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The Jenin area has been among the most harshly affected by sraeli military aggression since the beginning of the Second ntifada in 2000 and Jenin Camp was almost completely destroyed during an invasion in 2002. Set up in 1953, Jenin Camp currently has a population of more than 16,000, almost development half of which areweb estimated to be under 18 years of age, and he demographic situation of nearby Jenin City is similar. Unti oday, this population remains among the most isolated in the occupied West Bank. n this context of continuing oppression, domestic violence is on he increase, school drop-out rates are surging and movement emains restricted by checkpoints and closures. Bearing the effects of a 60-year long occupation, the population of the area truggles with economic hardship, a sense of hopelessness fo he future and deepening trauma caused by the ongoing military assault. The Freedom Theatre attempts to counter these trends by freedom theatre offering cultural activities that inspirethe children and youth with new possibilities for the future. The organisation’s work is driven by the conviction that theatre and culture play an important ole in rebuilding the shattered social fabric, by developing eadership, stimulating communication, cooperation, and sup www.thefreedomtheatre.org drama therapy porting social change.
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jenin refugee camp
palestine
2008
the freedom theatre
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