By Consumers For Consumers Slide 2 Makshivim started at 2005 as
an attempt to resolve the problem of a consumers loneliness Slide 3
By Consumers For Consumers In January 2007 it was recognized as a
rehabilitative social project And since then it is sponsored by the
Israeli ministry of health. Slide 4 By Consumers For Consumers
Slide 5 Its Active 24/7 Consumers can find friends from a different
geographic area Slide 6 By Consumers For Consumers All consumers
take part with decisions in: polls, forums and mail All employees
are consumers: coordinator and system workers For many of them its
a big step towards free market employment Slide 7 By Consumers For
Consumers Slide 8 Slide 9 Coordinators have to: 1.Create the social
chats 2.Create a motivation for physical (real-life) encounters
1.Responsible for real life encounters Slide 10 By Consumers For
Consumers we provide a framework for: 1. A vocational project
2.Workshops leisure and business aimed Slide 11 By Consumers For
Consumers The people involved and their success stories: Yaron -
coordinator, student social worker and self employed Ziv
coordinator and working as a rehabilitation worker and in a project
to reduce stigma Shay coordinator and work fully paid web-master on
free market Dahlia coordinator, finishing her thesis, won first
prize I n a writing contest also works in a project to reduce
stigma Slide 12 By Consumers For Consumers Ilan web-master of
Makshivim and freelancer as technical computer support Dima
finishing his master degree and works in his faculty Guy software
programmer fully paid got a job in start-up company Slide 13 By
Consumers For Consumers Slide 14 Thank you
