It started few months ago. Students at “Haemeq Hama’aravi” school were in their History lesson, trying to stay awake, without much success.

Suddenly Tal, a kid from the school, crashed into the class. Our teacher gave him the floor and he started to talk.

His idea was simple: To take a group of kids and start working to make other people’s lives better. The group has a meeting once a week, where they making plans. So far they have focused on people who live in poverty, by trying to make their bosses pay them a fair salary. They also fight against big corporations that abuse people just for a bigger profit. In the heat of the moment, most of the class agreed that it was important to be active, to help the society. Tal said that if we could act, than we should act, no matter what age we were. We shouldn’t wait for our government to do the job, because they do it poorly.

It was an important lesson, and serious stuff was discussed. The class came to the conclusion that every one of us can donate a little time and power for the benefit of others.

CB Magazine asked Tal to explain more about his ideas.

CB: As the head of the group, how much time are you investing in an average week in the program?
Tal: it might surprise you, but it only takes about two hours a week. The other participants are investing one hour.

CB: What have you done so far in the program?
Tal: Well, we help several businesses to put the sticker of “giving fair conditions to all workers” on their products.

CB: What are your expectations for the future?
Tal: Hopefully soon all of the businesses will have to do so, and then maybe we will be able to help people outside the country as well.

It has been a few months since Tal spoke to the History class. Most students did not join the group, but they are still working with all their power to make people’s lives better.

Their motto is: “When was the last time you did something good for someone else?”