Anna Lindh Foundation

CapoeirArab - Syria

National Network

Syria

Address

PO BOX:34512, Jamia Faruk, Baghdad St., Damascus - Syria Damascus Syria

Country

Syria

City

Damascus

Street address 2

PO BOX:34512, Jamia Faruk, Baghdad St., Damascus - Syria

Mobile Phone

00963 (0) 9339 25 704

Telephone

00963 (0) 9339 25 704

E-Mail

info@capoeirarab.com

Year of Establishment

2007

Contact Person1

Tarek Alsaleh

Contact Person 2

Isaac Heinrich

Organisation Type

Other

Fields of Activity

Youth and education

General Information

PARTICIPANTS Our programs encourage youth participation from all sectors of Syrian society. Our regular training sessions attract a diverse constituency of residents in Damascus who wish to benefit from regular fitness and nurture a passion for the art form. We also pursue collaborative workshops and seminars with internationally renowned capoeira mestres from Brazil and Europe, in addition to regional gatherings with schools based in Lebanon, Oman, Dubai and Turkey.

Mission and Objectives

FOUNDING PRINCIPLES CapoeirArab is dedicated to social development of youth through the means of capoeira. The organization embraces values such as heterogeneity, cooperation and respect for the other, using capoeira as a common ground for social integration and discourse.

Main Projects / Activities

Social activity Free for Kids Classes are aimed at taking the kids off the streets to unite and educate them all Kids who are interested in Capoeira and can’t afford the Training will not be charged. Khaled bin Al-Walid Youth Reformatory Dates: Start October 2008 Activity: Capoeira training and performance with the teenage inmates, (boys) music and traditional Brazilian Dance. Location: Khaled bin Al-Walid Youth Reformatory for boys, Damascus Performance required: Sport and re - socialisation activities with over 250 teenagers In cooperation with UNICEF and Caritas Damascus, Syria Dates: Start October 2008 - twice a week Activity: Capoeira training and performance with the Iraqi refugee children, music and traditional Brazilain Dance Performance required: “Child Protection Specialists”- Program in Geramana with over 600 children Location: Zeizuna Church, Bab Sharque NGO Terres des hommes Italia; Title: Al Tanf – Refugee Camp Dates: 7th and 8th of May 2009 Activity: Capoeira training and performance with the local teenagers, music and traditional Brazilian Dance Performance required: Sport and re - socialisation activities with over 200 teenagers Location: Al Tanf – Camp; Syrian – Iraqi boarder
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