Blogs about: Ruwwad
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So long...
Coming back to Amman was an odd feeling, in that I knew I only had four days in Jordan. Going back to the foundation, the preschool, and the library. An Arab-Canadian lady and her two daughters (10 an… more →
Opening my wings...
So long...
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Mark Laichena wrote 1 year ago: Coming back to Amman was an odd feeling, in that I knew I only had four days in Jordan. Going back t … more →
arabian nights
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Mark Laichena wrote 1 year ago: Other than my laptop screen, all I can right now are stars. It’s 1130 pm, and I’m lying on the roof … more →
Empowerment
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Mark Laichena wrote 1 year ago: So Ruwwad decided that they wanted a new project far enough away that it couldn’t overlap with the w … more →
Summer school
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Mark Laichena wrote 1 year ago: The library at Ruwwad is, at the best of times, a hyperactive community centre. You can divide the k … more →
Pushing out the bounds
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Mark Laichena wrote 1 year ago: Every Saturday, the university scholarship students come to the foundation to meet with the staff an … more →
Mark Laichena wrote 1 year ago: A few of the teenagers here have discovered the joys of facebook without the acquiring the etiquette … more →
Last-minute cramming...
Mark Laichena wrote 1 year ago: Most of the children in Jabal Nathif are coming to the end of the school year, and are taking their … more →
Settling down
Mark Laichena wrote 1 year ago: Yesterday we finally met to talk about the evaluation concept and applying it to Ruwwad. I have to a … more →
Doing it for the kids
Mark Laichena wrote 1 year ago: The preschool part of Ruwwad is in its seventh month of operation, and definitely still in developme … more →
Mark Laichena wrote 1 year ago: One of Ruwwad’s more recently started projects is the preschool. I’ve been fairly free in the mornin … more →
And the days go on...
Mark Laichena wrote 1 year ago: (Above: Craft activities done with children after school) The more I talk to the children around Ruw … more →
Cats, kids, and Outcome Mapping...
Mark Laichena wrote 1 year ago: Today Nadim and I shared a taxi ride home with the smallest cat I’ve ever seen, sitting in a box nex … more →
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Mark Laichena wrote 1 year ago: (Kites – you see them all across the city) Today has brought both good and bad news. To first … more →
Happenings
Mark Laichena wrote 1 year ago: So today took a negative twist when the Canadian intern (Nadim) checked his bag in Ruwwad to find hi … more →
Light in the darkness
Mark Laichena wrote 1 year ago: Spot the only bright paint in the neighbourhood! It really is a like a ray in light in the darkness … more →
Starting at work
Mark Laichena wrote 1 year ago: This morning started off calm – I was selling bags made (from old newspaper) by some of the elderly … more →
Amman, the city formerly known as Philadelphia
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dieterroefs wrote 1 year ago: As part of our field trip, we visited one of Amman’s Palestinian neighborhoods and its corpora … more →
