Mevo Hama

Town Profile

Town Name: Mevo Hama
Origin of Name: The name Mevo Hama was given to the settlement by Amitai Shalem, son of the poet Mattityahu Shalem, who was one of the kibbutz founders. Its meaning is "West" (sunset), hinting at the name of Hamat Gader located to the south.
Population:
Founding Date: 22/1/68 temporary establishment at the Al Hama point, 9/1968 permanent settlement - Mevo Hama
Town Elevation: Approx. 350 meters above sea level, approx. 560 meters above the Sea of Galilee
Local Employment: Therapists, hairdressers, bakery, locksmith, sewing workshop, carpentry, hot coffee cart, industry - Mefal / Al Hama
Agriculture: Field crops, orchards, vineyard, cattle, Tene dairy farm,
Tourism: Under construction, Hamat Gader

Background & Settlement

On January 22, 1968, eight members from Jordan Valley kibbutzim entered the abandoned train station in Al Hama, present-day Hamat Gader, with the goal of establishing a kibbutz in the southern Golan Heights.
A train had not passed here since the

Community

Community Characteristics: 'Community in Spirit' - Mevo Hama features a diverse community composed of native Israelis, former kibbutz members, alongside Anglo-Saxons from the Zionist 'Habonim' movement. Joining them are members of Scout Nachal gar'in cohorts and service year volunteers. Alongside the 100 households of the veteran kibbutz, the northern neighborhood of 50 community households joined, and on the southern side, another neighborhood of kibbutz members was established.

Public Institutions and Services: Pool, bakery, clinic, second-hand store

Committees and Teams: Education, culture, absorption, individual and welfare, emergency, landscaping, managements – economic, kibbutz and community, elder care, planning, audit, landscaping, community safety, mutual guarantee.

Education:

Early childhood: birth – kindergarten
Community-social: 1st–12th grades

Service Year: We have resumed welcoming commune cohorts for a service year in the kibbutz on behalf of the Kibbutz Movement: 4 young men and 6 young women from across Israel who arrive to contribute for a year and become part of us forever.
Approaching our fifth year, here's to many more successful years!

Absorption: Currently, absorption is not taking place at Kibbutz Mevo Hama.
Introductory and preparatory processes for future absorption are expected to open in the coming year. New members are slated to be absorbed in the new southern neighborhood, which will be built as a direct continuation of Phase A; Phase B will comprise 34 additional housing units.
In the absorption process, priority will be given to kibbutz sons and daughters and local residents.