Yes Theatre professional drama trainers will provide 50 children in conflict with the law-juveniles- a drama shelter that protects them from being detained as a rehabilitating and empowering tool. This will save them from detention with criminals and rehabilitate them to bring better versions of themselves through drama therapy sessions that will increase their self esteem& improve their psycho social well-being,&develop better means of expressions to voice attain their needs in a proper manner
the project targets 50Juveniles/children in conflict with the law/who is the victim of psychological severe deterioration due to Israeli occupation, expansion of illegal settlements, settlers violence&, military incursions.Children living in fragile vulnerable families were more likely to get affected; they adopted to violence by being violent themselves becoming in conflict with the law. The project will benefit those kids directly, the Palestinian authority as an alternative to detention.
Children will be provided the safe shelter in which they can be empowered, drama-therapy is effective in improving their psycho-social well-being, enhance their self-esteem, they can reflect on their behaviors &attitudes;furthermore, they are equipped with coping mechanisms that enable them to voice their needs,concerns&inner feeling and attain their rights in proper manners.They will become accepted productive people in society,
In 2016 the government has ratified the law of protecting juveniles in accordance with international criteria of child rights that considers juveniles as victims and brings alternative for detention. YT provided a detention alternative which is drama therapy sessions, to protect juveniles, rehabilitate them and improve their psychosocial well-being, which will positively impact society; 50 children will be the direct beneficiaries while the indirect are the families of the kids, and the society
This project has provided additional documentation in a DOCX file (projdoc.docx).
