Newsletter of Nablus June 2011.

June Newsletter

June Newsletter

2011

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LAUNCHING HUMAN RIGHTS THEATRE PROJECT:

With the beginning of June 2011, human supporters association started the long awaited “human rights theatre project” which is a new psycho-educational project, dedicated to the youth of Nablus and its surrounding, the project uses the Human Rights as a tool of empowerment and the theatre as a tool of expression and achievement. This project will be implemented over the coming 18 months and will evolve of 70 youth aged between 12 – 16 years old.

On June 18^th, the team of the HRTP has started the seminar activities, which is the first stage of the project that is taking a place at HSA, from the beginning of June until the end of July 2011.

The seminar includes two main topics Human Rights / and theatre provided to the work team and other interested volunteers by several associations (Independent Commission of Human Rights, Defense for Children International, BADIL Resource Center.. Etc).

The trainings being provided are offering the work team methodologies efficiency in working with youth. As well as presenting concepts later on during the implementation of the project

VOICE OF KIDS INITIATIVES:

June 16^th, the voice of kid’s team went to “SAMA NABLUS” for its first outdoor activity. in order to on the top of the mountain they had a lot of fun, making brainstorms and coming up with initiatives. The first initiative was entitled “keeping our Palestine clean” on Thursday.

To reserve the environment and keeping our country beautiful, the team of voice of kids has decided to make an environmental campaign, as a tool to send a message to the society, promoting the concept of saving our country cleaned and healthy.

the chose for the first initiative fall in one of the most popular park called “Jamal Abed Al-Naser”, in which most of the people goes to enjoy their time with their little children who run to play in the green, So that it was worth to lunch the kids’ campaign from that spot. Concerning the figure of people and the bad environmental situation in the park

28 kids of the team and other visitors have disrupted in areas in a small teams, in 2 hours the kids have made sure a healthier environment for the kids have don a well done job, then they mad a special even all together in the families section, were they sang, and share the food, then they have made so activities and expressed their huge how happy they are to made the initiative and the enjoyment they have got during the day.

On June 29^th, the kids done the second stage which is an intensive training entitled “the civil defense” addressing the children actions and providing them the best practices and the procedures to deal with the fire when it may happen, followed by a visit to the firefighter centre on the second of next month

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PUPPETS THEATER:

During June, the four groups in the puppets theatre have performed many educational stories concerning the health and the environment and other topics made by their own imagination. Through out using the theatre the kids are having a best time and enjoying playing together and expressing their feelings though the puppets that became a very powerful tool to in their lives

(PROMOTING CHILDREN,YOUTH, WOMEN EDUCATION AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLBEING IN NABLUS – OLD CITY)

With the end of the first stage of the project activities, HSA will provide a special training for the teachers of the school support program by the hands of new local volunteer holding master degree in building an teaching methodologies , the training started with a first session conducted On June 18^th,. And will be conducted on July. The training will be addressing the needs of the teaches in the psychological and educational aspect, that will be enhancing their performance with the children later on.

SUMMER ACTIVITES:

Due to the end of the exams and the children holidays, HSA are holding a weekly different activities to the children, such as the drama activities that took place on the 15^th June, the children have draw the four seasons, after the spoke about the nicest things they see in winter or summer, which was a resulting with the kids appreciation to the four seasons and gave them the chance to express and enjoy. As the played in the yard and had the best time all together.

As we open an English class for the children delivered by Nour, the new international volunteer, the course is totally in English and the kids are learning and improving fast despite the foreign language

Political Newsletter - May 2011.

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Newsletter of May

2011

Voice of kids magazine project: 4th edition

On May 14^th, the voice kids 4^th group concluded the first phase, in the association yard, where the celebration included a number of events which have taken a social nature and other entertaining character, Children also expressed during the ceremony the happiness of this wonderful experience, which taught them a lot. They have become one strong, loving family, as they finished the ceremony the team distribute gifts for them as an expression of the association team for their presence and commitment In 19^th may, the group start giving activities of the second phase of the intervening events and introduction on what requirements stage during which children will implement social initiatives that serve society and enable them to make change, which in turn reflected positively on the young and promising future, we wish them every success in the coming

Pilara workshop, about “violence”

In one of voice kids meetings, the director of the Pilara Center Mrs. Samira Al-Masri implemented workshop for the children of the community about violence as a supplement “count to ten” session, which was carried out by Pilara, where she gave comics, talk about the violence and asked the children write a story expressing photos, which has reinforced the children effective participation in the adoption of the means of expression is far from the violence, that line directly with the voice of kids objects.

The project ( Promoting children, youth, women Education and psychological wellbeing in Nablus Old city )

In May 28^th children groups celebrated the school support the end of the first phase, where the team has distributed certificates to the children, and implement many of the activities of recreational group and in Al- Fatimya school yard for Girls, also teaching took place for children within the previous six months, where children's learning skills of reading, writing and mathematics also mastered the basic levels of English like alphabets, numbers, and structure as part of the curriculum the active involvement of children in the educational process and learning through play and other means.

For the Labs : HSA trainers are still providing the regular sessions with the children in The Art theater, sport , and dance labs, in which they are preparing for new stage that will include new children to be benefit of the Art lab.

Drawing competition
In both 18/19 May Human supporter association participated in an international competition carried out by the European Union entitled (gender) that promote the concepts of making the world a better place, through the equality between male and female rights and opportunities, where the association carrying out activity through which the two groups of children consisting of at least 20 boys and girls draw the child's story and the girl child. In order to bear the responsibility together for a better world

Puppets theatre:

During the month of May, Puppets theatre groups integrated the schedule of the second phase of the project, which contains stories and learning through playing with puppets. Lessons include learning about health, environment and equality that promote the concepts of children and the emergence of personalities through puppets.

Newsletter of Nablus April 2011.

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April Newsletter 2011

The Newsletter - April – 2011

Festclown

On the 5^th of April, 3 Spanish girls form fest clown have conducted several events of clowning and entertainments with the human supporter’s association coordination, where the first event carried out on (Al Watani and Rafedia) hospitals, for the children who are suffering form cancer, the goal of the activities were, to bring the smile for them under their situation.

As the same group have lunched laugh therapy course in HSA centre for the group of employees, volunteers and other participants, during the 5^th / 7^th / and 9^th of April 2010, as the course included many of the group practical activities, and a lot of speaking about the importance of the laugh and its positive reflection on our daily life.

On 9^th of April, the group have conduced activities for 100 children within the school support program, which the teachers of the group have participated in the activities as a facilitators, as many families have attended the day to share their children happiness during the day.

On 12^th of April, the director of Bailara centre – Nablus “Mrs.Samera al masri “has conducted a workshop entitled “child protection “for the women group are part of illiteracy classes were many issues were discussed about the physical and psychological practices against the children that are effect negatively his/ her mental health, which require a protection of such practices to protect his/her rights, as the women have participated actively by giving practical examples of their lives.

Voice of kids 4

We a high pleasure, the association started voice of kids 4 activities, which was long- awaited since the end of the third phase of the previous edition last December, where the first phase of the project that included many introducing and ice breaking activities, and many other workshops about the adolescence stage, violence, self- awareness, which the session’s results have reflected positively on them in a short time, where also the children were encouraged, integrated , that answer their needs, which are the most important goals that are accomplished during the first phase of the project.

Puppets theater

With high pleasure, the puppets theatre has lunched with the beginning of April 2011, 40 children aged between 8 -12 years old have participated in the project activities, which aimed to encourage the children to express themselves though out using the puppets that help them to explore their internal problems, and using the puppet as an alternative an effective tool to express, where during the stages of the program , the kids will learn making their own puppets and discuss an educational subjects, such as violence, equality, and hygiene., and many other important subjects.

(Promoting children, youth, women, education and psychological wellbeing Nablus – old city)

In the end of April 2010, the end of the first stage of the illiteracy classes course have announced, for both the first group of the women, and the dropped outs, which started on December 2010, and accomplished a high success, according to the groups feedback on their psychological and educational improvement , during their stay within the program.

For the school support program, we continue to provide the regular (Arabic, mathematics, and English classes until the end of may, as a first stage of the program, as for the Art labs, the kids are motivated to the drawing classes, and the other labs “ dabkah” are doing their intensive trainings ever Saturday and Thursday in the association yard.

The Italian delegation

4o Italian delegate have visited HSA, on 20^th of April, where their visit included explanation about the association believes and activities as also included tour in the old city, leaded by the association director MR. Wajdi Yaeesh explanation about the old city people suffering during the Israeli invasions, which after, the group have expressed their appreciation for this rich experience that they have learned a lot from.