News and articles

27 June 2010 On the 26th of May the official launch of MS ActionAid Denmark’s program in Zarqa took place. The aim of the day was to create awareness of the work of MS and its strategic partners in Jordan.

16 June 2010 This spring the Regional Office of MS ActionAid Denmark (MS) in Amman turns into a Global Platform for the MENA region. This expansion will lead to many new activities and opportunities for cultural exchange and training of young people from all over the world.

25 May 2010 The first weekend in April 2 young Palestinians and 2 young Syrians travelled to Copenhagen to participate in the 6 day long International Leader Training Seminar organized by MS. Here is a postcard from the four young Arabs.

05 April 2010 My stay in the Burj Ash-Shamali Camp in Tyre, Lebanon, involved everything from warm new friendships, frustration about the miserable conditions within the camps and magnificent cultural and religious experiences.

24 March 2010 Can a girl make it as a rapper? Can a man be accepted as a belly dancer? Around 25 young men and women gathered Thursday evening to break down stereotypes about the two sexes.

10 March 2010 Since the start of February six young Danes have been placed in the MENA region in three different organizations which all aims at empowering youth.

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25 February 2010 The 4th of February 30 young people ended the third round of shows with a great performance in the largest center of culture in Zarqa. The 30 participants have participated in setting up the show, writing the lyrics and the texts.

24 January 2010 In the beginning of the new year 25 Jordanian school teachers from the town of Zarqa chose to use a week of their vacation on learning how to use sport as a tool in developing social skills. The target group is the youth of Zarqa who will through their teachers learn about conflict resolution, team building and self-confidence.

09 December 2009 North of Amman is the city of Zarqa located. Zarqa is the 2. biggest city in Jordan and was originally a Palestinian refugee camp. This area is dusty, warm and dry most days of the year. Here the lack of water is a daily challenge and not just a blog post.

20 November 2009 The movie ‘Fighter’ has travelled all over the Western world and has finally arrived in the Middle East. The movie was part of the European Film Festival in Amman and besides the screening, two side events addressing youth self-expression or the lack thereof took place.

17 November 2009 The halls of Mount Smash north of Beirut are now empty once again. But for five days they were occupied by 55 young Danes and Lebanese doing leader-training workshops, campaigns, energizers and having lots of fun together.

29 September 2009 What is citizenship, and is it at all possible in a country like Jordan? These question were raised when the MS ActionAid Denmark office in Amman invited youth to discuss citizenship.

27 August 2009 Dialogue is the only way to change things, said one of Jordan's famous imams, when 19 Danes from the MS Next Stop project met him for a two hour discussion about Islam.

21 August 2009 Myriam from Lebanon participates in the MS ”Tracing Climate Responsibility” project in Denmark. Her hope is to raise awareness about climate issues in her home country.

13 August 2009 Several people in the audience began to cry when the young participants in a theatre project in one of Jordan's refugee camps gave a selected audience a preview on their show.

09 August 2009 Only a fraction of the thousands of the CSOs working in Jordan are capable of writing professional funding proposals.

27 July 2009 For three months Danish Lene and Camilla have been teaching English at a school in Zarqa. The city is known to be one of poorest and most conservative areas in all of Jordan.

20 July 2009 MS' activities in the Middle East have expanded. MS MENA is now focusing on youth in one of Jordan's poorest areas.

12 February 2009 Sanne Loft Rasmussen and Johan Fournaise tell about their Next Stop tour to Syria and Lebanon.

26 February 2008 Global Island is a virtual game that has proven a success as an educational material. In the Global Island, youth meet to discuss global problem.

30 January 2008 The members of the commission readily entered into dialogue with the Jordanian youths involved in the MS's youth dialogue program. It was an interesting meeting and the participants discussed different issues.

16 January 2008 Roars of laughter, goose bumps and eyes on the verge of tears. Young actors from Betty Nansen’s theatre C:NTACT project aroused great emotion in the Arabic audience, when they told their personal stories in a freezing cold theatre in Jordan’s capital Amman.

11 January 2008 MS is co-arranger of the Hakaya Festival January 12-16th. The festival is part of a wider project about stories and story-telling and their importance in learning, art and life.

29 March 2006 Is Islam in opposition to development? And how could Jyllandsposten have used their freedom of speech more appropriately? Read how muslim youth answered questions from Danish politicians.

27 March 2006 Next Stop Denmark became a great succes. See the photo gallery from the many meetings between the 42 young muslims and danish politicians, media and youth.

21 March 2006 32 young Muslims came to Denmark yesterday invited by Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke and Krogerup Højskole. Their week in Denmark will engage them in an intense debate programme.