1999 - "Theater for children in refugee camps"

Theater tour in refugee camps in Macedonia with performances and workshops for Kosovo children.

With the support of European Youth Foundation - Strasbourg

Where?

Macedonia - refugee camps Stenkovec-2, Haymaking, Chegrane, Unforgiven

When?

July,1999 r.

What?

This specific task required special training.

We were warned, that we will play in front of thousands of children in the middle of the field. We rented mascots and prepared with them "A Forest Tale.

And we had a mini version - "Who conquered the Sun.?“ with dolls, sounded in Albanian.

From UNICEF we were asked to work to raise children's awareness of the dangers of mines, which awaited them when they returned to their homeland. We were helped by trainers from European Cultural Foundation. In the game "Mine field" the kids trained without panic to trust this one, which is supposed, that he knows how to safely leave the danger zone.

The games, which we selected for our direct work with children, they led them to tolerance and mutual aid.

Each activity ended with a working meeting with the children's educators, in which we gave them the rules of the game, translated into English, and they had the opportunity to ask us questions.

For his work in the refugee camps in Macedonia, Flower Theater received a special thank you letter from UNICEF - Skopje

DIARY:

UNEXPECTEDLY MOM AND DAD TO GRAB YOU FROM THE BED.
THEY CARRY THEM SOMEWHERE.
YOU, WHO WAS ASKED TO EAT, YOU ARE HUNGRY NOW.
YOU, WHO WERE SLEEPING, YOU ARE TIRED NOW.
YOU ARE SICK, SCARY AND SAD…
STENKOVEC HE VISITED US WITH A SAND TURNADO, 40º HEAT AND 2000 CHILDREN! THEIR CAMP DAILY
FROM THANKSGIVING AND LOVE, OUR CHILDREN SING SONGS - ALL ABOUT THE WAR.
THANK YOU, SHUM MIR, FAMILIES….