After the October 7 massacre, Menifa adapted our “Personal Dreams” resilience workshops to deliver therapeutic activities to evacuees and others affected by the trauma of war.
Responding quickly to the outbreak of war, Menifa developed new “Wheels of Resilience” workshops for empowerment, mitigation and therapy, utilizing its “Personal Dreams” mobile truck to reach those suffering from trauma and post-traumatic symptoms.
Using our mobile platform and our experience with many sectors of Israeli society, Menifa was able to respond quickly, modifying its workshops and traveling to reach evacuees from the South and North who were residing in hotels all over the country, as well as IDF reserve soldiers and their families.
The Wheels of Resilience workshops use VR headsets, computerized diagnosis methods, escape room activities and other ODT therapeutic activities to offer two stages of relief:
- Immediate empowerment workshops on the topics of finding one’s inner strengths and encouraging altruistic behavior as an antidote to stress.
- Long-term therapeutic emotional treatment and empowerment processes.
Target audience
Children, youth and families evacuated from the kibbutzim and cities close to the Gaza Strip and from Northern Israel, families of IDF Reserves, professional teams and others affected by the October 7 events and the “Iron Swords” War.
Number of participants
Between October 2023 – January 2024 we delivered the program to 2,000 evacuees (children, youth and adults) in Eilat, Ein Bokek, Jerusalem, Ashkelon and other locations. By the end of 2024, we will have reached 10,000 children and families.
