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Returnees to Khan Sheikhoun—Rural Idlib (2)

In response to the recent return of about 300 families to their homes in the town of Khan Sheikhoun, Rural Idlib, the team of the Syrian Society for Social Development visited the city to form an idea about the overall situation of the newly returned families.

The SSSD team carried out a number of recreational and awareness activities for children. In parallel, they met with the people to monitor their basic needs and discuss with them the challenges they are facing after return in absence of most of daily living basic services in terms of health,

 

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Return Movement to Khan Sheikhoun, Rural Idlib

In response to people’s massive return to Khan Sheikhoun, rural Idlib, and in order to quickly assess the needs and identify risks to returnee families, the team of the Syrian Society for Social Development visited the town, collected data and assessed the needs.

The SSSD team also carried out some recreational activities for the children there and distributed toys and presents.

Then, making a careful inspection of the town, they determined the damaged infrastructure that need restoration/rehabilitation (schools, power and water infrastructure, sewerage network, public clinics), so these can constitute protection factors for the returning families.

Integrative Activity

The SSSD held an integrative activity in collaboration with the UNHCR, and within the Home-Based Care Programme at one of the kindergartens in Messiaf, with the aim to raise children’s awareness on the appropriate way to deal with children with specific needs, as well as the importance of integrating them with the rest of the community.

The activity included integrating children with specific needs with other normal children of the local community and IDPs, through diverse activities aimed at enhancing communication and cooperation between them.

Code of Conduct

In response to the women's request to learn about the basics of correcting their children’s wrong behavior, the Syrian Society for Social Development (SSSD), in cooperation with the UNHCR, conducted awareness sessions for the mothers of the Friendship Group children entitled "Code of Conduct", under the Home-Based Rehabilitation Programme at Bayt Alaila Center in Hama, Messiaf.

During the sessions, women were introduced to conduct and how to guide their children’s behaviors. Also, the correct code of conduct and strategies needed to be applied were defined.

At the end of the sessions, the women expressed their joy and gratitude for the valuable information they learned from the sessions, which alerted them to the wrong behaviors they were following with their children.

 

Vocational Training Exhibition

 

As a first step for each woman to begin her career in the profession she has learned, the Syrian Society for Social Development (SSSD), in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), has organized a vocational training exhibition within the GBV programme at Aman Center.

The exhibition was a conclusion of the women's training in crochet, embroidery and cleaning industry carried out by SSSD. The women participated in the preparation of and invitation to the exhibition, in cooperation with SSSD’s team. They also had the chance to present their work to the attenders, including the beneficiaries’ families and several residents in the neighborhood surrounding the safe space.

I’m Still Young, Wait Until I Grow Up

With the aim of achieving local community awareness on the dangers and negative social/health impacts of early marriage, the Syrian Society for Social Development Team, in partnership with the UNFPA, carried out a campaign entitled “I’m still young, wait until I grow up” at the Women and Girls Safe Space (WGSS) in Hama. The five-day campaign was divided into two sections. The first section lasted three days.

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The first day took place at the WGSS, where an open discussion was held on amendments to the Personal Status Law regarding early marriage in the presence of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent.

On the second day, a questionnaire on early marriage opinion was conducted by the center’s mobile team at Ibn Rushd Street in Hama.

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The third day was at the textile factory, where a sketch on early marriage was performed. After the sketch ended, we discussed with the workers at the factory their opinions and presented some health information on the risks of early marriage.

As for the second section, it lasted two days. The first day was divided into two parts. The first part was conducted at the WGSS in Hama, where we began by showing a sketch on early marriage and later on had a discussion with the women about the sketch.

 

Then, we presented a reportage showing people’s opinions on early marriage where the questionnaire was conducted. The second part was held in Qamhaneh and also included a sketch on early marriage as well as a video showing the consequences, negative impacts of early marriage and the appropriate age to get married.

Regarding the second day, it was conducted in Maardess with the presence of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, which participated in the discussion on amendments to the Personal Status Law related to early marriage.

The campaign was concluded by forming a dress and writing statements and opinions by attendees about early marriage.

 

Training on Psychosocial Intervention through Puppetry

A training on Psychosocial Intervention through Puppetry was conducted in Masyaf on May 1, 2019 and attended by 25 trainees, working mostly with children and adolescents.


The training aimed at introducing various types of drama games and Applied Drama and Theatre (ADT) models and methodologies. More specifically, games and methods were chosen so as to help adolescents restructure their memories and past experiences and seize opportunities to explore and find possible solutions for current problems.
The trainees were given the chance to apply in a safe space the drama exercises and games they had learnt.

This practical aspect of the training will certainly enable them to understand the course that an adolescent could possibly take during actual intervention. Additionally, the training also focused on the theoretical basis of those exercises—namely, the five-phase model of drama therapy sessions, the complex circle model and the growth and developmental EPR model (Embodiment-Projection-Role).

 

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