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Homework Centers:
Improving the academic
and social skills of Palestinian children
.JPG) Project
Overview
The Homework Centers project
aims to establish a safe environment
for children to help them carry out their school duties in a
secure and encouraging environment.
Sharek assists with
the preparation of the centers by restoring and painting the rooms, in
addition to bringing in the necessary furniture and educational games. A
good study environment is vital for the development of the students’
creative thinking, which in turn can help to improve the academic
advancement of beneficiaries who suffer from low grades or weak academic
output. Some of the homework centers were established in existing Sharek
centers while others were established in partnership with local NGO's,
village councils and municipalities..JPG)
Activities
Since 2006, Sharek has successfully established and operated 26 homework
centers located throughout the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, focusing
especially on rural areas, villages, refugee camps and certain cities.
Local Partners
- Civil society organizations and local NGO’s.
- Village councils and municipalities.
Locations
Homework Centers in West Bank:
Esaad Al-Tofouleh
and Sharek Center in partnership with Hebron Municipality, Kids Club in
partnership with Jericho Municipality, the Palestinian Child Club Kufr
Ne`meh – Ramallah, Hamdi Manco Center in partnership with Nablus
Municipality, MCRC in the old city of Nablus, Arraba Youth Center in
partnership with Arraba Municipality, Kufr Dan Youth Center in
partnership with Kufr Dan Village Council, Future Builder Forum - Abu
Dis, the Cultural Center for Child Development – Tulkarem, Burj Al
Luqluq Association in the old city of Jerusalem, the Cultural Center in
Sur Baher village, lajee center in Aida refugee camp, Safeer Association
in Asskar refugee camp-Nablus, Talfeet women Center-Talfeet village/Nablus,
Al Yamoon municipality center in partnership with Al yamoon
municipality, Jayyous municipality center in partnership with Jayyous
municipality .
Homework Centers in Gaza Strip:
Al-Mawase
Association - Rafah, Rafah Youth Center in partnership with Rafah
Municipality, Khan Younis Youth Center in partnership with Khan Younis
Municipality, Al-Maghazi Services Club – Al-Maghazi, Afaq Charitable
Association –Gaza, Sharek Center-Gaza, Al Ehssan Association-Rafah,
Young Sincetest Forum-Khan Younis, Holst Cultural center in partnership
with gaza municipality, Affaq Association-Beit Hanoun and Sharek Youth
Forum center.
Success Stories
The mother of Ibrahim Judeh said: "I heard about the program
through some of my friends, so I visited the centre in order to find out
more about the project that Ibrahim was about to attend. We suffered a
lot with him; we even tried to enrol him in a private school for
students with learning disabilities. But after joining the program,
there has been a remarkable progress in Ibrahim's personality and
academic level, which we noticed through the improvement in his grades
and his increased ability to do his homework and his improved
self-confidence.
Mousa Abu Snenih,
a volunteer in the Hebron (Esaad Atofuleh) Homework Centre, said:
"Through my participation in the Homework Centre, I can feel the
positive effect of the project on the participating children and the
improvement in their studies, and the development of relationships
between all the participants is also a good indicator of success |
