tachles

Tachles n.g.o. operates community workshops involving various technologies, that integrate education and welfare programs for youth at risk. serving as an employment center for while the youth marketing products invent and made by themself. The three cornerstones of the educational-therapeutic program are: Education * Process-based learning in topics such as: product design, quantity calculations, proper work methods, work efficiency, etc. * 8 matriculation units - The place is recognized for a technological track in partnership with schools. * Integration of certifications in the curriculum. * Research accompaniment. Treatment and Empowerment: * Making-Therapy - Tachles has developed a unique model of treatment and empowerment through crafts. * Creation as a process that generates experiences of success and significant personal development, as well as a language adapted for * therapy through practical creation. * The workshop operates welfare programs for youth and young adults, accompanied by social workers and art therapists. Employment: * The youth are involved in every process of marketing, sales, customer service, and of course, product building. * Mentoring in entrepreneurship and training youth as teaching assistants for external workshops as part of an employment center operated by the organization. Operating Model: Variety of Departments-High-tech departments such as: robotics, 3D modeling and printing, CNC, Traditional crafts: carpentry, jewelry making, metalworking and more. In each workshop, the exact departments are chosen for that specific center. Community Response The workshop creates collaborations with the local authority and community, operating programs for all municipalןאט departments, youth neighborhood groups, etc. From one-day meetings to regular programs. The teachers in the workshop are artists from the community with an approach to youth. Business Model: each workshop is expected to return the initial investment of the establishment process after 3 years of operation and relies on three budgetary pillars: * Operation of institutional programs. *Sale of products and independent income from workshop activities and classes. * Industry support in the form of philanthropy and subcontracting of production and employee training. Belonging: Hundreds of participants pass through the workshop each year for workshops and activities. in each workshop about 80 youth participate in activities several days a week and see this place as a second home. The workshop emphasizes belonging and the quality of the process with each youth, sometimes at the expense of operating a larger number of one-time programs. We see the place as a center for the artists and technologists of tomorrow and see importance in quality training and personal guidance.