| The Collateral Repair Project in affiliation with the International Humanities Center Help Bring Peace to the lives of Children in Iraq |
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| Children Learn What They Live |
| Below are more photos of children exchanging their toy guns for soccer Balls The parents of the children who participate in this exchange always express their gratitude We hope that you will help us to be able to exchange more children's guns for balls The parents of the children all express their gratitude |
| April 08 - Your donations made it possible for 60 children in Jazra, Iraq to exchange their war toys for soccer balls! |
| What better gift for Iraqi children living in war-torn Iraq than giving them a gift of an alternative to war toys, a gift that may well have long lasting benefits to us all! |
...If children live with hostility, they learn to fight.
If children live with fear, they learn to be
apprehensive...
...If children live with fairness, they learn justice.
If children live with kindness and consideration, they
learn respect.
If children live with security, they learn to have faith
in themselves and in those about them.
If children live with friendliness, they learn the world
is a nice place in which to live.
Copyright © 1972 by Dorothy Law Nolte
How true Dorothy Law Nolte's words are! Iraq's children
have witnessed violence as the norm for the past 5 years.
Many of the younger children have never known what it is
like to live in security and peace.
All children emulate what they experience. Iraqi children
are no different. Most of these children have witnessed
extreme violence. They live in an atmosphere where the
adults around them have high tension, depression and
anger about their situation. In this circumstance, it is
natural that children are drawn to toy guns and violent
play.
The Iraqi Children' Peace Project offers children the
opportunity to exchange their war toys for soccer balls.
Everywhere this project was offered, there were many
more children lined up for the exchange than there were
balls for them.
have witnessed violence as the norm for the past 5 years.
Many of the younger children have never known what it is
like to live in security and peace.
All children emulate what they experience. Iraqi children
are no different. Most of these children have witnessed
extreme violence. They live in an atmosphere where the
adults around them have high tension, depression and
anger about their situation. In this circumstance, it is
natural that children are drawn to toy guns and violent
play.
The Iraqi Children' Peace Project offers children the
opportunity to exchange their war toys for soccer balls.
Everywhere this project was offered, there were many
more children lined up for the exchange than there were
balls for them.
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