The children of the Gaza Strip face their psychological crises with music
The “Enjoy Your Life” art project promotes the health of besieged children in Gaza
Gaza children receive doses of music therapy.
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“Enjoy Your Life” succeeded in treating the psychological crises of the children of Gaza.
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Enjoy your life project that raises the capabilities of the children of Gaza.
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On the impact of the traditional songs “On the Keffiyeh”, “Ya Zarif al-Tawwal” and “Romani al-Hawa”, the child Hoor al-Sammak spends many hours inside the “Sunnu” Center for Culture and Heritage in the Gaza Strip, in harmony with the musical melodies, in an attempt to entertain herself and promote her talents.
Between self-entertainment and talent promotion, the 11-year-old girl, Hour, managed to overcome psychological crises that accompanied her following the recent Israeli war against the Gaza Strip last May, which caused her to isolate from her social environment within her area of residence and school, and even her family members.
The girl Al-Sammak was accompanied by a severe psychological crisis, as a result of the scenes of the missiles that destroyed the houses next to her, and exterminated dozens of children, but today she has become more interactive with everyone, as a result of her participation in heritage art activities for weeks on end.
Psychological aid
The child Hoor and hundreds of Gazan children succeeded in overcoming the severe psychological crises that disturbed their lives, by receiving intensive doses of music therapy, through the “Enjoy Your Life with Music” project, which was launched by the “Swallow” Foundation, to improve the mental health of school students in the Gaza Strip. Treat it with music.
These children reached the stage of recovery, as a result of their participation in musical activities that opened the door to their abilities and talents, in addition to preparing them to use music as a creative means to express themselves, which leads to improving students' mental health.
For her part, the coordinator of the "Enjoy Your Life with Music" project at the "Sunnu" Foundation for Culture and Heritage, Rania Al-Shurihi, says in an exclusive interview with "Emirates Today", that the difficult conditions faced by the children of Gaza, as a result of the Israeli wars that affected all areas of the Strip, were enough. Creating a state of terror in children by witnessing bombings, destruction, genocide, and the loss or injury of a relative or neighbour.
She adds that “these events resulted in the children of Gaza suffering trauma or post-traumatic stress, which affected them psychologically, their academic achievement and their focus. This in turn puts us in a position of responsibility for immediate and rapid intervention through special programs and projects, which contribute to creating an atmosphere of joy and fun and positive interaction with peers.
Al-Shurihi notes that the “Enjoy Your Life” musical project comes as an emergency intervention and a means of psychosocial support for children affected by wars and crises in the Gaza Strip, especially the events in the Strip in May 2021, which affected many schools and its suburbs.
She explains that the idea of the project is based on the use of music as a therapeutic and modern technique, within psychological support techniques, by engaging schoolchildren in individual and group playing and singing exercises, especially those who have been directly exposed to violence.
Al-Shurihi continues by saying: “These techniques affect the child’s personality positively by developing his skills, and helping him to overcome internal psychological problems, which come as a result of the difficult conditions that children are exposed to in Gaza, which result in many organic problems.
Among the psychological crises that the musical "Enjoy Your Life" activities have contributed to eliminating in children are isolation, introversion, and severe depression, in addition to mental wandering, according to Al-Sharhi.
The coordinator of the “Enjoy Your Life” project points out that the child’s participation in individual and group singing programs contributes to breaking the barriers of fear, enhances the child’s self-confidence, helps him develop positive thinking skills and acquires a sense of teamwork, in addition to instilling the values of strengthening the Palestinian identity. in the hearts of children.
positive reaction
The “Enjoy Your Life” project received a positive response from the children, as a result of their interest in the artistic musical project, to participate in the playing and singing programs, and the popular Dabkeh.
The coordinator of the "Enjoy Your Life" project says that 840 children periodically participate in choir programs, which the Swallow Foundation embraces free of charge, to enhance their talents. Which contributed to the treatment of their psychological crises.
Al-Shuraishi continued, “The follow-up and evaluation reports prepared by the Foundation within the first phase of the (Enjoy Your Life with Music) project showed high indicators of children’s response to the implemented musical activities, as they revealed high levels of concentration among children, and enabled them to use many stress relief techniques, such as, listening For music, playing with music, drawing with music.
On the other hand, the girl’s mother, Hoor Al-Sammak, says: “My daughter was suffering from excessive isolation and her inability to express herself, but after participating in (Enjoy Your Life) activities, she became more able to express herself.”
She adds, "After one of the activities of the Enjoy Your Life project, my daughter sent me a message via mobile phone telling me that she had made friendships with other children, and after returning home she spent a long time reciting the songs she had received through the musical art project."
• The idea of the project is based on the use of music as a therapeutic and modern technique, within psychological support techniques.
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