Oftentimes, even when we stop to acknowledge the challenges wounded IDF veterans face in their everyday lives, we quickly move on. Now, however, the decision has been made to take their stories one step further by integrating them into the high-tech sector.
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Ronni Zehavi, the CEO of HiBob, a cloud-based human resources platform that allows companies to streamline HR processes and engage top talent, is enlisting other companies from the Israeli tech sector to embrace and even employ wounded IDF veterans, some of whom suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, through the "Heroes Tell" program.
More than 30 companies responded to HiBob's call within 24 hours, expressing interest in the initiative.
"The easiest thing to do is donate money, give a check and be done with it," said Zehavi. "But we wanted to help wounded IDF vets in a sustained manner, rather than a one-time thing. No one is more worthy of having their stories told. I hope as many people as possible are exposed to these stories, adopt groups, and maybe in the future can open their doors to wounded IDF vets and integrate them with employment."
Zehavi, who lost his own brother in the First Lebanon War, said his goal was to enlist as many high-tech companies to the project by this upcoming Passover holiday. To this end, he contacted the Friends of Israel Disabled Veterans organization, which will help former combat soldiers tell their personal stories. The plan is to enlist more than 100 Israeli high-tech companies to host a wounded veteran to tell the company's employees his or her service story.
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