try to live

try to live is a group of youth seeking to make a smile on the faces of children everywhere in the marginalized areas , schools and public places TRY TO LIVE is a nonprofit group of youth which aims at helping children and young people affected by armed conflict. Try to live with funding from ARCPA channeled through ANERA implemented a 12 month project in Lebanon , with an overall objective to improve protection for conflict-affected male and female under 18s in 4 different locations across Lebanon against violence, neglect, exploitation and abuse. The overall outcome will be the increase in children and adolescents accessing protective spaces and protection services. As a part of try to live activities we are implementing activities in partnership with other local and international NGOs “IRC, NRC, TDH-L …” 1.3. WHY TRY TO LIVE? Participation in a youth groups has many advantages for the youth themselves, as well as for the entire community. Of course, the most obvious advantage of membership is that youth groups provide young people a forum to fully, effectively deal with an issue that is especially important to them, such as youth violence or education. However, there are a lot of other advantages to youth groups. We list some of these advantages below. 1.3.1. ADVANTAGES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE: • Being part of a group can help young people develop important personal and interpersonal skills. These include the ability to think critically and solve problems, and the assumption of personal and group responsibility. • It can also help young people gain self-confidence and self-esteem. Contributing to a group can help them see themselves as being able to really help other people, and having something important to offer. • It can help reduce the risk of becoming involved in unsafe activities, such as using drugs and alcohol. Being involved in community activities has been shown to be a protective factor--that is, it helps young people to make healthy choices. That's because by being involved in a youth groups, they can develop a "safe" identity, and are less likely to participate in unsafe activities (such as becoming sexually active before they are ready) to feel they belong. • Young people involved in a youth groups can develop job skills, including organization, the ability to run meetings, and experience working with a wide variety of people. These skills that young people learn from being part of a group can help them be better prepared for any job they might choose. • Often, youth groups give youth a "safe space" that they wouldn't have otherwise--a place where they can express themselves through arts and activities, or just by being able to talk openly with peers and caring adults. • Youth groups offer opportunities for leadership that young people might not get otherwise. • Young people involved in youth groups can receive information on staying safe and healthy from their peers or adults they know and respect. They then pass on this information to other young people. In this way, youth organizations offer a credible way for young people to learn about staying healthy, because they can learn about it from friends they admire, rather than adults or other outsiders whose opinions they might not value. • Young people can develop a strong support network of other young people who make healthy choices, and who can help convince them to stay healthy, too. 1.4. WHAT TRY TO LIVE DO? 1. Organizing children activities events 2. Play days at UNRWA schools with the coordination with local and international NGOs 3. Support other youth groups activities 4. Join life skills and community services workshops 5. Deliver trainings on the following topics : 5.1 Recreational activities 5.2 Puppet theatre 5.3 Forum theatre 5.4 Drama 5.5 Hand crafts 5.6 Folkloric dance 5.7 Life skills 6. Cleaning campaigns 7. Fun week event mobile