Child-Friendly Zone/ Sammouni

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The project was jointly funded with the Friends of Waldorf Education and ran over the following periods: 1 August 2010 – 28 February 2011,1 March 2011 –28 February 2012, and 1 March 2012 – 28 February 2013.

The project was targeted at children between the ages of four and fifteen and their parents, living in the Sammouni area, which has been the target of severe Israeli aggression. In an effort to help young people enjoy their childhood, the Centre sent a number of mobile art and entertainment activities to the area, organised and supervised by childcare experts and specialists.

Activities included:

-    Reading, storytelling, arts and crafts, and movement and dance workshops.

-    Awareness and training sessions for parents.

-    Joint parent-child activities.