Al-Rowwad Theater

Al-Rowwad Program

The Al-Rowwad Theater center provides a safe and healthy environment to help relieve the stress of children and women who are forced to live in warlike conditions. The center uses creative and non-violent acts of expression like painting, drawing, and acting as alternatives to violence and to empower children and women.

Why the need?

Aida Camp was established after the war of 1948 and deportation of Palestinians from their towns, and villages. Aida has a population of about 5,000 from 35 different villages. The unemployment rate in the camp is 70%.

About 66% of the population is under 18 years old, and 45% is under 15 years old.  Due to Aida’s location, the camp is now isolated from any parks, green space, and places where children used to play. Only the narrow streets are available for children and adults to express themselves, celebrate marriages, and mourn deaths. While at school, some students have their classes interrupted by soldiers shooting tear gas, the sound of bombs, and flying rubber or live bullets.

How Team Efforts Translate to Impact

All funds raised by NGC Teams will assist Al-Rowwad to hold acting workshops and to start Al-Rowwad’s mobile theater where the student theater group can travel throughout the community, as well as internationally, and perform their plays. 

How Al-Rowwad Creates Sustainable Global Change

Al-Rowwad provides an outlet for youth in the Aida Camp by teaching expression though theater. Al-Rowwad employs local community members to facilitate the program, investing money back into the local economy.  

*Photos courtesy of Al-Rowwad