The Centre for World Citizens runs a Music Education Programme for Syrian refugee children and vulnerable children living on the Turkish border. Saeb, The Centre for World Citizens’ s current Arabic teacher, commutes over an hour each day by bus from her home to The Centre for World Citizens, driven by her passion for music […]
Samael’s story is a heart-wrenching one that has deeply moved us at The Centre for World Citizens. It’s a story of a young man whose life has been shattered by the horrors of war and its devastating consequences. Samael Samer Shalabi was born in 1991 in HOMS, Syria’s third-largest city, and his life changed forever
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The ASUS Regenerative Computer Multimedia Digital Creative Unit Education Project was developed to build a multimedia digital creative unit that will benefit mainly refugee children from Syria and vulnerable children from Turkey. The multimedia digital creative unit project is a combination of unit construction and curriculum development, encompassing both software and hardware. This project ensures
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The English Education Programme at The Centre for World Citizens is a beacon of hope for Syrian refugee children and vulnerable children. With the power of education, the programme strives to improve the lives and socio-economic status of these refugee and vulnerable families and groups. The programme is divided into four levels: primary, middle school,
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The Arabic Language Education Project is a response to the closure of schools that teach Arabic due to Turkey’s “compulsory” integration policy, leaving many refugee children without the opportunity to learn their mother tongue. With the establishment of this project, these children are given the chance to embrace their native language and culture with open
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Reading is a vital tool that allows children to explore different perspectives and opens up new worlds to them. Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai, once said, “One student, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world!” At the Centre, we recognize the importance of reading, which is why we have implemented 1-2
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The Children’s Soccer | Coach-in-Residence Dream Project is an inspiring sports program for refugee children that aims to provide a safe and welcoming space for them to play football. Two weeks ago, the program laid artificial turf on the concrete floor and thanks to the local government’s donation, we were also able to receive goals
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The Centre for World Citizens was recently awarded a subsidy from the Ministry of Culture to lead cultural exchange activities with film screenings as the primary focus. The goal of these activities is to promote Taiwanese culture and encourage international exchanges, while cultivating awareness and appreciation of Taiwanese culture in the Asian community. Through carefully
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Lara is from Taipei, currently based in Dubai. She graduated from Russian Language and Literature faculty, National Chengchi University. Lara also obtains MBA degree from Business School Sinergia under Plekhanov Russian University of Economics.
In 2020, Lara became National Geography Certificate Educator. With multilingual and cross-culture life experience, Lara founded the course LaraGlobalPedia, aiming on cultivating children’s global perspective. From 2021, Lara started to work with Prof. Chiu and became the Sales Marketing and Public Relations Manger of Meow Meow Woof Woof Ltd, the company in Taiwan under the Taiwan-Reyhanli Centre structure.
