Soldiers associated with Special in Uniform have traveling across Israel, distributing high-quality tablets filled with learning and games to hundreds of children with disabilities, Tazpit Press Service (TPS) reported. They heard that Mendy suffers a severe form of mental retardation.
Special in Uniform has received thousands of requests for tablets, and in response, it launched an initiative pairing special children with donors around the world who gift them with a $50 tablet. The donor also writes a special note and/or sends a picture to the recipient that is delivered together with the tablet.
The Special in Uniform program is a collaborative initiative of the Israel Defense Forces and Jewish National Fund-USA that focuses on integrating young people with physical and mental disabilities into the military and Israeli society. Around 1,000 Special in Uniform soldiers from communities across Israel are serving in 45 bases in all branches of the IDF.
Since the war began, close to 1,000 tablets have already been distributed.