March-Nablus newsletter

March newsletter 2010

Early in the beginning of march we started new project “promoting children, youth, woman education and psychological wellbeing in Nablus(old city)”
With the Collaboration of CISS organization, The project aims are enhancing awareness among local authorities, NGOs and community leaders in Occupied Palestinian Territories on children, youth and women's rights and protection with a view toward creating a healthier environment for social integration and development and reducing the poverty among children, youth and women in OPT by expanding their education opportunities and promoting their psychosocial wellbeing, rights and participation. The specific objective is improving psychosocial well-being and education of children, youth and women affected by the occupation in the Old City of Nablus.




On Tuesday 2nd of march ,Through the second stage of voice of kids project the children made poem exhibition to reborn the Palestinian culture through poems exhibition for the Palestinians poets, that presented in the centre, kids invited parents, teachers, poets, kids , they presented the poems by posting them on the walls and they made special presentation for Mahmud Darwish, also young poets presented their poems, finally they thank the kids for that special event


On Saturday 13th of march , the children went to the Separation wall in Qalqilya city which surrounded by the separation wall form all the sides and kids decided to assure the presence of the Palestinian people by going to the wall and draw on it. as they visited the municipality to learn about Qalqilya history, Mr. Yaqoib asfor welcomed them and gave a presentation about the city and the
life style and the suffering from the wall ,the final place in that activity was the zoo.

On 21st of march the Hip-Hop band (E7na) recorded a song (my mother)on the mother’s day occasion ,they offered to all mothers, they always thinking to make a new songs in different events in their community and the world, Baha’a said the team also will participate in many concert in the summer.

On Saturday 27th march one of human supporters’ volunteer Ahmad alarbodi participated in poetic symposium in atiq cultural centre in howwara village , he said that he enjoyed his time with other poets during the symposium, he read a number of poems, which has been written by himself.

The other programmes are still running as usual, English, French, theatre, dabka , hip-hop, in addition to The participation of three of human supporters association at a conference about Palestine in France.

Nablus: Four Palestinian killed by Israeli terror through 24 hours

In 20^th of March 2010, Israeli army attacked iraqboren village near to Nablus, there was a peaceful protest to take the settlers to their lands, the army killed two Palestinian children, one of them was wounded in his heart by a live bullet, and the other in his stomach, they transported to a local hospital by private car after Israeli forces held up ambulance called to the scene.

In 21^st of March 2010 afternoon, Israeli soldiers shot dead two Palestinians near Nablus,” Muhammad Faysal and Salah Muhammad Qawariq.”
Both were from the Awarta village, southeast of Nablus, and were en route to farmland carrying agricultural tools and herbicide.
Eyewitnesses said Israeli forces declared the area a "closed military zone" .Soldiers closed the main entrance to the village of Madama, south of Nablus. The Israeli soldiers then opened fire toward the Palestinian killing the two farmers in cold blood.

This situation becomes after the events of Jerusalem, where more than 100 people were injured. In Abu Dis, an East Jerusalem town, 17 injuries were reported since confrontations and protests began early Tuesday morning. Students threw stones toward Israeli forces in the area, burning tires. Locals said forces responded with rubber-coated bullet fire and tear-gas canisters to disperse demonstrators. Where Israeli is Inaugurated “AL-Kharab” Synagogue by force near Al-Aqsa Mosque. Where the Palestinian situation was stressful and all of the Palestinians life was depressed, and the Israelis said that the inauguration of this synagogue will be a start point to built there for their alleged structure.

February - Nablus newsletter

February newsletter 2010

Our actions towards the local society are depend on people needs, and because we are particularly involved in the second phase of the voice of kid’s project, we seize the opportunities to accomplish initiatives that can be highly useful and make us proud of what we do .

At the beginning of February our kids thought about visiting the orphan’s house, where 13 girls aged between 12- 17 are living there, kids believe that (It is not fair for a group of young girls to live away from their parent’s tenderness) they added (it is our opportunity to do something for them).

On Saturday morning, 11:00 am 25 members were ready to meet the girls, when we arrived there, the house’s counselor took us in a tour in all the departments, and then we all gathered in the visitor’s hall to meet the others. Girls were a little shy at the beginning but we became a family as fast as you could imagine. We made a cake and tea party, we sang, laughed all together. Two hours went so fast, and we closed the activities with a group photo.

One of Our main activities carried out in the previous month, focused on new tutoring techniques. Ola Al sadder the English department student, volunteered to give us an English classes by group games as competitions, we are not only learning English we are enjoying the class too.

For further information, these games not only executed with students but also children with mohammed samarah. As the graduated Rana saleh is giving French classes for a group of new participants.

On Thursday 25^th February, voice of kid’s team participated in the prophet’s birth celebration with the whole city. We packed congratulation cards, V.O.K magazine and sweets to share with people in such a special day. Kids wandered in the city and they gave the envelops to all the people, we put our imprint in a very special day where everybody was happy.

Hip – hop band (Ehna) made a concert in the old city, during the event, they presented many patriotic songs, and the break dance team participated by dancing shows to make the evening more enjoyment, and many of the local audience were there.

The Other activists went on as usual, dabka team are still practicing on new movements in order make their performance more wonderful. Moreover, kids in the theatre activities are training on new stories. That is our way of cultural resistance