Thursday, January 6, 2011

Gaza – from  Aya  Al Mashharawi  :  Zakher Association for Developing Palestinian  women Capacities ,implemented  the initiative of "The world loves us," to strengthen the bridges of trust between the children in the Gaza Strip and the outside world, with the participation of 40 of the Family Center's children who are members in the  of the association.

The initiative aims at  spreading  the values ​​of tolerance and love the other, both inside and outside Palestine, and  spreading the  knowledge of other cultures in the world and understanding with all its diversity, and encouraging  children to express their  ideas with peaceful expressive.

The initiative includes a range of activities, including  awareness meetings to educate children and  a running  Mrathon with 200 of the children of Family Center carrying messages and meanings with  values ​​of tolerance, and sending  messages to the world through the sea carrying the aspirations and wishes of children for the future and implementing  a range of cultural days in the world that highlight the traditions and cultures of some societies, such as the French Cultural Day and Canadian Cultural Day.

 

Parents and local committees and community figures participated in the initiative, , and many of the stakeholders, and we  will be working on media coverage because we realise the importance of sending the voice of children to the world.

It is worth to say  that this initiative comes within the program of the "UNICEF" and it  is being implemented by the Foundation "Save the Child" Sweden's cooperation with NGOs and community institutions, and with the support of the Canadian Agency for the development of "Seda" and the Humanitarian Aid Office of the European Commission and Palestine Bank.