In December 2018 JustPlay worked with InterSOS Lebanon, bringing shows and workshops to Syrian refugee children. We performed five shows and facilitated six workshops in the Bekaa Valley and Sebline.
129 children & 23 adults watched our shows and had fun together. They played games and learnt juggling, spinning plate, diabolo and acrobalance. they also made their own juggling balls, or received them as seasonal presents.
Meet the Children:
Hi!
Balls up!
First workshop participants.
Friends!
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Where they Live:
A refugee camp viewed from our car.
A refugee camp overlooked by snowy mountains.
There are many more unregistered Syrian refugees in Lebanon.
There are over 800 refugee camps in the Bekaa Valley alone.
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Our Shows:
Volunteers for the show.
Table cloth pull.
Danger time!
An audience for a show.
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The Workshops:
A proud moment.
Juggling begins with one ball.
Spinning plates.
Hard work, but fun!
Let it fly!
Laughing for the hell of it.
Hands-and-knees pyramid.
Spinning plate action.
Boys’ pyramid.
High achieving.
Danaaa!
Roo teaching the staff juggling before they helped with the workshops.
Don’t laugh or she’ll fall!
Balancing plates on heads.
Hold on tight!
Making juggling balls from balloons and rice.
Juggling balls designed and made by the children.
Pyramids can be a serious business.
There was nowhere indoors for this workshop. Thankfully the weather was good.
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With HUGE thanks to Firas & Mustafa, who made it all happen.