LEARNING TO WALK : OVER AGAIN
Series of images regarding the trauma theraphy activities for Syrian refuge children living in Turkish refugee camps near the Syrian border.
Turkey now harbours approximately two million refugees from Syria, and increasingly from Iraq as well. This means that along with the direct neighbours of Iraq and Syria – Jordan and Lebanon- Turkey is now bearing most of the burden when it comes to absorbing and taking care of these refugees. Some of the refugees live in enclosed camps that are unfortunately largely inaccessible from the outside. However, most of them are so-called urban refugees who now live in Mardin, near the Syrian border, as well as in just about every large city in Turkey. More than 500,000 refugees now live in Istanbul alone. The Goethe-Institut Istanbul is conducting various projects that are especially designed to assist these refugees in their current precarious situation.
Series of images regarding the trauma theraphy activities for Syrian refuge children living in Turkish refugee camps near the Syrian border.
Turkey now harbours approximately two million refugees from Syria, and increasingly from Iraq as well. This means that along with the direct neighbours of Iraq and Syria – Jordan and Lebanon- Turkey is now bearing most of the burden when it comes to absorbing and taking care of these refugees. Some of the refugees live in enclosed camps that are unfortunately largely inaccessible from the outside. However, most of them are so-called urban refugees who now live in Mardin, near the Syrian border, as well as in just about every large city in Turkey. More than 500,000 refugees now live in Istanbul alone. The Goethe-Institut Istanbul is conducting various projects that are especially designed to assist these refugees in their current precarious situation.
Instructors who were in the camp for training performs a stilt dance for all the refugee children in the Nusaybin refugee camp.
From time to time, stilts are fixed, repaired since a faulty stilt can cause serious injuries while training.
Young adults walking to the training area inside the refugee camp where they will practice walking and performing on the stilts.
A young refugee boy running with hurry to catch the stilt training. Nusaybin Refugee Camp, Mardin
Preperation before the training. Nusaybin Refugee Camp, Mardin
While performing on the stilts, children should be able to use wooden sticks for different stories.
The groups needs to repeat every move agaın and again to be in harmony with eachother during a performance.
Being able to do multiple tasks while walkign with stilts needs lots of practice. Nusaybin Refugee Camp, Mardin
Wolfgang, the lead instructor is teaching a refugee boy the tricks if he wants to become a good stilt walker.
Instructors showing the refugee children the key figures when they have to perform on stilts.
Due to the extreme temperatures the participant refugees are brought to city with special permission where they can exercise in closed area.
Local residents of Mardin, especially young girls willing to learn walking on stilts.
A volunteer is sharing his water with a refugee boy before leaving the camp area. Nusaybin Refugee Camp, Mardin
Refugee children are trying to shake hands with the intructors after a stilt performance
Sultan Tunc, a Turkish born German hip hop singer is entertaining the refugee kids in Nusaybin Refugee camp.
