa. Gigawatt Global has an R&D center in Israel and was nominated for the 2015 Nobel Peace prize for its solar field at Agahozo Shalom Youth Village in Rwanda.

Israel’s Tikkun Olam Makers (TOM) held a 3-day make-a-thon - a unique marathon in Tel Aviv, geared to producing affordable and cutting-edge products that will significantly improve the lives of people living with disabilities.

When Marshall Islands President Christopher Loeak appealed to Israel for assistance with their acute water shortage, Israel’s Foreign Ministry called in Israel’s G.A.L. Water Technologies. G.A.L supplied the islanders with a GalMobile that purifies enough water for 6,500 people.

Yona and her son Tomer aged 3, live in Kiryat Gat, a small town in Israel's Negev. Tomer was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome in 2014. Watch the video to discover how the JNF UK funded Marianne's Early Childhood Center has given Tomer and Yona the support they need.

Israeli cancer charity Zichron Menachem took some 100 young cancer patients on a special 3-day camp in the Galilee. They took part in ice-skating, bowling, paint balling, sailing, rafting, jeep tours and a helicopter flight. It also gave their parents a well-deserved rest.

In between defending the Jewish State, Israel’s Defense Forces are embarking on several ecological projects. They include repairing the Tel Kadesh archeological site, turning the Army Radio building into a habitat for indigenous animals and plants, and restoring the swallows to the IDF's Tel Aviv base.

I featured Maccabi Haifa-Nahalal’s youth football academy , with its Muslim, Jewish, Christian and Circassian players. Here is a video of Wiam - the team’s talented 13-year-old forward. Please listen to / read what his father says.