In 2026, Unistream is partnering with government ministries and public companies to position youth entrepreneurship as a national strategy, especially for teenagers from Israel’s geographic and social periphery. The program is designed to bring teens from towns and communities across the country, including Kiryat Shmona, Netivot, Rahat and Jisr al-Zarqa, into fields tied to major national decisions in agriculture, energy and infrastructure.
With the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, 16 Unistream programs are being adopted nationwide. Participants go through a full entrepreneurial track, studying agriculture and innovation, receiving direct guidance from ministry experts and visiting ministry facilities. Director General Oran Lavie said Israeli agriculture faces “complex challenges” such as climate change and technological gaps, and that the teens are brought “to the decision-making table” as partners. He said the collaboration lets the ministry turn ideas like AI-based crop forecasting and drone systems into practical projects.
A parallel partnership with the Ministry of Energy and the Israel Electric Corporation focuses on electricity innovation and alternative energy. It includes mentoring and business guidance for five youth teams, site visits and joint hackathons. Ministry Director General Yossi Dayan said energy is central to the next decades’ challenges and opportunities, and that entrepreneurial education in the periphery strengthens human capital, narrows gaps and boosts social and economic resilience. Israel Electric Corporation chairman Doron Arbel said the 103-year-old utility sees the partnership as an investment in the country’s future workforce.
The article highlights several teen projects already in development. Among them are Grid Eye, a drone network for detecting power-grid faults; GridShare.AI, an AI platform linking the utility and green-energy consumers; Enerlytics, which helps households track electricity use; FreshBox, smart packaging that detects food freshness; ReGrow, which turns school food waste into fertilizer and green energy; and EcoStar, a recycling app using challenges and rewards. Unistream CEO Yifat Bachor called entrepreneurship in the periphery a national strategy, and Lavie said the periphery is “a huge source of talent and creativity.” Unistream’s annual “Project of the Year” event will be held on July 1 at Expo Tel Aviv.
