What We Do
This is what we do to achieve our goals.
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Organizing group sessions and workshops with young people in reception centers and other locations where asylum seekers, refugees, victims of war and disaster survivors are accommodated
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Implementing programs that allow the young people to:
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speak about their experiences and the stressful events they have been through in order to avoid harmful psychological effects that result from internalized feelings that have not been processed or understood
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express their stories that are unique to them in writing
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learn writing and written expression skills
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Conducting sessions and workshops to teach the young people the skill of writing and written expression, and to coach them to write their personal and unique stories portrayed through their own eyes and perceptions
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Teaching young people how to become skilled writers, what it means to become authors, and the ethics and ethical standards of writing
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Publishing the young people’s stories in an online publication (at their own discretion/at their legal guardian’s discretion) while avoiding publishing their names, unless the young adults choose to include their name in their published work
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Organizing workshops, training sessions, conferences and seminars for children and youth on requested topics
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Organizing workshops, retreats, conferences and seminars for adults on needed topics aimed at promoting peaceful and loving environments for young people to thrive in
“When there is a will, there is always a way.”
Bassam Al Hidiq