Our Goal is
To bring together pre-schoolers and seniors, creating close inter-generational relationships that improve quality of life
How it all started…
Sharon and her young daughters regularly visited a relative in an Assisted Living Facility. During these visits, it was clear that the presence of children brought much joy to the residents. Sharon began searching, and discovered several models world-wide for inter-generational activities. With these in mind, she invited others interested in this concept to brainstorm with her, thus creating a multi-disciplinary working group. This has evolved into the establishment of a non-profit named "קשר בין דורי – Connecting the Generations“.
What do we as a society gain by creating these relationships? For the elderly: a sense of meaning by using knowledge and life experience, lessening feelings of loneliness and boredom, preservation and improvement of physical and mental state. For the children: receiving love and warmth from adults, learning new skills, strengthening social and emotional intelligence, learning to accept others and patience.
Our Team
Management
Sharon Walker- Zaks
(Founder)
Business Development Manager
Naama Harari
(Founder)
Senior day center Manager
Members
Vicki Mermosky- Radi
Project Manager
Hagit Eylon
Business and Organizational consultant
Shani Guzi
Preschooll Manager and Owner
Elysia Davidovski
Director & teacher Pre school training at Ahva College
Offira Shoham
Supportive community manager nationwide
Staff
Maytal Zerobnick
Manager- Kesher Ben Dori
Yasmin Werner Tabanchick
Dance instructor
for Seniors and Children
Sara Asher
Consultant in gerontology.
Senior citizen placement advisor
What We Do
"Linked”
Joint activities at senior day centers, introducing seniors to children from nearby pre-schools, once or twice per week.
Training and Mentoring
Providing tools and instruction to pre-schools, senior centers and municipalities to encourage building and enabling inter-generational facilities.
Group lectures
For communities, schools and more different topics including: multi generational family- how to make it work?, Multi generational volunteering- the right way and Multi generational relationships- why does it matter? (each lecture is customized for the specific audience)
Research
The programs are accompanied by multidisciplinary research to examine the impact of the program by researchers from Bar Ilan University.
Our Partners
Multi Generation around the World
Contact us
Information for donors: please contact us at kesherbendori3@gmail.com
