Founded in 1946, in an effort to strengthen youth leadership in the Zionist movement, Machon L'Madrichim—a program of The Jewish Agency—trains hundreds of today's Jewish youth to become the influential leaders of tomorrow. With a strong educational core, Machon focuses on providing tools and knowledge to speak intelligently about the Jewish State, become agents of change both at home and abroad, connect fully with Jews from all different backgrounds, and foster a community with a deep understanding of their Jewish identity. Since the program's inception, we've trained 17,000 young men and women from around the world. The result is a highly engaged core group that can then leave Israel as allies to the Zionist cause or make Aliyah, and become integrated, influential members of Israeli society.