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December took us to two places profoundly shaped by war and uncertainty,
in Lebanon and Ukraine, we were privileged to facilitate two very different, yet closely connected training courses for local professionals who continue to create spaces for care, connection and support under extremely challenging circumstances
We had the privilege of facilitating two inspiring training weeks. One online with people in Northeast Syria and one in-person in Jordan, but both were filled with inspiration, courage, and creativity.
In June, Sounds of Change trainers Lucas Dols and Sander van Goor returned to Ukraine to lead a week of training for teachers. Together with local trainer, musician and Sounds of Change Academy alumna Kateryna Kudasheva, they led two intensive three-day training programs in Uzhgorod.
We have had the privilege of working with aid workers operating in Gaza, the West Bank, Jordan and Lebanon. In this newsletter, we would like to share more about the hybrid training we recently conducted in the West Bank and the support group we started for aid workers in Gaza.
As part of a two-year project we started earlier this year with the DROSOS FOUNDATION, we’ve been providing online training for professional caregivers who are currently active in Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon and Jordan.
Last week, more than 90 people attended our training.
We started the new year full of hope, energy and exciting plans for the future.
Here we would like to give you a small insight.
At the invitation of our Sounds of Change Academy alumni Kateryna Kudasheva and her local organisation Sol Diez, we traveled with Trauma International trainers Saskia Bok and Maartje Schel. Having arrived in the city of Uzhgorod in the Ukrainian region of Zakarpattia we trained 32 caregivers, teachers and therapists.
This year, the Sounds of Change Academy is offering another intensive three-day training programme, one weekend, for professionals and advanced students who want to learn and work with the Sounds of Change method and mindset. The training is open to people who already have experience in leading music sessions with groups, community music projects and/or work experience as a music therapist.
We held our 7th annual Orchestra of Changemakers Meet-Up in Amsterdam on April 14. The event proved to be both moving and energising so we are pleased to share this update with you.
At the beginning of this March we gave two training courses in Turkey.
It was a special week, which we would like to tell you about.
The organisation Welthungerhilfe had asked us to train two teams of their employees simultaneously in Gaziantep and Mardin. Welthungerhilfe offers psychosocial support (PSS) to children, young people and adults in northwest Syria and southern Turkey, victims of the war in Syria and the earthquake of 6th Februari 2023, killing more than 40,000 people and erasing entire cities.