Nablus newsletter May 2010

May newsletter 2010

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May newsletter 2010

With the beginning of each month, you promised to keep informed in our previous activities, In order to crown our goals in promoting the society towards better future.

The mentoring training activities that have to do with the project (Promoting children, youth, and women education and psychological wellbeing in Nablus- old city

During May, HSA staff under the mentoring of the project manager Mrs. Emilia sorrenteno , have been setting the applicable means of the mentoring activities that will take a place in 9^th June.

The PCC experts will follow up and mentor the 80 trainee’s works, who received training on capacity building. As a part of the supervision activities, each group will be enrolled one session per a month at HAS centre, these activities will last for 6 months, starting from June until the end of December

Voice of kids

An intensive training has given in order to enable the kids to make interviews and to conduct journalistic investigations during the period of June/ July 2010. The psychologists of the project gave them exercises about the time management during the last session of May, Now, they are in a process of doing the final tests in school, as we are hoping they will do as best as they can.

External workshops:

In 8^th May 2010, a number of workshops conducted by the volunteer Mr.Ahmad Al Arboudi, he presented a play with 4 volunteers from youth straggle union organization , the play displayed at Azmut Women's Association in Azmut village, where more than 100 girls aged 6-12 years old attended the event.

Besides the play, a number of social activities took a place in order to increase the girl’s awareness about a significance moral values such as tolerance and other noble attitudes. During the 3- hour’s functions, other activities such as singing, dancing and reading stories, were carried out in the addition of the psychological support activities.

Moreover Ahmed conducted a training of other organizations members on how to deal with children and provide psychosocial support for the children near to their centre in Salfet governorate.

First Aid course:

To ensure the safety of our beneficiaries, and to improve the efficiency of our employees, we began First Aid course is in place for our staff, this will be done by the medic expert Mr. Ashraf Gaber, who is well-experienced in providing first Aid courses.

25- credit hours training course which will be carried out during June and July, will enable the staff to deal with emergencies, that might arise happen during the facilitation of our activities with groups.

Wing day in Palestine

Youth, teenagers from ages 12 and over, from NGOz youth centres of refugee camps, and other youth organization were all invited to take part in the wing day action, where Balloons flew and some other creative activities, for example singing and dancing send out their messages to the other side and the whole world.

The action organized by union of youth centres refugee camps- Palestine with the support of international volunteers. 20 teenagers from our side participated in the event, which took a place at Alram at one side of the apartheid wall. All the participants wrote their messages, dreams on the balloons and set them free.

Dream day

On May 16^th, 2010, HSA Specialists, Mr. Raed Kukhun and Mr. Ali Alnobani carried out a drama workshop. Due to the activities nature, children named the workshop “Dream Day” as it motivated them to use their imagination and think of nice dreams in a free mind. 10 children from 10 – 13 years old participated in the activity; those children are enrolled in the theatre activities and have participated in many other activities.

We have continued serving and tutoring the children, who need our non-formal educational support, as due to beginning of the final examination; our stuff and the volunteers are making more efforts in supporting children to do better in their exams .

as our dance team are preparing themselves and doubling their efforts on modern cultural shows, which will be reseted in france in many famous lounges

European delegation : 18^th May 2010

We have received European delegation included 37 members of different nationalities, the projects coordinator Mr. wajdi yaeesh introduced them to our centre, as well as the projects and the other activities. As he prised their visit which aimed to increase awareness of the Europeans visitors about the daily repression practiced of the occupation against the Palestinians. As the delegation had a field a tour in some destructed places and other organizations in the camps

German delegation of 14 members visited the association in 27^th May 2010, as Mr. Wajdi yaeesh the project coordinator gave them an explanation about the association establishment, and the staff participated in presenting the association projects and the others volunteering activities. The delegation went in a tour around the old city, and they introduced to the city historical landmarks and the psycho- political influences on the people of the city.