The Attars drove the boys back to their boarding school. However, a few days later, unable to forget them, the Attars returned, and asked permission to take the boys into their home. For the next two years, Rony and his wife helped the kids with their homework, took them to libraries and museums and hikes around the country. Professor Harrari, from the goodness of his heart, agreed to take such a project under his wing. With funds from the government's Council of Higher Education and The Ministry of Education, the good deed of one thoughtful college student and the work of one dedicated professor has become a nationwide project of international renown.
Coordinators individually match youngsters with mentors.
In addition, college students also give after-school enrichment classes. But it's not only the children who benefit from project. Noam is ten years old, the child of a garbage collector and housewife living in a small development town. In the past, teased by his classmates, Noam was ashamed of his parents, and became increasingly involved in petty thefts and street violence, hanging out with older boys and smoking. The school counselor wasn't even sure he was worth helping.