Our Interview in SURF Magazin Germany (November 2015)!
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UNICEF Report: „Education under Fire“
The reports demonstrates how conflict and war in the Middle East drive children out from school and disrupt or destroy educational facilities. It closes with an urgent call on action – especially in the countries which accomodate most of the Syrian refugees in the current crisis. Find the report here
Visit to Lebanon
A group of Syrian refugees who are UN-volunteers in their communities in the Lebanese coastal area – in discussion with them we learned about Syrian refugees needs and sorrows in Lebanon and received valuable input for our project idea.
Lebanon-visit: a typical settlement of Syrian refugees in Lebanon
Visit to our project country Lebanon II
Team member Anja met Hiba, one of our local windsurf instructors in Beirut. Hiba will be responsible for teaching girls classes – so girls from rather religious and conservative families can learn this amazing sport too!
Visit to Lebanon III
We had the chance to meet Ahmed (12) and his sister Fatima (14). They live in an informal refugee settlement in the north of Lebanon. Fatima is traumatized by the war in Syria and refuses to go to school. Her brother is trying to help her. He has sustained the …
Visit to Lebanon
We were in Lebanon and have started preparations for the pilot project launch. We had the chance to meet with the UN Refugee Agency and discuss our project with them. In the subsequent field visit the UNHCR organized meetings with several Syrian refugee families residing near the coast. In their houses …
Ban Ki-moon: Sport for displaced children
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon spoke at a special event titled “United Action Towards Sustainable Development for All Through Sport” on the 15 April 2015. He stressed the importance of sport especially for displaced children and youth and emphasized the role of sport in helping to restore some degree of normalcy …
To our surfers in Germany: Donations needed!
SUPPORT US – BOARDS, SAILS and more NEEDED! Like many of us you might have (wind)surf equipment which you don´t want to use anymore. Maybe since long you have been thinking to replace your old board with a new one. Then this year is the right time to say goodbye …
We are online
Surf.for.Change is online now. From now on we will inform you in our Blog about the progress we are making, news and activities surrounding our work. It will take some time but we hope we will be able to successfully start our first project in Lebanon. Talks with potential partners …