Soccer for Peace
This
year's summer camp was held at the Nir HaEmek youth village in the Wadi
Ara region. For 4 days and 3 nights, 74 children ages 10-15
participated in camp activities; 39 of these children were Arab and 35
were Jewish. 32 of the Arab campers and 25 of the Jewish campers
responded to the survey. The results show the strong positive impact the
camp makes on all of its campers.
The
camp consisted of mixed groups, both Jews and Arabs, with each team led
by several Jewish and Arab counselors and a soccer coach. A group of
the Jewish children are players from the league that play regularly and
are affiliated with Barkai; the Arab children came to camp through the
Welfare Ministry's non-formal education department, all of the Arab
campers where from low socio-economic backgrounds. The campers came from
three villages affiliated with the Menashe Regional Council, Eleran,
Meisar, and Umm at Katuf.
The camp's programming included soccer practices and tournaments
between all the campers. The soccer practices were accompanied by
educational dialogue, problem solving and group activities covering the
topics of identity and "the other". The camp was also a great social
outlet for the campers who had access to the village's pool and cultural
activities.
As part of our evaluation of the camp, we conducted a survey amongst
the participants, just as we did in previous years. The results show the
strong positive impact the camp makes on all of its campers.
For a complete report on the survey, click here!
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http://www.soccerforpeace.com/