The below guest blog post is authored by Brian Unger, an American musician and music producer who led the 2010 Music Exchange Program in Damascus, Syria. This is the first of a series of posts by Mr. Unger that explores his experience in Syria. As the 757 touched down on the runway in Syria, the […]
Category: Syria Programs
Last week, representatives from 39 states and 42 countries attended the U.S. Summit for Global Citizen Diplomacy. The event marked the first time in 50 years that public and private leaders gathered to discuss “citizen diplomacy”– the efforts of everyday citizens to engage with the world through people-to-people exchanges. More than 500 people attended the […]
The Open Hands Initiative would like to congratulate all of those who participated in the 7th Regional Special Olympics, which took place this year in Syria from September 25 to October 3. More than 2,500 athletes from 23 countries across the Middle East and North Africa convened in Damascus to compete in sporting events from […]
By Hamza Jaka The Youth Ability Summit was an incredible experience. I’d done international work before, but nothing like this. It was amazing to be able to share my knowledge with many other disabled youth from America and Syria. We found we had so much in common and so many shared experiences that it felt […]
عيد مبارك من مبادرة الأيدي المفتوحة! ونتمنى لأصدقائنا من مختلف أنحاء العالم احتفال سعيد بعيد الفطر المبارك! مشاركون من سورية وأمريكا في “قمة الشباب للتمكن” اطلقتها مبادرة الأيدي المفتوحة في دمشق، سورية أغسطس 2010. American and Syrian youth self-advocates work together at the Open Hands’ inaugural Youth Ability Summit in Damascus, Syria September 9 is […]