Cross Cultures held a seminar 11-13 November 2013 in Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, at the Norwegian Refugee Councils (NRC) area.
Main goal of the project:
The overall goal of the project "Dialog for Peace" carried out by streetfootballworld, AFDP and Cross Cultures (international co-operation partner) is to mobilize Syrian and Jordan youth in host communities and refugee camps through football programmes that focus on addressing issues in conflict and post-conflict environments. The project will contribute to the building of peaceful relations between Jordan host communities and refugee families through network and community building activities. The project targets refugees in their difficult daily environment and aims to decrease conflict risks between refugees and their Jordan hosts. The project aims at training Syrian and Jordan volunteers which will be able to further use and teach the methodology, acting as multipliers and contributing to local dialog between people.
The project will target Syrian refugees living in Jordanian host families or in refugee camps and Jordanian young people from the host communities mainly in the northern region of Jordan.
The volunteers will get specific training on how to work with traumatized children. At the beginning of the project, a 3-day seminar for young Syrian and Jordan volunteers will take place. During the seminar, the young people will be trained by Cross Cultures, AFDP, and Edgework Consulting to get the necessary knowledge for implementation of football-related activities with young people. The project will also support the creation of networks between the volunteers so that they can exchange experiences and knowledge.
Step one was to train 25 Syrian refugees inside the camp. It was a huge success the volunteers attending was enthusiastic, and brought a lot of their own ideas to the table when discussing good street sport games. They where contributing with a lot of positive energy throughout the whole seminar.
The implementing phase will be as following:
After receiving training and equipment, the volunteers return to his/her neighborhood, organizes a safe play-zone and organizes sport activities in accordance with the concept at least two times each week for a minimum of 30 boys and girls. By bringing local children together to play and exchange, the project can meet, engage and bond in joyful activities and be empowered to play by their own rules, independent of the worries of the adult world.
Attending the Seminar:
– Issam Sadiq, Cross Cultures Jordan.
– Ala´a Beshmaf, Cross Cultures Jordan.
– Aboudehen Hussain, Cross Cultures Libanon.
– Fardos Ahmad, Cross Cultures Libanon.
– Lou Bergholz, Edgework Consulting.
– Rang S. Barawy, Cross Cultures Denmark.
