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2. Makshivim – started at 2005 as an attempt to resolve the problem of a consumers loneliness

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.

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5. Its Active 24/7 Consumers can find friends from a different geographic area

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

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9. Coordinators have to: 1.Create the social chats 2.Create a motivation for physical (real-life) encounters 1.Responsible for real life encounters

10. By Consumers For Consumers we provide a framework for: 1. A vocational project 2.Workshops – leisure and business aimed

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

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

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14. Thank you