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When Yoni Yefet-Reich was in high school, he rarely went to class. And when he did, he didn\u2019t feel like he had learned anything.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt a young age, I understood that the standard system of education was not for me,\u201d says Yefet-Reich, who nevertheless went on to earn law and nonprofit management degrees after studying independently to get his high school diploma.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was this experience of not connecting with typical classroom instruction that led him and a group of friends to found<\/span> Kaima<\/span><\/a>, an educational farm for teenagers who have dropped out of school, in 2013. Located just outside of Jerusalem on the <\/span>moshav<\/em><\/span><\/i>, or cooperative agricultural village, where Yefet-Reich grew up, the organic farm has helped dozens of troubled teens get their lives back on track.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yefet-Reich says that Kaima, which roughly translates as \u201csustainability\u201d in Aramaic, is about helping the next generation. The organization was a winner in the nonprofit category for the WeWork Creator Awards<\/a>, held in Jerusalem on June 20.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe wanted to create an alternative environment for them, but something that\u2019s not just a game, something that is real,\u201d says Yefet-Reich, the organization\u2019s chief executive officer. Customers buy baskets of fresh produce each week, and what they get depends on what was harvested that week\u2014kale, zucchini, eggplant, and sweet potatoes are among the popular crops.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kaima founder Yoni Yefet-Reich (right) at WeWork’s Jerusalem Creator Awards.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAlmost all of them are not functioning when they come here,\u201d says Yefet-Reich, explaining that many start out by arriving late each day or even skipping work altogether. But after a couple of months, they all show up when the work day begins at 7:30 a.m. \u201cWe see a change in them really fast, as this starts to be their home.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kaima\u2019s model has become so highly regarded in recent years that it has been replicated in four other communities in Israel, as well as abroad in Tanzania. Seeing the demand for the program soar, Kaima is now working on formalizing its curriculum.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe want to make sure the model is solid for the future and can be transferred to different places,\u201d Yefet-Reich says.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although he\u2019s thrilled that the farm is so successful, Yefet-Reich says it proves how much demand there is for alternatives educational systems.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really a Band-Aid for now, until we change the educational system,\u201d he says. \u201cBut for now we are helping a lot of people.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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