Overall targets
To contribute to Palestinian children’s non-curricular education and psychological wellbeing.
Immediate targets
18 youth volunteers have knowledge, skills and experience to be able to lead and manage the intervention of educational and psychological relief sessions for children using play and circus methodologies by end of the implementation of project activities (month 10). 150 vulnerable and under-served young boys and girls (8-13 years of age) from target areas have psychological relief and skills built through play and circus arts by end of project activity implementation (month 10). Increased advocacy in Palestine on the effectiveness of the play and circus methodology by end of project activity implementation (month 10).
Target groups
The target groups of the project are the following: primary target group –NCS volunteers; secondary target group - youth and children in marginalized areas around the Nablus city and district (from urban slums and vulnerable villages); indirect beneficiaries are expected to be the families and friends of those children and youth that make up the primary and secondary target groups.
Resume
The aim of this project is to build the capacity of the NCS volunteers in psychosocial support through play and circus in addition to cultural management and deepening their work with vulnerable children in marginalized areas of the northern West Bank – villages and urban slums. This project will not only activate the role of youth in volunteerism but will also activate civil society organizations and community-based organizations in target areas that will be hosting our activities and enhancing their work with their communities, which will, in turn add to the sustainability of the action.