{"id":7830,"date":"2023-10-27T16:36:47","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T13:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ril.makshivim-il.org\/forms-copy\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T20:22:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T18:22:16","slug":"about-ril","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.ril.makshivim-il.org\/en\/about-ril\/","title":{"rendered":"About RIL"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7830\" class=\"elementor elementor-7830\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bafbf05 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bafbf05\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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The lab was established to transform accumulated human and community resilience into structured knowledge, applied research, and innovative solutions that can serve both local needs and global challenges.\n                    <\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <!-- Focus Area -->\n            <div class=\"ril-story-block\">\n                <h2 class=\"ril-story-block-title orange-accent\">Where Science Meets Innovation<\/h2>\n                <div class=\"ril-story-block-content\">\n                    <p>\n                        RIL focuses on the intersection of psychological resilience, mental health, and artificial intelligence. It operates as a space where scientific research, human experience, and technological development meet \u2014 not to replace human care, but to deepen understanding, improve decision-making, and support sustainable mental well-being.\n                    <\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <!-- Key Points Grid -->\n            <div class=\"ril-key-points\">\n                <div class=\"ril-key-point\">\n                    <div class=\"ril-key-point-icon\">\ud83e\udd1d<\/div>\n                    <h3 class=\"ril-key-point-title\">Strategic Partnership<\/h3>\n                    <p class=\"ril-key-point-text\">\n                        Created in partnership with the City of Sderot and the Sderot Resilience Hub\n                    <\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"ril-key-point\">\n                    <div class=\"ril-key-point-icon\">\ud83c\udfdb\ufe0f<\/div>\n                    <h3 class=\"ril-key-point-title\">Purpose-Built Facility<\/h3>\n                    <p class=\"ril-key-point-text\">\n                        Designed to integrate research, development, clinical work, and community programs\n                    <\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"ril-key-point\">\n                    <div class=\"ril-key-point-icon\">\ud83c\udf0d<\/div>\n                    <h3 class=\"ril-key-point-title\">Global Impact<\/h3>\n                    <p class=\"ril-key-point-text\">\n                        Local roots with national and international collaboration capabilities\n                    <\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <!-- Partnership -->\n            <div class=\"ril-story-block\">\n                <h2 class=\"ril-story-block-title green-accent\">A Shared Vision<\/h2>\n                <div class=\"ril-story-block-content\">\n                    <p>\n                        The lab was intentionally created in partnership with the City of Sderot and the Sderot Resilience Hub, reflecting a shared vision: positioning Sderot not only as a city that copes with adversity, but as a leading center for resilience research, innovation, and impact. 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