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

January newsletter 2010

January newsletter 2010
Before we start telling you our monthly news, we would truly like to wish a happy New Year for our partners in the non-violent resistance against the Israeli occupation. Happy New Year and please except our full appreciation, we are extremely grateful to you for standing by us, all the way through our journey in promoting our local Palestinian community, we have to say that we would not be able cover all of these remarkable things without your constant support, happy 2010 and may it bring many successes to us all

Winter camp was the first occurrence planed for January 2010, with a great enthusiastic volunteers committed to participate actively with us; we performed 5 workshops as preparation to facilitate the winter camp. Each workshop carried out by two participant volunteers. The subjects were drama, Music, recycling, and other activities. We exchanged experiences among each other, as one of the camp targets. Once kids finished the first semester exams, they were ready for fun; our reward for them was the winter camp which we were well trained for

Once the kids finished their first semester exams, they where ready for fun. Our reward for them was the winter camp that we had already trained for.
On Saturday 16th January, at ten am the association was crowded with a magnificent number of kids, we assembled them all at the association garden, our volunteer Ahmed El-arboudi and aya yaeesh beared the responsibility of that day, with the help of others involved facilitators.
Starting form the second day until the end of the camp, kids were divided into four classes drama - recycling, dancing, music, and other activities.The camp last for a whole week and ended up with lots of joy and fun

On January 2010 kids celebrated the opening of V.O.K second phase, we made a small party with cake and candles. As known kids have to apply 6 main initiatives for the local community according to the phase.
At the beginning they choose a space of a very old palace in the middle of the old city. In order to do their first initiative, they went with a 35 kids from the association to start their activities; they presented competitions, educational questions, songs, and dances. The day was very successful; all of them had a wonderful time.

Other activities took an essential part of January, as the dabka team intensified their preparations efforts during a short time to display the coming show.
The Hip-hop team kept working on new songs about our daily resistance. Many activities planned for the next month, this is our part of human supporting.

newsletter of nablus - january 2010

Nablus newsletter -December 2009

Newsletter of December 2009

How fantastic the achievement it has been by the voice of kids work team during December 2009, their mission was constructing the foundation of the group through a multi psycho-educational activities, and they succeeded, Despite all the difficulties that were faced amongst the new groups, including issues of age, residence and cultural backgrounds, they managed to build a strong cohesive team. The group started to lay the foundations with an introduction, breaking the ice, lots of simple games, and such activities that intend to cement the first brick in their relationships. With time they become more and more opened to each other, and they ended up actively with leading themselves in some roles under our supervision, We anticipated this accomplishment, but never would of guessed at how well it turned out over December.

One of our main activities has been curried out for this month, was the educational workshops that took place in Howrah village, and Alta ‘won housing area. characteristics of adolescence lecture was for youth of 12-18 who identified as teenagers, we have discussed the physical, psychological, and emotional changes that expected to occur during the adolescence stage. All the information presented there reflected on their self-awareness positively and that was our goal of the session.
Our volunteer Ahmad Elarbudi is a specialist in the applied chemistry, he has done a lecture for women in Alta’awon area, he explained about the industrial materials could be used in the healthy food’s contains, Plus the best ways of having cleaned pots of chemicals, which was very interesting subject for the housewives.

Two of our best volunteers Abeer Titi,Aya yaeesh have built activities program for kids, that program is rich of Drama activities such as playing rules, drawing, and physical games, the new Group of boys and girls had shown their talents through the program. As was obvious that Varity of the program enabled the boys and girls to relief there feelings and to learn more about themselves

Certainly we still provide the usual education classes program for our kids groups, plus the ongoing dabka training for the youth. The hip-hop team is recording new music about Palestine and the identity. All the activities done by human supporters are for serving the local community. And we hope to do more and more to promote the the education in Palestinian society.

Public Execution in a modern world !!!!!

With the beginning of the New Year, the Palestinians in Nablus city wake up on the sound of bullets and bombs, on the 26th of December 3 O’clock midnight, the Israeli soldiers stormed the old city of Nablus attempting to commit a new massacre that is how people realize the true face of the occupation.

Three civilians, Raed Sarakji, Ghassan Abu Sharkh, and Anan Sobih were executed in front of their families in “Cold Blood”, in spite of their ability to arrest them.the Palestinian Resistant Leader ” Annan Sobih” was received a full amnesty from Israel after he turned in his weapons, signed a form renouncing violence and spending months in Palestinian police protective jail while Israel okayed the deal.Sarakji and Abu Sharkh were taken to the Rafidia hospital wounded in the chest. Sarakji ’s wife was also taken to the hospital to be treated of some injuries in her legs.

Nablus newsletter - november 2009