{"id":196891,"date":"2011-06-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T17:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=196891"},"modified":"2019-03-12T17:18:03","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T17:18:03","slug":"auto-insert-196891","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-196891\/","title":{"rendered":"UNRWA brings the Afro-Brazilian Capoeira to West Bank children – UNRWA press release"},"content":{"rendered":"
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UNRWA and Bidna Capoeira to Bring Fun Activities to More West Bank Children <\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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West Bank — UNRWA today signed an agreement with the group Bidna Capoeira to provide more training in the Afro-Brazilian sport and art form to Palestinian children in two UNRWA schools. <\/p><\/div>\n

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The two organisations decided to extend their joint cooperation and expand the provision of capoeira after their first joint project reached nearly 500 students in UNRWA schools throughout the West Bank. The aim of the project is to use capoeira as a psychosocial tool to support children affected by armed conflict in the West Bank.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The new agreement will ensure training and psychosocial support to young Palestinians in two UNRWA schools in the Shu’fat and Jalazone refugee camps, in East Jerusalem and Ramallah. Bidna Capoeira will run training sessions for boys and girls alike throughout 2011 and 2012.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The training is expected to contribute towards improving students’ learning and behaviour in school classes. According to one counsellor working on the first phase of the project, over 70 per cent of students have shown noticeable improvements in learning and behaviour in school classes. <\/p><\/div>\n

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More than 75 children attended classes earlier in the year in Fawwar camp near Hebron. “Everyone holds hands, we are like brothers,” said Bashar, a Bidna Capoeira student there. “I learnt strength from capoeira. I improved in my exams and I stay quiet in class.” As well as the lessons, Bashar practises at home, sometimes on the roof of his house.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Signing today’s agreement, UNRWA’s director of West Bank operations Thomas White said that capoeira provides an important means of expression for refugee children, particularly those who face difficult social and economic conditions. <\/p><\/div>\n

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“Activities like capoeira enable children who’ve suffered hardship to lead something like a normal life,” he said.<\/p><\/div>\n

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About Bidna Capoeira<\/strong><\/span>
\nBidna Capoeira provides psychosocial relief to children in refugee camps and similarly challenging environments using sport, music and play. Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian sport and art that combines elements of dance, acrobatics and music. UNICEF recognises that sport and recreation for kids in general contribute to the millennium development goals. It is based on a philosophy of respect, with no winners and no losers. It requires nothing more than a friend and a few metres of flat space.
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For more information, please call: <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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Ilona Kassissieh
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\nOrange: 054 216 8717
\nOffice: 02 589 0408<\/p><\/div>\n

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