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THE PROJECT COUNTRIES |
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| >> JORDAN |
| >> SYRIA - coming soon |
| >> LEBANON |
| >> GAZA - coming soon |
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RAPOLITICS Bokra (‘tomorrow’ in Arabic) is all about providing youth In the Middle East with a safe and creative space where they can negotiate new ideas and articulate their dreams and ambitions for the future – individually and collectively – and empowering youth to reflect on their own role in the development of their local communities by promoting civic engagement. RAPOLITICS will empower 30 rappers from the region to work as rap coaches and facilitate activities in their local communities, including 5 Playground-workshops, 80 two-days workshops, a series of spin-off activities and a hip hop festival in Jordan. The adolescents and youth participating in the project will record hip hop tracks as a part of the workshops following RAPOLITICS' discussion-reflection-expression approach. Please contact us for more information about the project: info@rapolitics.org |
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 NEWS ABOUT BOKRA
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| 13.02.12>> This Friday we had our final performance in Amman. The rap coaches and the rest of the Bokra team made sure to create a milieu wherein the youth could perform with succes. The performances by the youth participants' were witnessed by all their relatives and friends. The youth created a great show filled with energy and cool rap skills. It was a blast! |
09.02.12>> The Playground has been successfully accomplished in Jordan. This Friday the work of the youth participants' will be showcased at a performance in Amman. Here the participants will have the opportunity to present their fine work to their families and other people interested. |
05.02.12.>> The team of RAPOLITICS Bokra is happy to inform that we have two new membersin our project. Firstly our new project coordinator, Mathias Findalen and secondly our new communication intern, Linda Samsøe. We bid you a warm welcome! |
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BOKRA ACTIVITIES - OVERVIEW
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RAP COACH COURSE |
PLAY-
GROUNDS |
WORK-
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HIP HOP FESTIVAL |
SPIN-OFF
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| 30 rappers from the region participate in a ToT in order to become rap coaches |
125 adolescents from the region participate in 5 intensive Play-ground-workshops |
80 two-days-workshops for 1,200 youth from Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Gaza |
1 hip hop festival in Jordan with rappers from all the countries involved |
10 spin-off activities are designed and implemented by the rap coaches |
| Oct + Nov 2011 |
Nov - Feb 2011-12 |
March - April 2012 |
May 2012 |
May - July 2012 |
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BOKRA TEAM
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MATHIAS FINDALEN
Project Coordinator in Denmark |
Mathias Findalen has a Bachelor degree in History from Roskilde University and is currently studying his Masters in History and Middle East Studies at Copenhagen University. He is currently working for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark at DANIDA. Mathias just got home from Turkey where he worked as an intern in the political department at the Embassy of Denmark in Ankara. Prior to that, he worked for the Danish Red Cross Youth in Lebanon and has extensive experience in leading the implementation of activities and projects for youth in Palestinian refugee camps in the Middle East: Mathias@rapolitics.org |
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AVA HOUSHMAND
Project Manager in Jordan |
Ava Houshmand is an Iranian-German passionate about youth work, theatre, and photography. She believes in the power of youth in creating positive change and the use of the arts to unleash that power. Having lived in Jordan before, she is excited to kick-start RAPOLITICS Bokra and bring some of the finest of Arab Hip Hop together to create such an energy-filled and dynamic project. She studied Middle Eastern Studies and Theatre for Social Change at New York University and has experience in working with refugee youth in New York with the International Rescue Committee. As the project manager she coordinates across the various countries, partners, and participants in the region and ensures a smooth ride for all: Ava@rapolitics.org |
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LINDA SAMSØE
Communication Intern in Jordan |
Linda Samsøe has a Bachelor degree in Comparative Religion and History and is currently studying Contemporary Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Southern Denmark. During her academic career she has focused on Jordan and Syria and due to that has stayed there for the purpose of studying within these fine countries. Furthermore Linda is devoted to bringing together youth in order to create an enviroment where discussions and reflections are encouraged through the skills obtained by the project of RAPOLITICS Bokra: Linda@rapolitics.org |
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BOKRA = CREATIVITY + REFLECTION > CIVIC ENGAGEMENT ! |
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