Smoh — volunteer help nearby

A person with a disability asks for help, and a volunteer nearby responds. A trip to the shop or the pharmacy, a walk to the bank, a stroll, a coffee — together and without barriers.

How it works

• The person describes what they need, where and when.
• Volunteers nearby see the request and respond.
• The person chooses someone — and only then does the volunteer see the exact address.
• Chat inside the app is encrypted; at any moment you can report or block a person.

Safety

• Volunteers pass a document check: ID, a selfie and a police clearance certificate (תעודת יושר).
• A complaint is reviewed by an administrator within 24 hours; a violator’s account is closed without warning.
• The account and all data can be deleted inside the app: “Settings” → “Delete account”.

Who it is for

Any disability, not only sight. The app has seven kinds: blind and low vision, deaf and hard of hearing, limited mobility, speech difficulties, cognitive differences, chronic illness, and “other” for everything that does not fit the list. People choose their own kind, and the volunteer gets a hint on how to help in that particular case.

Accessibility

The app can be used with any disability: full VoiceOver support and large text for blind and low-vision people; chat and voice messages instead of phone calls for deaf people and for those who find speaking hard; large controls and Assistive Access for those who struggle with small targets or need a calm pace. Four languages: Russian, Hebrew, Arabic and English.

“Friend of the project” status

The app offers a voluntary subscription. It gives the “Friend of the project” status — a badge next to your name that other people see. It gives no priority and no place in a queue: the money goes to the development and running of the app.