Channels of Hope project

With the blessing and presence of His Eminence Mor Joseph Bali, Patriarchal Assistant, and under the name “Childhood, a Responsibility on the Shoulders of the Church,” an initiative was implemented for 35 male and female guides from the religious education centers affiliated with the Syriac Orthodox Archdiocese Patriarchate of Damascus, for two days at ( Dar Al Mahabbah ) of the Patriarchal Monastery of St. Ephrem the Syrian in Maarat Saydnaya.

This initiative is one of the initiatives of the Channels of Hope project, which is being implemented by St. Ephrem Patriarchal Development Committee (EPDC). for the third consecutive year within the program of child protection, prevention of abuse, exploitation, and all forms of violence.

The initiative included key topics about the behavior of Guides and its impact on the child, communication channels, and the stages of the child’s psychological development according to age and environment.

This initiative aims to raise awareness among the instructors, refine their experiences and skills in dealing with children in the right way, familiarize them with difficulties and challenges, ways to overcome them, and find solutions. It also aims to utilize all the information and topics presented during their meetings with children in the field of child protection to improve the child’s life and protect them from forms of abuse, so that they can enjoy a safe and healthy childhood and have a safe and bright future.