Cultural festivity in Lattakia to mark World Children’s Day
Under the title “Childhood is the Joy of the Earth” , the Child Culture Directorate of the ministry of Culture organized a festivity in cooperation with the directorates of cultures in several governorates marking the World Children’s Day.
Artistic, cultural and recreational activities were hosted by the Children’s Public Library Association at Dar Al-Assad for Culture in Lattakia, with the participation of about 300 children with disabilities and school dropouts.
Director of Culture in Lattakia Majd Sarem said in a statement to the Syriatimes e-newspaper that “the cultural festivity is characterized by the active participation of NGOs through a series of artistic and musical workshops and dance performances, in addition to focusing on awareness-raising activities targeting parents and how to deal with children with disabilities to integrate them into society.
The two-days festivity included carrying out workshops on collective drawing, handicrafts and origami for children by the Culture Team for Building Life Skills in Lattakia .
Head of the team Mrs. Amal Tobal stressed to Syriatimes the importance of the celebration, which provided an opportunity for children to learn new types of art , express their skills and integrate with their companions in various activities which enhance their self- confidence and motivate them to develop their skills.
Mays El-Desouky, Executive Director of the Children’s Public Library Association, said: In cooperation with the Directorate of Culture, “ Mahmoud Al-Ajjan Conservatory of Music “ and the Life Skills Building Team, we carried out various interactive activities , including drawing, acting , singing , dancing, recycling , origami artworks and performing puppet theater.
She added that a medical symposium was held under the title “ My Son’s health is a wealth ” , indicating that in cooperation with Al-Qabbani Group for theatre arts the children turned the symposium into a play and performed it to raise awareness about the importance of adherence to health rules which is the first of its kind.
On his part, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Children’s Public Library Association Iyad Hussein told Syriatimes that the library seeks throughout the year to carry out educational, health and recreational activities in cooperation with civil or governmental bodies, stressing these developmental activities target children and aim to develop their talents in all fields, encourage them and direct them to the right way because Syria’s hope is the new generation to build their countries.
AL-Dasuky pointed out that the children symbolized their rights through their paintings including the rights to live, learn, play and live within a family in a healthy environment.
She stressed that the festivity is unique and important because it gives hope to children after the nine-year war in their country , indicating that the children’s families are eager to do anything for children to remind them of their innocent world , develop their talents and support their psychological needs.
A number of children expressed their happiness to participate in the various activities . Zubaida Razzo, , who has a disability participated in drawings related to the title of the festivity, hoping that the children would achieve their dreams and aspirations.
Likewise, the thirteen-year Ali Zalloukh, who returned to school thanks to the integrated education program, expressed his happiness to participate in the activities of the event and his determination to complete his education to become an engineer and contribute to building Syria.
According to Souad Bayazid, the event is an important platform for children to meet and introduce their talents. She hopes to become a doctor to contribute to taking care of the children’s health and live in security and love.
Interviewed by : Rawaa Ghanam
Photos by : Rawaa Ghanam