The second Summer Camp for the Palestinian and Lebanese Youth took place on Friday in the Salihiya's Care House, a Catholic religious school. The camp was organized by the Hariri Foundation for Sustainable Human development and the Palestinian refugee Youth Society. The camp will have 70 young Palestinian and Lebanese men and women through August 29, 2008. The director of Care house director says that the school will always be a place where different communities could meet and the summer camp would represent an arena for exchanging memorable experiences.
The basic aim of the camp is to bring together young people together through interaction added Emil Iskandar, Dialogue and Development Center. The members need to learn how to adjust with each other and accept people and also to learn how to use the different tools to solve problems without violence, he said.
The young Lebanese and Palestinian participants in the summer camp were welcomed by Ali al-Sharif, representing Education Minister Bahia Hariri. The minister says that the main feature which distinguishes this camp from others is that this camp initiates a better scope of dialogue between the Lebanese and the Palestinian youth. Further this camp will also provide an opportunity to interact between the various cultures.
The basic aim of the camp is to bring together young people together through interaction added Emil Iskandar, Dialogue and Development Center. The members need to learn how to adjust with each other and accept people and also to learn how to use the different tools to solve problems without violence, he said.
The young Lebanese and Palestinian participants in the summer camp were welcomed by Ali al-Sharif, representing Education Minister Bahia Hariri. The minister says that the main feature which distinguishes this camp from others is that this camp initiates a better scope of dialogue between the Lebanese and the Palestinian youth. Further this camp will also provide an opportunity to interact between the various cultures.
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