24-4-2016
Hello everybody! Please watch how we made it happen for kahkaha's 5th playground in 2016!Thank you to Enda Nevin A Michael Walsh Evert Lekkerkerker Daniel JohnJimmy Geagea Rabih Aouad Walid Rashid Ghalia أبو صائب القاضي Noor L EkkerkerkerThank you for all the people who donated at razoo!
21-2-2016
Preparing for Kahkaha 5th playground!!!
After Enda Nevin, Alex Walsh and Daniel John decided to run the Beirut marathon and raise money for Kahkaha 5th playground 9-11-2015.
We found a land at Naher El Bared camp and in 21-2-2016 finished cleaning. We will have a nice park not only a playground!
26-9-2015
Kahkaha project made it happen again in 2015! So happy to present you the 4th playground. Thank you for everybody who supported us and help us. Without you we wouldn't make it happen!
The playground opening
Kahkaha's 4th playground in video!
25-7-2015
Work in progress!
Everybody is motivated, working without stop even the neighbours came for help!:)
And finally the tennis table took place for good! At a youth club in Sabra and Shatila camp.
The youth club super happy! Good to know that More than 100 youth will be using it!:)
24-7-2015
Friday 24th of August! We all gathered to start making it happen in Shatila. First we had a gathering with the kids. We distributed the gifts from our special donors and we started painting the walls.
Thank you for all the volunteers who helped us and worked hard despite the blazing summer sun!
20-7-2015
The gifts for the kids are wrapped and ready for friday to be distributed.
Big thank you to Simea Cavelti for the sketch books and pens, Jennifer MacDonald for the eye balls and Jimmy Geagea for the clown noses.
Big thank you to Simea Cavelti for the sketch books and pens, Jennifer MacDonald for the eye balls and Jimmy Geagea for the clown noses.
Thanks to your thoughtful donations! :)
16-7-2015
Here, a preview of the materials that the super talented and expert volunteers made so far.
Special thanks to them without you guys we couldn't make it!
17-3-2015
The idea for Kahkaha was born when we realized that children in the camps lack a space to play safely, away from the risks of electrocution, harassment, and drugs. The exchange helps to further integrate young Palestinians with Lebanese society. Through Kahkaha, these children will acquire three skills: the ability to cooperate, to exchange, and to participate in making a change.
Kahkaha, which means laughter in Arabic and Turkish, is about fun and encouragement. Through participating in the activities, we aim to allow both our volunteers and young Palestinians to learn about each other, laugh together, and increase the feeling of belonging.So far, Kahkaha has built three playgrounds in two different camps: Bourj El Barajneh; and Sabra and Shatila (see video of these playgrounds here:http://vimeo.com/85532351). We estimate that approximately 18,400 children have benefited from these three playgrounds. The 2nd of April we are making a fund raising event to be able to create the fourth playground in Sabra and Shatila!Its in the Back door 25$ Entrance (apperetivo + beer+ live Music + DJ).
Your presence is important for us to make it happen!
There is Tombola with really nice prices! The ticket is 5000 L.L
9 October
Kids enjoying the beautiful Garden in Bourj El Barajneh, you could feel it by just watching the pictures. It is a huge Satisfaction when you see the smiles on the kids face.
26 September
The Big Day arrived, kahkaha project reached all the goals. We were pleased to share this joy with many visitors.
His Excellency the Italian Ambassador in Beirut Guisseppe Morabito
The representative of his excellency the Palestinian Ambassador in Lebanon M. Maher Machael
The director of Unrwa for the central of Beirut M. Mhamad Khaled
The Director of the camp M. Bahaa Hassoun
Not to forget all the friends of kahkaha who were many and they were supporting kahkaha project as usual in this big event.
Thank you for all the people who contribute directly and indirectly to kahkaha project.
WE MADE IT HAPPEN FOR THE THIRD TIME!
WE DID IT!
4 September
Kids enjoying the beautiful Garden in Bourj El Barajneh, you could feel it by just watching the pictures. It is a huge Satisfaction when you see the smiles on the kids face.
26 September
The Big Day arrived, kahkaha project reached all the goals. We were pleased to share this joy with many visitors.
His Excellency the Italian Ambassador in Beirut Guisseppe Morabito
The representative of his excellency the Palestinian Ambassador in Lebanon M. Maher Machael
The director of Unrwa for the central of Beirut M. Mhamad Khaled
The Director of the camp M. Bahaa Hassoun
Not to forget all the friends of kahkaha who were many and they were supporting kahkaha project as usual in this big event.
Thank you for all the people who contribute directly and indirectly to kahkaha project.
WE MADE IT HAPPEN FOR THE THIRD TIME!
WE DID IT!
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| The kids performance |
4 September
To see the final achievement of Kahkha project! come to the opening the 26th September at 12:00pm in Bourj El Barajneh.
| Funded by the Italian Development Cooperation/ Italian Embassy in Beirut Thanks to the constant support of Social Support Society, Avatar Architettura (Nicolas Santini/ Pier Paolo Taddei, Bachir El-Khoury Architect, Preethi Nallu and Adrian Hartrick for the short movie and Walid Rashid Photographer. Thanks to you KAHKAHA MADE IT HAPPEN!   |
15 August
Until now the difference is obvious, what about if you see the end!
We are really making it Happen for the 250 kids in the kinder garden!
10 August
Kahkaha is going forward as usual have a look of our progress.
thank you to the Italian Development cooperation/Italian Embassy in Beirut!
26 July
As always now, We got the paint from Tutunji family.
Thank you for the support of Tutunji family:)
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| Funded by the Italian Development Cooperation/ Italian Embassy in Beirut |
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| Funded by the Italian Development Cooperation/ Italian Embassy in Beirut |
25 July
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| Funded by the Italian Development Cooperation/ Italian Embassy in Beirut |
20 July
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| Funded by the Italian Development Cooperation/ Italian Embassy in Beirut |
15 July
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| Funded by the Italian Development Cooperation/ Italian Embassy in Beirut |
10 July
Building playgrounds is a need and everybody agree on that. Many people in this two years were involved in Kahkaha and they were excited to join our family.
This time our ambitions get bigger and we wanted to renovate and create a garden in Bourj El Barajneh, for Al Qassam kinder garden who works with 250 kids every year.
This project was funded by the Italian Cooperation/Italian Embassy in Beirut.
The architecture plan was donated by "Avatar Architettura" (Nicola Santini/ Pier Paolo Taddei)
The contractor "Architect Bachir Khoury".
26 April
I can say, it was the big day.
The opening of the playground. Now officially the kids of Sabra and Shatila they can enjoy the playground. Everybody was there to Celebrate this big day.
Big thanks to Everybody. Without you we couldn't make it happen!
16 March
It was the final day with the help of the super volunteers we were able to finish all the paint work in the playground. The feeling of satisfaction was huge. we couldn't hide our happiness. We did a huge achievement.
Now we are waiting for the tennis table and baby foot who are donated by Rotary cosmopolitan Beirut to Kahkaha. And we will be ready for the opening of the second playground of Kahkaha!
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9 March
We were all rushing this morning to finish painting the ground floor before bringing the tennis table and the baby-foot, we all want to finish the playground so the kids can start playing inside during spring. And indeed when there is a will there is a way, we did it we still have a small part for the next Saturday!
16 February
All the volunteers were ready at 12:00, to go to the camp. All the positive energy was there in Shatila. We couldn't stop nobody wanted to leave this is how much everybody was taken by painting. You can see what we accomplished this day by looking to the following pictures. Thank you everybody!
12 February
It was the full Success, Rotary Cosmopolitan Club invited us to be a speaker in there reunion so they can be able to fund us with a Tennis Table and a baby foot. We did it as usual everybody was motivated and they were ready to make it happen for Kahkaha.
Thank you for welcoming us Rotary Club and giving us this opportunity to spread our positive message.
26 January
It was another successful Saturday, the weather was helpful and we finished almost the paintings we started last Saturday. Of course with the big help of the volunteers and the kids from the camp.
It's really hard to explain the satisfaction of the changes we made in this space.
You have to just look to the pictures below!
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| Golizar (one of the kids of the camp) wall. |
19 January
What a productive and fruitful day?! Our day started at 10:00 in the morning where we met in Mar Mikhail and headed to the camp with positive energy.
We achieved a lot and we felt great satisfaction, to a point where it was very difficult for us to stop working and head home.
Hope the pictures will express our successful day!
Thank you to Rima, Golisar, Ibrahim, Khalil, Jimmy Geagea, Ciara Flanagan, Roberta Zuin,Sarah Morris, Nicolas Santini, Szymon Urbanczyk.
For this beautiful day:)
10-17-24 November 1-8-15 December
This long time we were putting a new roof (Zinco) and new curtains. There were no attendance from the volunteers every Saturday but Lina khoury was following the process of the work of installing the roof and the curtains.
But the big surprise was, that we found out that we are out of money after we putted the roof and we couldn't afford the curtains. But Ciara Flanagan one of the volunteers of Kahkha manged it with her family abroad to provide us money to afford the curtains.
A big thank you to Ciara in making it happen to Kahkaha once again.
3d November 2012
The 13th of September was our first day of work in Sabra and Shatila, This day was a big push for the project Because everybody in the camp showed there interest. And they show it the first week when all the neighborhood gathered themselves during the week and cleaned the playground. It was a big Surprise for us the first Saturday because they finished what we had to do, so we start paiting directly.
The second week it was fantastic when the kids showed a big commitement by arriving on time and promised to stay with us till the end.
Kahkha project is making it happen again and inviting people to get out of comfort zone to make a change.
Finally, a big thank you for all the volunteers for there motivation. enthusiasm and help. We are lucky to have you every Saturday.
9th June
kahkaha moved to Dubai Residents who knew about kahkaha and wanted to help. the motivation of Scott Thoresen and Fathima Mohiuddin, inspired me a lot. There idea of organising this big fund raising event for kahkaha was impressive.
There were no words to thank them, for this huge help to make it happen again in Sabra and Shatila camp and be able to build a new and safe playground for the kids there.
A big thank you guys for your huge effort!!
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| Scott trying to enter the exhibition with a kid spirit |
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| Finally we can see a picture of Fathima wearing red! |
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| The crowd of Kahkaha |
30th April
Finally we were so proud to do the opening of the playground and see kids runing all over the place enjoying the playground that they were waiting for.
This day was a very special one.
Thank you to all the people who came to assist to this huge achievement were everybody had a part in.
Together we made it happen:)
24th March
We can call it the Big Day, After 5 months work in Bourj El Barajneh, Kahkaha has the pleasure to present all the achievements. So, in a way to encourage personals to help Kahkaha to grow and expand.
Special thanks to Melek El nimer ( Sss), Sahar Serhan, Jimmy Geagea, Jorgen Ekvol, Matias Carlson, Beatrice Harb, Dennis Sukowski, Umam The HANGAR, Sami Awad ( THE HOT ZONES), Jad Khoury ( Printworks), Marta Bogdanska, Marco pinarelli. And to all the volunteers and all the persons who came this day.
10th March
We started to prepare the wall to pain the master piece of art made by the kids. But, unfortunately the people of the house after we prepared and painted in white thaey colored it in orange. But we are happy we gave them the motivation:)
3d March
We needed to finish the roof and paint the other part of the playground made for activities. With the help of Julius, Taymour and Talia. We finished the roof finally! with a big satisfaction.
Later we gathered kids from the camp to draw pictures about nature. So Matias and Jorgen with the Help of Adrian and Edward, can transform all the drawings in a big painting on the wall.
25th February
We finished the playground. After three months, we finished the playground and we had kids to try the safety of the beautiful playground. Check this.
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18th February
Finally the playground took place and shape in Bourj El Barajneh camp. We are so satisfied from the result. It's just what the kids deserve.
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11th February
We finished the wall and we wrote on it the rights of the pupils, hoping is going to make a change in the schools. And stop them in a way to not use any kind of violence with the pupils.
4th February
As the team is growing and becoming nearly professional painters our work pace is increasing. Like this we've prepared the next huge wall to deliver a useful message to the kids on their ways to and back from school.
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| We hadn't even started painting. Still, the pupils we're aleady very curious. |
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| left: the team, lacking Oussama & Kemo (who took the picture); right: Karate Kid eager to be part of it |
Stay in touch to know what is going to happen the coming weekend!
28th January
Today we finished the walls we had started to paint the week before. Painting a wall white seems to be only a relatively small improvement but check out the difference of what it was like before and after...
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| The "tunnel" before we painted it... |
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21st January
This week end we were achieving one of our objectives in the camp to paint the dark streets in the camp. And since our main goal is to make a change in the physical environment of the camp and to create awareness about that inside the community of the camp. Therefore, this Saturday, we were so proud to see that our spirit was contagious to a group of people from the camp who were painting the walls too.
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| Borj el Barajneh kids together with Kemo |
In addition, we decided to join forces with the above mentioned group of youth from the camp who had also started to do a number of paintings. Together, we think, our chances to really make a difference are even better.
15th January
It was the last session of Beatrice Harb Workshop, we had 4 volunteers helping us in recycling and creating many beautiful garments in the last day.
A big thank you to Nathalie and Diana Abi Khalil, Jul Julowska and all the participants (Hiba/ Rasmieh/ Tahany/ Rasha/ Omar/ Souad/ Aida/ Hanane.N/ Sarah/ Hanane.G) in the workshop for there beautiful work. Finally,thank you to the photographer Marta Bogdanska for these beautiful pictures.
Thank you Ms Beatrice Harb, for making things happen in Kahkaha project. It was a successful workshop thanks to you.
Finally we finished the drawing on the wall, with a great team spirit (Omar, Oussama, Tahani). And we started to paint the walls in the dark street of the camp.
24th December
In response to Lina's call for Christmas support we received quite a lot of gifts to distribute to 30 lucky kids of Borj el Barajneh. However, since Santa was busy we called upon our extra-terrastrian mates Ali Akhdar & Zaree3 Khodra to help us out.
One could say we were very lucky in the circumstances because they did an even better job than the old pal could have ever done, don't you agree!?! ;-)
18th December
On Sunday the Recycling Clothes workshop continued and the participants produced some nice bags made of old pants.
On Sunday the Recycling Clothes workshop continued and the participants produced some nice bags made of old pants.
17th December
On Saturday, by filling the sketches we'd put on the wall the week before,
we completed the first painting...
... right before it started to rain heavily. Fortunately, Jorgen had brought an umbrella with him.
On Saturday, by filling the sketches we'd put on the wall the week before,
we completed the first painting...
... right before it started to rain heavily. Fortunately, Jorgen had brought an umbrella with him.
11th December
This Sunday it was the workshop of Beatrice Harb. After the first presentation in front of the participants last Sunday. Beatrice started with the candidates to work on making bracelets from plastic bottles. Therefore, we assumed that the work of recycling began and the bracelets made by the participants were so beautiful.
10th December
Everybody was motivated this morning to draw the picture on the wall that we painted last week. Therefore, we started after a big brain storming, to draw the drawing of environment on the wall by pencil. At 2 pm, we finished the first step and we are ready to color the picture with paint next week.
4th December
We started painting the wall and Matias and gorgen were there to document what is happening. And the surprise was when all the people passing wanted to help in painting.
After all we created a good energy in the camp, actually it's the spirit that we were hoping to create and to feel it.:)
For the installation of a playground as described in our activities this week the construction of the roof was completed.
Here's the video of our infamous Norwegian friends Matias and Jorgen who helped us out and are supporting us with everything they've got. Cheers for that!
26th November
At 11:00 am we started the day to choose the places that we are going to paint and the themes of the drawings that can touch the society and in a way to change the perspective of the community.
Our first theme its going to be about the environment and the second about the education.
So the work is going to start next Saturday. Don't forget to check again the blog for the updates of our work.
These are the places we checked and we are going to start with this wall next week and with the other dark street the week after.
20th November
We started by the workshop of Beatrice Harb (recycling clothe activity).
She presented a slide show for the participants about the work that they will be doing on clothes. 20 people attended, were so excited and motivated about the sessions to come.
We want to thank Loft by Aspuces for the materials that they donated to the workshop.
16th November
We gathered all the responsible of the centers in Bourj El Barajneh to announce the project for them and to explain the objectives of Kahkaha.
الحضور
اسماء المؤسسات والجميعات المشاركة :
مؤسسة بيت اطفال الصمود – جمعية النجدة – التدريب المهني – نادي مجدو والجليل – جمعية المرأة الخيرية – جمعية الاخوة – مركز البرامج النسائية ( صبرا وبرج البراجنة )
اسماء القييمين على المشروع:
سحر سرحان – لينا خوري – مصممة الازياء بياتريس حرب
The meeting was successful, everybody was ready to cooperate.
It was the fund raising party for Kahkaha project at Saifi Urban Gardens, in the cave with the singer Florent Finot and the Dj Elie Hajjar, 80/90's music.
We got sponsoring from Chateau Khoury, Almaza, Red Bull, Tannourine.
Many people volunteered to make this happen.
Special Thanks to Jimmy Geagea, Florent Finot, Ali Karaki, Dennis Sukowski (Kemo), Vincent, and to all the people who participated in this event.
Thank you again, the Fund raising was really successful thanks to everybody...
