In the spirit of diverse community involvement, the toy project recently partnered with King’s Academy in holding an open day for kite flying and other fun diversions. Great fun was had by all, yet just as importantly participants gained great experience organizing and managing outreach on their own.
Life is not easy for adolescents. This is often especially true in the Middle East. In turn, the toy project has experimented liberally with comfort and support, under the hope that such reduced stress would reward creativity and expression. And for the most part, this has been pleasantly observed as participants come up with more and more interesting creations as they become more comfortable with their surroundings.
Because complex challenges always benefit from wide-ranging support, the project actively encouraged participants to act upon their desire to support their adolescent peers suffering from conflict and trauma in Gaza. In turn they designed cutting-edge t-shirts that were distributed both within Gaza and throughout the region to help declare that the kids of Gaza are not alone, as well as highlight their own civic development.
Because communication and expression are so essential to contemporary success, two hours a day are invested three times a week into improving our abilities to share our experiences. Sometimes language, sometimes speaking, sometimes writing, yet always insightful and supportive.
