Music bus goes Middle East
 We train young
Palestinian as music workshop leaders for children in camps and
isolated villages in the West Bank. The Music Bus Goes Middle East
replicates the successful Srebrenica Music Bus program in the
refugee camps of Bethlehem.
We create music
from anything, we create it from silence! We play music in complete
freedom; we show the kids how to live.
Musicians without Borders trainee Naji, al-Azzeh camp,
Bethlehem
Training program
Musicians without Borders works with a total of 23 trainee
workshop leaders, young men and women from Bethlehem and
the surrounding refugee camps. Four times a year, Musicians
without Borders organizes training weeks in the West Bank,
led by international workshop leaders. Between these training
weeks, MwB’s Project Manager coaches the trainees
as they practice with children in the camps, local kindergartens,
children’s hospitals and orphanages. The trainees
reach hundreds of children a year, singing, dancing, doing
body percussion and playing games. A breath of fresh air
in the stale, claustrophobic situation in the camps!
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Investing in the next
generation, and the next
The Music Bus Goes Middle East is a training program for
young adults to work with children. Palestinian young
people are given educational opportunities and gain professional
experience, while the children are given a release from
every day life in the camps.
Non-violent communication
At the request of Musicians without Borders, partner organization
Holy Land Trust has organized training sessions in non-violent
communication and conflict resolution. During the sessions,
the trainees learn about communication, team work, dealing
with conflict and stress management – vital tools
for those growing up in an ongoing conflict. The nonviolent
training is being integrated into the curriculum, and
will become part of the MwB workshop leaders training
program, wherever in the world.
More information
For more information, please contact Marijke Smedema at
m.smedema@musicianswithoutborders.nl
 visit
our blog for pictures and stories www.musicbusgoespalestine.blogspot.com/
In Bosnia and
Herzegovina, the Middle East and any place where children suffer in
the aftermath of war or oppression, the Music Bus serves as a model
for permanent, self-sustaining, locally owned projects for healing,
reconciliation and the development of young local
talent.
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