Music bus goes Middle East
We train young Palestinian as music
workshop leaders for children in camps and isolated villages
in the West Bank.
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
Workshop leaders
Musicians without Borders works with a total of
23 trainee workshop leaders, young men and women from Bethlehem and
the surrounding refugee camps.
Training
weeks
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.
Hundreds of children
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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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.
For more
information, please contact
 Fabienne van
Eck -
Project Manager
Or visit
our blog for pictures and stories: www.musicbusgoespalestine.blogspot.com/
The Music Bus
Goes Middle East replicates the successful Srebrenica Music
Bus program in the refugee camps of
Bethlehem.
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