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Relevant background information
In the last decade, Child-to-Child activities in Syria have been introduced through UNICEF Damascus in urban and rural parts of the country (see Note 1). More recently, with support from the Arab Resource Collective, the Aga Khan Foundation has started to introduce Child-to-Child in their early childhood programme (see Note 2).
Note 1
UNICEF Office – Damascus
Child-to-Child activities began in 1995 and the exact number of children involved in the programme is unknown, but at least 200 have been involved in the past. The Ministry of Education introduced this programme in 1996 in selected schools. The programme aims are:
1. Promoting students' skills in order to improve their living standards;
2. Creating awareness through the school health programme in order to strengthen the positive thinking and health behaviour of local community members;
3. Involving children in health, environment and development issues in society.
Activities are introduced through classroom teaching and through summer camps. Children are encouraged to think for themselves through activities such as field visits, group work to prepare and implement projects, and through discussion and evaluation of project outputs.
Date: 2000. Updated information awaited.
Source: Child-to-Child Website Directory 2000
Note 2
Aga Khan Foundation, Syria
In 2005 the Arab Resource Collective has started providing training and materials support to the Aga Khan Foundation in Syria to introduce Child-to-Child activities in its ECCD programmes in Tal El Tout. Training of volunteers in the Child-to-Child programme will take place in the summer of 2005.
Date: 2005
Source: Joumanah Zabaneh (ctc@mawared.org)
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