About us
Daroma Tzafona was founded by a number of private entrepreneurs, headed by the industrialist Mr. Eitan Wertheimer and in active partnership with the Jewish Agency for Israel.
Fund Vision
To reduce the social and economic disparities between Israel’s central and peripheral regions by strengthening the industrial sector—one of the most powerful engines for long-term, broad-based growth.
A thriving industrial ecosystem creates quality employment, lifts communities, and builds economic resilience that benefits the entire country.
Fund Mission
The Fund empowers small and medium-sized manufacturers in Israel’s northern and southern regions by expanding access to capital, expert guidance, and a strong network of business support.
Guided by the belief that industry is a cornerstone of national development, we equip high-potential and export-oriented factories with preferential-term loans, advanced management tools, and hands-on strategic support.
Through our Industrialists’ Networking Forum, we connect CEOs and factory owners across Israel, fostering collaboration, peer learning, and shared innovation—strengthening the fabric of Israel’s industrial ecosystem and enabling collective progress.
Our Values
Excellent Service | Professionalism | Trust | Integrity | Discretion
These principles guide every aspect of our work, alongside unwavering loyalty to the founders’ vision and a strong commitment to continuous impact measurement and accountability.
Monitoring and Evaluation
Impact measurement is central to our approach. We continuously track outcomes at both the factory level and across Israel’s broader industrial ecosystem to ensure effectiveness, transparency, and ongoing improvement.
Our team conducts regular site visits, gathers operational and financial indicators, and assesses each factory’s unique needs—forming the basis for tailored support that drives measurable results.
Periodic surveys and sector-wide analyses provide a broader perspective, helping us identify systemic opportunities, strengthen regional industry, and build sustainable engines of economic growth for Israel’s future.
Target Audience
Daroma Tsafona undertakes to do everything in its power, within the framework of the overall resources at its disposal, to stand by the factories and businesses in the Galilee and the Negev and to accompany them in an informed and business-responsible manner through the best professionals and as much as necessary.
Sector
Factories whose core activity is manufacturing
(raw material processing, assembly, packaging or other industrial processes).
Business Scale
Annual sales turnover of over 5 million NIS (up to 100 million NIS)
and more than 10 employees.
Geographic Location
Galilee; Negev; Haifa-Hadera; Jerusalem-Beit Shemesh; Samaria and Samaria Mountain Ridge; Jordan Valley; Mount Hebron
Founders
Eitan Wertheimer
The Jewish Federations
The Jewish Agency
