The ambulances make emergency medical services accessible to about 40,000 residents of the Bedouin localities in the Negev, particularly to the unrecognized villages which are spread over an area of about 400 square kilometers. Most unrecognized villages have no official emergency access routes and it has been chronically difficult for MADA ambulances to reach them. Training Bedouin ambulance drivers, who are well acquainted with the settlements, even the most remote ones, has long-time been an initiative of AJEEC-NISPED. This initiative has completely changed the situation on the ground and thousands of people now have access to emergency services. The ambulances make rounds between the villages, ready for any call, and provide first response medical treatment in the field as well as a quick evacuation to local hospitals and clinics.