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The Kishorit community is growing and developing.
To respond to increasing needs,
we require a new position at Kishorit that we never had before.
With us in the studio is Noa Yitzhak.
Hello, Noa. How are you?
Fine, thank you. How are you? -Just fine.
What is your job?
I'm the director of all evening activities.
From 4:00-10:00 PM,
all activities... everything that happens at the village
is my responsibility.
Let's get acquainted.
Tell us a little about yourself.
I'm Noa... excuse me.
I'm Noa, age 34.
I come from the Krayot Region.
I'm now completing a master's degree
in community mental health,
a rehabilitation field.
That's it.
How did you get to us?
Before I came to Kishorit,
I worked at a children's village
as an educational coordinator.
How did you hear about Kishorit?
Kishorit has a fine reputation.
I think that most people
who work in rehabilitation
are familiar with Kishorit.
Personally, I also heard about it from friends,
fellow students
and friends of my parents.
How will your job here differ
from your previous jobs?
At present, the objective is
to increase the number of activities
and to offer more variety.
Of course, I am assisted
by the marvelous evening staff.
On this occasion,
I'd like to say a few words
about these highly dedicated people
who do such wonderful work
and are here primarily for your benefit.
Furthermore, I'd like to try to recruit
as many volunteers as possible,
so that we can truly enrich
and expand our activities.
In the interview, you told me that you like extreme sports.
Will you bring them to Kishorit? Will they be part of the program?
I don't imagine people will be bungee jumping here,
but we certainly can examine
whether there are any activities that we can include.
I know that the Challenges Association,
that has something very close to extreme sports,
can bring something here.
I know they've already done such things several times
and I have good contacts there.
So it could be that towards the summer
we'll consider it.
Anything else?
Would you like to ask us anything?
No. -All right.
Thank you, Noa. Good luck. -Thank you.
There are many ways to help rehabilitate people.
One of them is therapeutic horseback riding.
What's therapeutic riding at Kishorit all about?
Here's a report by Elad Koren.
Horses give our residents a lot of...
love,
a lot of contact
and our people derive much satisfaction
from being able to come here
and bond with the horses.
When you learn to ride,
you learn how to cope with problems in general,
because you have to learn
all the signs, the commands
that you have to give the horse
so that it understands you.
But because horses are also animals
and have a mind of their own,
it's not always so simple.
It requires cooperation between rider and horse.
I feel that once I was afraid to mount Mishmish.
I was under pressure.
I feel less pressure now and I'm able to see
that it happens to be... very pleasant.
Riding changed me. I'm less irritable.
The therapeutic lesson also helped me
to be more patient with people.
When I think about riding, it's like starting a new chapter.
I started a new chapter in my life.
One of the most beneficial features of riding
is that if you ask the horse, the right way, to start moving
and the horse really does start moving,
you get instantaneous feedback showing that you succeeded.
That's one of the most important things about riding.
Horses bond easily
with people who treat them nicely.
Mishmish is the horse that I like
and also the horse I ride.
It changed my fears. I don't have to be afraid anymore.
In fact, I feel that Mishmish and I get along very well.
If we also are talking about Shai and Tayoun,
one of the best things about them
is that they come here regularly.
They're never absent.
They're never late.
It gives me satisfaction
to see residents coming here and enjoying themselves.
It gives me even more satisfaction
to see residents coming here and progressing with their riding.