Update from North Syria Camps - Maria chambers Project Coordinator Firefly International The general situation There is no space in Khirbet Al Jouz camp, where Firefly for Syrians supports two schools. During the past month there have been families on the move trying to find safety as the bombings continue in North Syria. The
Young international and local volunteers worked together to create a wonderful new mural for the Ellie Maxwell Centre in Brčko. Svitac (Firefly in Bosnia) runs creative activities every day to bring together the divided community still living with the aftermath of a bitter civil war. Thank you Tamara, Asmira, Dicle and Zorana for creating the
Currently all our classes are online as Turkish schools haven't opened. Our staff are coming into the centre in Antakya and preparing top quality resource packs for our students to support their online learning at home. Staff have developed the Firefly for Syrian's you tube learning channel with over two thousand lessons uploaded. This is
Online education is exceptionally exciting, enabling us to increase our reach as well as explore new ways of educating, accommodating different ages and educational needs in a rapidly evolving landscape of education. Firefly for Syrians has managed quickly to mobilise our programme to ensure that we are still delivering the absolute vital education to those
In the Syrian camps we have been running workshops about hygiene - the importance of hand washing and awareness of Coronavirus alongside our daily curriculum. Syrian children have endured so much in their lives and are increasingly vulnerable in these unprecedented times. Our work is crucial supporting these communities through war, disease and the challenges
We are two months into the CATT (children's accelerated trauma treatment) Gaza Pilot project and the mid-term report is complete and full of the successes already achieved: 20 children referred and assessed 10 children who have completed CATT treatment 30 care-givers reached through awareness sessions Challenging PTSD symptoms have been reduced and recovery assessed in 100% of the children whose
Firefly, IMET2000 and ACT international are running a six-month pilot in Gaza treating children suffering from PTSD. ACT International trains counsellors in accelerated trauma therapy (CATT) and the two counsellors in Gaza – Mohammed El Sharef and Haitham Mohammed have been trained by ACT and are receiving ongoing training and supervision from Dr Ghalia Al
Maria Chambers, Projects Coordinator, Antakya June 2019: We would like to thank the Hadrian wall walkers for their energy and enthusiasm raising the funds that have supported these programmes: without their hard work and generosity of their sponsors these children would not have access to these activities. The summer holiday lasts for 12 Weeks many
The education centre in Antakya has seen some exciting progress in the last few months. Thanks to the staff developing strong and effective education programmes, more children have been attending courses and re-engaging with education. The recently introduced online teacher training courses mean that the summer programme reached over 800 children across Southern Turkey and
Our partner in Bosnia, Svitac hosted a group of participants from the World Life Experience project between April 9-19th. World Life Experience takes 11 people around the world for 1 year: travelling, discovering, interacting and working with local people and organisations. We are very grateful to the World Life Experience team for their wonderful feedback on
