Haruv Institute - Annual Report 2017

PROJECTS

THE “MEHALEV” INITIATIVE (PREVENTING CHILD ABUSE)

Social Greenhouse: “1 out of 5” In Partnership with: The Initiatives Center, Hebrew University of Jerusalem Goal: To become the leading body that steers ideas into initiatives and their implementation, in the prevention of child maltreatment. Its mission is to support, escort and encourage the creation of initiatives in this field. The work model is taken from the world of hi-tech and technology, which encourage entrepreneurship, initiatory and creative thinking to find solutions to a variety of problems. In recent years we have witnessed the growing involvement and investment of business firms in initiatives and programs that address social problems, and the flourishing of greenhouses that encourage social initiatives. The uniqueness of “1 out of 5” lies in its being the only greenhouse that focuses on encouraging initiatives in the area of child abuse and neglect, with special emphasis on its prevention. Target Population: Promoters from every field of endeavor with ideas for initiatives to help prevent child abuse and neglect. Number of Sessions: 7 months, 24 weekly sessions. From June 2017 to January 2018. In June 2017, the first group was opened on a test-run track, with 25 participants attending 9 meetings. At this stage, the group focused on diagnosing the current problems, defining the needs and consolidating the ideas from the initiatives they wish to develop. In September 2017, after a panel of judges chose those initiators continuing to the next stage, an accelerated track was opened. This included 11 initiatives, and during 16 sessions the initiators received support in developing their ideas via mentors from the business and social sectors, lectures on a variety of topics, such as preparing a business plan, marketing the initiative, fund-raising, creating partnerships, etc. The initiatives that reach the actual stage of implementation as a pilot program received initial financial support and were launched at the end of January 2018, at a gala event attended by investors and potential partners from the business, philanthropic and social sectors. In the process, we are building an ecosystem (an ecological system) of agencies and initiators working or taking interest in the field, who wish to escort, support or be actively involved in encouraging initiatory thinking to further develop initiatives in this field. Participants: Cycles of 25 participants from various professional branches: social work, child and adolescent caregivers, medicine, project managers in hi-tech, special education, criminology, etc.

Location: The Haruv Children's Campus

Budget: NIS 200,000

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