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Applications for the third ISRAEL EARTH PRIZE opened in September 2024. Despite the complex challenges of the period, and rooted in the understanding that national and social security are intrinsically linked to environmental and food security, the competition proceeded as scheduled.
Over 120 excellent initiatives applied. The professional judging committee was impressed by the high quality of the submissions and selected the 6 outstanding initiatives that advanced to the finals.
The announcement of the 2024 Prize winner took place during a moving digital event held on July 15, 2025.
Citizens for Clean Air
The 2024 Prize, totaling one million shekels, was awarded to the "Citizens for Clean Air" association for their waste site mapping initiative. The initiative aims to protect nature and public health by mapping pirate waste sites across Israel and identifying risk zones for waste fires—a major source of air pollution responsible for 76% of carcinogenic air emissions in Israel.
“Haverim Le’refuah” (Friends for Health)
The 1 million NIS prize was awarded in 2024 to the "Friends for Health" project, born from the realization that over 500 million NIS worth of unexpired and usable medications are discarded into the trash or sewage annually, when they could serve many patients and save lives. "Friends for Health" is the only project in Israel with the means to transfer these medications to patients in need, free of charge. Each month, around 7,000 patients receive medications through the organization, and unsuitable medications are disposed of in an environmentally friendly manner to prevent contamination of soil or drinking water. During the October 2022 crisis, the project proved its deep commitment to providing aid, delivering over 1 million emergency medical items worth over 1 million NIS to civilians and soldiers in need of urgent treatment or medication, including 10 tons of essential medical supplies and medications sent to soldiers on the front lines, besieged residents in the south, and those forced to flee without their vital medications.
Venatata
An organization that turns the city-forest vision in Israel into a reality by making the cities in Israel greener, shady and benevolent. The organisation submitted the "project of the century" to the ISRAEL EARTH PRIZE, which is the establishment of 100 therapeutic gardens in 100 rehabilitation institutions in Israel, which care for the elderly, Holocaust survivors, victims of sexual assault, people with battle shock, people with disabilities, youth at risk, mentally challenged and others.
