GOAL

The main objective of this project is to develop the cultural and theatre training center in the camp and equip it with all the equipment and instruments needed to allow it to function independently, so that it would not continuously depend on donations, which will permit it to help children to overcome and manage the recent stress and violence imposed on them and encourage self-expression through peaceful means (Drama and Art) in a secure and healthy environment, where they could also use the library and the computers. The long term objective is to establish a complete and permenant Cultural and Theatre Training Center in the camp, equiped with light video and sound systems and a movable stage inorder to perform plays in the region and all over the country, a library to encourage reading and research for knowledge, a computer training centerand internet to connect children with other children of their age all over the world, as well as art workshops (painting, drawing and mosaic).

OBJECTIVES

The project aims to:

1. Create a fully equiped cultural and theatre training center for children (boys and girls), age 6-18 years old, and the neighbouring region.
2. Initiate the children to the art of theatre and drama, and train them on acting and prepare plays which reflect their situation and their rights and other subjects of interst for their age, so that they benefit of this as a means of self-expression and creation to widen their horizons, since most of the children, if not all, have never been in a theatre
3. Helping the children to deflect their stress and discharge their anxiety through free self-expression and peaceful means using drama, art and reading.
4. Create a theatre group where children are the main actors.
5. As a cultural center, mainly for children, help children in the camp and the neighbouring region to make use of their time with something positive that shall develop their creativity and the spirit of belonging to a team, to a family and to a country.
6. Encouraging the participation of disabled children and promote positive attitudes towards them amongst their peers in the community for a positive mainstreaming in the socio-economic life in the camp and surrounding localities through art, computer and library activities.
7. Distracting children from the heavy atmosphere of war and violence surrounding them and engage them in peaceful activities.