News & Activities

	The grandmothers group 2011-05-31 Working with the grandmothers is crucial because the grandmothers play an important role in educating the children. The aim of this group is to ensure the effective and supportive role of the grandmothers in educating the children. The coordinator has conducted the grandmothers’ group based on the needs of the mothers participating in the “Mother-to-Mother” program, who argues the children receive double messages from the grandmothers and the mothers which confuses the children. Thus, the idea of this group is to find a common ground for the mothers and the grandmothers to reduce the confusion among the children. The Trust has finished conducting the two grandmothers’ groups, which took place in the old city of Jerusalem and in Lod. The group in Jerusalem started in March and finished in May 2011, while the group in Lod took place from January to February 2011. The meetings focused on improving the communication skills, self-expression, effective listening, and self-appreciation. At the last meeting, the coordinator and the mothers evaluated the group; the grandmothers were highly satisfied of the group which has enlightened them about the effective role they can play in their grandchildren’s life in cooperation with the parents.
	Celebrating the mothers’ day 0000-00-00 Celebrating the mothers’ day On the occasion of the Mother’s day, the trust has conducted a recreational-day for the female working staff from all of the work sites: Ramla, Lod, villages of North West Jerusalem, old city of Jerusalem, and shu’fat Refugee Camp. One hundred and ten women have participated in the day which included several activities that are suitable for all of the participating women. The day took place in Haddad tourism village in Jenin in order to encourage domestic tourism. Many of the women found the trip unique since for many, it was their first time to see Jenin and its recreational facilities. The idea of the recreational day is to pay tribute for the working women in the Trust for their great effort in conducting the different programs that aim to empower the Palestinian community. The mothers’ day was quite joyful and exciting for all of the participating mothers, who are looking forward for the trip next year.
Study-day for pre-school teachers about drama 2011-06-04 On the 4th of June 2011, the Trust of programs conducted a study-day for fifty kindergarten teachers participating in the teachers training program from Shu’fat Refugee Camp and the villages of North West Jerusalem. The study day took place in cooperation with Al-Qattan foundation in the City-Inn hotel in Ramallah. The subject of the study-day was Drama as a tool for crisis situations. The day involved different activities showing how drama can be integrated into different activities in the kindergarten for expression and debrieviation in order to deal with children who are subject to crisis, which is common in our community. The teachers enjoyed participating in the study-day and are interested in participating in the future in study-days that contain similar subjects.
	Recreational day in Villages northwest of Jerusalem: 2011-06-16 As the academic year is over, the staff of the “Learn-by-Play” program, in the Villages northwest of Jerusalem, has conducted a recreational day for all of the pupils who participated in the program. The recreational day included many activities such as folklore dancing, singing, swimming, and playing theatre. The activities were planned by the program’s team so that they would be suitable for all of the pupils from the different schools. The recreational day took place in a local facility of one of the villages, which included a wide park, and a swimming pool. The children enjoyed participating in the day, especially since some of them have never swum before. The team is proud that all of the schools involved in the program have participated in the day; the number of children who participated in the day reached 330 boys and girls. In addition, twenty-eight tutors participated in the recreational day. At the end of the recreational day, the coordinator paid tribute to the tutors for their kind and generous support they offered for the young pupils in this important program, that they managed to assist the children, whether in their school studies or by improving their behavior. In addition, the coordinator paid tribute to the Ministry of education and the school principles without whom the program could not have been conducted successfully.
	Study-day for paraprofessional mothers on sexual education 2011-06-13 According to the annual plan of the “Mother-to-Mother” program, the staff has conducted the second study-day about sexual education, which was offered by Mrs. Wafaa Herbawi. The study-day was a continuation of the previous study day, and has aimed to provide the paraprofessional mothers with skills regarding sexual education, that they can implement with the supervisee mothers who lack the skills in this subject. The study-day involved pedagogical ways in dealing with the child holistically. Later, the mothers watched a movie about questions regarding sexual subjects, and how parents can answer the questions. Afterwards, the lecturer and the mothers had a discussion about proper means of sexual-education . The study day took place on the 13th of June 2011 in Jerusalem, with the participation of 25 paraprofessional mothers from Jerusalem area( Old city of Jerusalem, and Shu’fat Refugee Camp) and from Lod and Ramla.
	Recreational days 2010-12-30 In cooperation with the kindergarten teachers’ forum in Shu’fat Refugee Camp, the Trust has conducted three recreational days starting from the 22nd of December until the 24th of December 2010. Nine-hundred children participated in the recreational days, which aim to alleviate the suffering of the young children living in the camp. The recreational days included activities that meet the needs of the children living in the frustrating circumstances in the camp, such as drawing, playing with balloons, and face painting. The children enjoyed participating in the activities, especially in the activity of the clown, and the play they watched. The children have walked throughout the camp; holding posters that ensure their right to live, and play in a clean and safe environment. The parents of the children enjoyed watching the activities, saying that the recreational days help the children to feel more relaxed and comfortable; therefore, it is important to conduct more recreational days to help the children enjoy themselves.
Study-day for pre-school teachers 2010-12-25 The teachers’ training program has conducted a study-day for the pre-school teachers on the 25th of December 2010, on the importance of involving the parents in the educational process. The study-day took place in cooperation with the Y.M.C.A., and included a lecture by Mrs. Laila Al-Atshan , a specialist of psychological health in UNICEF. The study day included different exercises such as individual works, group-work, role-play and discussions. The teachers enjoyed participating in the study-day, and were active in asking questions and giving their opinions, which reflects their confidence and initiation.
	Exhibition for paraprofessional mothers 2010-10-27 The idea of the Mother-to-Mother forum is to keep the old paraprofessionals in a relationship with the association, in order to benefit from their capabilities in the program. The forum has led an exhibition on 27/10/2010 and 28/10/2010 in the building of the association. The exhibition contains thing produced by mothers, who are or were previously involved in the Mother-to-Mother programs as paraprofessionals. The mothers exhibited things such as home-made recipes from herbs, Palestinian embroidery, food and cakes, make-up and clothes made from wool. The exhibition was successful, since many people have visited it and said that it is an interesting idea that should be repeated in the future.
mothers and mothers-in-law group 2010-11-30 The Trust has added a new component to the Mother-to-Mother program in the city of Lod : working with the wives and their mothers-in-law. This component rose as a request from the coordinators, based on the feedback they collected from the field: working with the mothers-in-law. The objective of this component is to bridge the gap between grandmothers and mothers, so that the intervention of extended family members (especially the grandmothers) will not confuse the children by getting different messages from the family members. The first meeting took place on 30/11/2010, with the participation of six wives and six mother-in-laws who have enjoyed the meeting. The participating women expect from the meetings to improve their communication skills with each others, to gain skills in solving problems, to reach better understanding of each other, in order to live in a loving atmosphere in which children can grow up happily.
	Study day on sexual education 0000-00-00 As part of the “Mother-to-Mother” activities, and according to the annual plan, we have conducted the third study-day on sexual education; the day was passed by the lecturer Mariam Shihadeh. The day included actual situations on sexual education, which the coordinator showed the mothers how to relate to. Twenty-six paraprofessionals have participated in the day. The mothers have enjoyed participating in the study-day and are interested in attending future meetings about the same subject.
	Training in Mauritania 2011-06-06 "Training Program" Mauritanian Family Literacy Pilot Project As part of the training and development resource centre developed by the Trust, the Trust has cooperated with the UNESCO in order to facilitate the development of eight community based family literacy pilot projects, established by the UNESCO and its partners in Mauritania. The 4-days workshop was facilitated by two professionals of the Trust’s team: Mrs. Yusra Mohammad and Mrs. Maha Taamreh, with the participation of 20 Mauritanian representatives from the ministry of education, and the ministry of Islamic affairs, and eight different NGOs. The workshop was a success in planning, and development. Furthermore, the workshop was rewarding for the Trust team who is proud and pleased to share its experience with their colleagues in Mauritania.
	Workshop on Violence 2011-05-02 Workshop about violence On the 28^th of April 2011, The Trust of programs has conducted a workshop about violence, which included description about the phenomenon, and violence in the Palestinian context, showing the leading reason to such phenomenon, and the consequences. At the end, the workshop included way in order to combat against it. Mr. Farid Abu Gosh, the director of the Trust, argued that the workshop is an activity of the third phase of the combating domestic violence program, which ends in 2013, the program consists of three phases; each phase lasts three years. The aim of the program is to raise the awareness of the Palestinian community about the phenomenon of violence, showing means to fight against it. Mr. Abu gosh added that the Trust offers a number of programs like “Mother-to-Mother” program, Teachers training program, Young women program, and Combating domestic violence programs. The programs of the Trust are family-oriented, targeting the mothers and the children. The Trust believes in the ability of the mothers to make differences in the society. The workshop included three presentations that discussed violence, presented by Dr. Adnan Abd-Alrazeq, Dr. Hasan abdallah, and Mr. Mohammad Al-Khateeb. The presentations discussed the role of the media in expanding violence, and about violence in the Palestinian context, and the role of the social affairs in combating violence. http://www.alquds.com/pdfs/pdf-docs/2011/4/29/page24.pdf
	Mother-in-Law Group 2011-03-10 In Lod, the Trust coordinator, Mrs. Sahar Essawi, has facilitated a ten-meeting group for mothers and mothers-in-low, as part of the “Mother-to-Mother” program. Ten women participated in the group: five mothers and five mothers-in-law. The coordinator have started this group based on the needs of the mothers participating in the “Mother-to-Mother” program, who argued that the mothers and the mothers-in-law have different ideas and beliefs regarding educating the children, which eventually confuse the children. Thus, the coordinator has started this group in order to improve the relationship between the mothers and the mothers in law, in order to create a safe and stable environment for the children. The coordinator has conducted ten meetings to the women on the following subjects: the roles in the family, improving the communication skills, conflict resolution, understanding and accepting the other, and educating the children without violence.
	Recreational Days for the Children of Shufat Refugee Camp 2011-01-10 In cooperation with the kindergarten teachers’ forum in Shu’fat Refugee Camp, the Trust has conducted three recreational days starting from the 22^nd of December until the 24^th of December 2010. Nine-hundred children participated in the recreational days, which aim to alleviate the suffering of the young children living in the camp. The recreational days included activities that meet the needs of the children living in the frustrating circumstances in the camp, such as drawing, playing with balloons, and face painting. The children enjoyed participating in the activities, especially in the activity of the clown, and the play they watched. The children have walked throughout the camp; holding posters that ensure their right to live, and play in a clean and safe environment. The parents of the children enjoyed watching the activities, saying that the recreational days help the children to feel more relaxed and comfortable; therefore, it is important to conduct more recreational days to help the children enjoy themselves.
	Study Day for the Mother-to-Mother Program 2011-01-05 As part of the activities of the “Mother –to-Mother” program, and according to the annual plan for 2010-2011, the Trust offered a study-day for 20 paraprofessional mothers working in the program sites: Ramla, Lod, and Jerusalem (old city and Shu’fat Refugee Camp). In the study day, the chairperson of the Trust, Mr. Fraid Abou-Ghosh, gave a lecture on “diagnosing” from a social-work perspective; he clarified that the term is often used in medicine more than social work. He then emphasized on the importance of the role of the paraprofessional mothers in collecting data and observing the way the family lives, and the interactional relations between the family members, in order to provide helpful and useful counseling. He also focused on the knowledge that the paraprofessional mothers should have such as characteristics of children’s development, treating children equally, and ethics of the profession. Later, the paraprofessionals were divided into four groups that discussed situations that deal with certain issues the family faces: jealousy, bed-wetting, limits, and breast-feeding. The situations were discussed in relation to the following questions: 1- Is the information in the situation enough? If no, what is the information that you need to know? 2- What does the family need ? 3- What is your work-plan? How do you intend to work with the family? Eventually, the coordinators summarized the study-day showing that good assessments of the needs of the supervised family allows for effective intervention plan, in order to make positive changes on the family and the child.
Study Day for Kindergarten Teachers 2011-01-02 The teachers’ training program has conducted a study-day for the pre-school teachers on the 25^th of December 2010, on the importance of involving the parents in the educational process. The study-day took place in cooperation with the Y.M.C.A., and included a lecture by Mrs. Laila Al-Atshan , a specialist of psychological health in UNICEF. The study day included different exercises such as individual works, group-work, role-play and discussions. The teachers enjoyed participating in the study-day, and were active in asking questions and giving their opinions, which reflects their confidence and initiation.
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	Recreational day in Biddo 2010-06-17 Recreational day in Biddo: At the end of the academic year for the “Learn-by-Play” program, the Trust of programs carried out a recreational day on the 17th of June 2010. Three hundred pupils from eleven schools located in North West Jerusalem participated in this day, which took place in cooperation with Radio Al-Sharq. The recreational day involved contests and activities like swimming, folk dance, and singing. The children participated in the recreational day along with their parents who are usually involved in the program’s activities. Mr. Nabil Haj-Yassin, the administrative director of the Trust, highlighted the program’s achievements in the isolated villages, and thanked everyone who participated in implementing the program. Mr. Fathi Barakat, Jerusalem district director of the Ministry of Education, expressed his interest in the “Learn-by-Play” Program, considering it vital to continue implementing the program for the next years, and that it is important to spread the program to other schools in the area. Mr. Khaled Khalaf, the director of the Trust in Biddo, added that the program has effects not only on the academic level, but also behaviorally; according to him, many pupils, who were socially detached, have improved their communication skills, and now spend time with their friends happily. At the end of the recreational day, gifts and certificates were distributed for the pupils and for the participating schools.
	Muntada- Study day 2010-05-14 The Trust of programs and its teachers’ forum in Shu’fat Refugee Camp carried out a recreation-day on the 13th of May for five hundred children from five kindergartens in the camp. The recreation-day took place in cooperation with SOS, Al-Qattan foundation, YMCA, Shu’fat Refuge Camp School, and the Women’s Centre in Shu’fat Refuge Camp. The recreation-day involved many educational activities along with a clown who entertained the children. Mr. Farid Abu Gosh, the chairman of the Trust, considered the recreation-day as part of the activities of the pre-school teachers’ trainings which aims at developing the inborn potential of the children, cognitively, emotionally, socially and physically. Mr. Nabil Haj Yassin, the director of the Trust, considered the recreation-day vital for the children to enjoy themselves away from their stressful daily-life, especially after the invasion of the Camp which took place in March and had a dramatic influence on children. In addition, Mr. Haj Yassin thanked everyone who contributed in conducting this recreation-day. Mrs. Yusra Mohammad, the director of the Trust in the Shu’fat Refuge Camp, declared that the recreation-day is in the memory of the Nakba, since most of the camp’s children are still suffering from its out-comings. Mrs. Mohammad added that the goal of the Trust’s work in the camp is to ease the children’s pain through activities, recreation-days, and educational programs. In a similar vein, Mrs. Hanadi Shihadeh, the member of the founding committee of the forum of the kindergarten teachers declared that the recreation-day aims to entertain the children away from the stress they face in their daily-life; in addition, the recreation-days allow to strengthen the relationship between the kindergartens in the camp and the parents of the children as well. Shu’fat Refuge Camp is one of the most crowded Palestinian camps where more than 45 thousand citizens live in less than three kilometers, which leads to social, economical and psychological stress. We shall conduct another recreation-day that includes 500 children from three other kindergartens in the camp.
	The Fathers' Group Meeting 2010-03-30 As part of the Trust’s networking with the local community associations, we conduct regular activities and meetings in the kindergartens of Jerusalem. On the 30th of March 2010, we conducted a study-day for 20 fathers from Al-Huda kindergarten in Jerusalem. The day was given by the Dr. Najeh Bkirat on the issue of “family and child raising” focusing on the role of fathers in their children education. The fathers enjoyed participating in this informative meeting, and expressed their interest in attending other similar meetings. We are proud to announce that another study day will take place on the 10th of April 2010 in Al-Huda kindergarten, where the principal of the school, Mr. Nour Al-Deen Rajabi, will give a lecture on the importance of the relationship between the school and the parents.
A Study-day for paraprofessional mothers on counseling 2009-11-11 A Study-day for paraprofessional mothers on counseling 11.11.2009 The Trust of programs for early childhood and community Education in Jerusalem organized a national study-day in Bedayat centre at Al-Qasimi College in Western-Baqa. Forty paraprofessional mothers from Jerusalem, Shufat refugee camp, Lod, Ramla, Rahat and Acre, participated in this Study-day which aimed at enriching mothers with knowledge and skills in the field of childhood from birth to three years. The Study-day started with a welcoming word to the mothers presented by Ms. Areej Masarwah the director of Bidayat centre, and Mr. Sharif Masarwah a member of the Trust’s board who later discussed perfectionism in the work of the association. Dr. Roseland Daem, the program director in the Northern area for the Mother-to-Mother program, gave a lecture on the means of counseling. Following the lecture, the mothers were divided into four groups that were supervised by the program coordinators : Inas Alayan, Alaa Madee, Sahar Isawee, Shafica Jahshan, and Maryam Shihadeh. This Study-day was prepared by the Trust’s national coordinator Mrs. Maha Taamreh.
	Inclusion and Diversity in Early Years 2009-11-10 The Trust of programs for early childhood in Jerusalem has recently participated in the Inclusion and Diversity in Early Years Regional Conference, which took place from 5^th to 7^th of Nov. 09. where many associations from Arab and international countries participated. The conference was conducted by the Arab Resource Collective (ARC) in Beirut. The Trust of programs was presented by its director Mr. Nabil Haj Yassin, and by the Teachers’ program coordinator Mrs. Yousra Mohammad. Yousra handed out a paper in which she discussed the Trust’s long experience in Early childhood develop and its recent work at the Shu’fat refugee camp, putting stress on the difficult situation that the people are going through . In light of the association’s field work in Shufat Refugee Camp including the work with the kindergartens, Yousra confirmed that early childhood is highly and directly affected by the difficult environment in that area. Yousra explained that the Trust’s strategy is to work with both children and parents in dealing with children under crisis, to increase the level of awareness; and thus to make the family an important element in the process of education. The aim of the association is to establish an educational background in the refugee camp for the children.
	Teachers' Graduation 2009-06-17 Graduation of a new group of Kindergarten Teachers Jerusalem – on the 9^th of June, 25 teachers graduated the advanced course of the teachers’ on-the-job training program for 2008-09. The training focused on developing the teacher’s skills and providing them with knowledge related directly to their work with children at the kindergarten aiming at improving their performance and developing their capacities. The graduation project focused on the role of the teachers in dealing with the child (such as personal hygiene of the child, the Arabic language, benefits of vegetables and fruits, dealing with crisis situation, the manifestations of the winter season, the English language in the kindergarten). In the framework of cultural interaction, our program interacted with the activities of the program of Jerusalem as the capital of the Arab culture for 2009. The teachers produced seven projects during the course period which were completed and planned in cooperation with their supervisor in team work.
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