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Afghanistan — Saleem Rajabi

KABUL: Trauma Tapper

Saleem Rajabi

After three decades of civil war in Afghanistan, war victims and ordinary people are facing many kinds of difficulties and problematic situation, as well as they are ignored by Afghan authority completely.

So these kinds of behavior, lack of justices, and negotiation with Taliban secretly, caused the ordinary people become more disappointed and pessimistic to the Government of Afghanistan and peace process.

The AHRDO teems from many deferent international organizations came to gather for the purpose of establishing a new real participatory, nonprofit and non-hierarchical organization in 2009. For creating a safe atmosphere for dialog by arts, and giving opportunity for those who have a unique and creative ideas to share, unfortunately these opportunity were not only taken from them, but they were ignored completely in the society. We believe that the participatory theatre methodology which was found by Augusto Boal in the Brazil and transferred to Afghanistan by Mr. Hjalmar then were Afghanized by AHRDO Teem, is the best methodology for encouraging and involving the ordinary people to take part in
finding the crises and solve by own selves actively.

Right now we are using three methodologies in Afghanistan:

• Theatre of the Oppressed (TO) for the empowerment of war victims, widows and ordinary people.

We facilitate 6 full days TO training workshop, that generally every workshop and specifically every day should have start, middle and end.

In the event we play many kinds of Games and exercise, such as introduction, Warm up, trust building, improvisational Games, Image theatre and after every two games we do discussion among the group to share their ideas, interpret the images and tell there unshared histories.

Whenever after telling their tragedian history the trainee feel impacted, we do the TTT for refreshing and therapy. At the end of workshop, we ask the participant to make a play best on the history of all groups, just we support them artistically, after that we organize a bigger event, perform to others and ask them to find the solution and take practical part for solving the solutions on the stage.

• Playback Theatre (PT) which was found by Jonathan Fox in NY and transferred by Mr. Hjalmar to Afghanistan

We use this methodology for therapy and documentation. We facilitate a half day performance that ask the widows and war victims, to share us their histories, then to respect and empathize them, we turn it to art and perform back to them as a small gift.

• Memory Box, which was combined with the aesthetic of the oppressed by Mr. Hjalmar.

Usually we organize four full days training workshop for war victims. In the workshop we facilitate introduction, improvisational and trust building games and exercise that everyone can trust and share their painful history to the group. Later they bring from five to ten instruments which are connected to their personal lives. At the end of the workshop the out pot would be exhibited to other group by everyone as festival.

Phone: +93 799848678
Email: email hidden; JavaScript is required

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Afghanistan — Saleem Rajabi

KABUL: Trauma Tapper

Saleem Rajabi

After three decades of civil war in Afghanistan, war victims and ordinary people are facing many kinds of difficulties and problematic situation, as well as they are ignored by Afghan authority completely.

So these kinds of behavior, lack of justices, and negotiation with Taliban secretly, caused the ordinary people become more disappointed and pessimistic to the Government of Afghanistan and peace process.

The AHRDO teems from many deferent international organizations came to gather for the purpose of establishing a new real participatory, nonprofit and non-hierarchical organization in 2009. For creating a safe atmosphere for dialog by arts, and giving opportunity for those who have a unique and creative ideas to share, unfortunately these opportunity were not only taken from them, but they were ignored completely in the society. We believe that the participatory theatre methodology which was found by Augusto Boal in the Brazil and transferred to Afghanistan by Mr. Hjalmar then were Afghanized by AHRDO Teem, is the best methodology for encouraging and involving the ordinary people to take part in
finding the crises and solve by own selves actively.

Right now we are using three methodologies in Afghanistan:

• Theatre of the Oppressed (TO) for the empowerment of war victims, widows and ordinary people.

We facilitate 6 full days TO training workshop, that generally every workshop and specifically every day should have start, middle and end.

In the event we play many kinds of Games and exercise, such as introduction, Warm up, trust building, improvisational Games, Image theatre and after every two games we do discussion among the group to share their ideas, interpret the images and tell there unshared histories.

Whenever after telling their tragedian history the trainee feel impacted, we do the TTT for refreshing and therapy. At the end of workshop, we ask the participant to make a play best on the history of all groups, just we support them artistically, after that we organize a bigger event, perform to others and ask them to find the solution and take practical part for solving the solutions on the stage.

• Playback Theatre (PT) which was found by Jonathan Fox in NY and transferred by Mr. Hjalmar to Afghanistan

We use this methodology for therapy and documentation. We facilitate a half day performance that ask the widows and war victims, to share us their histories, then to respect and empathize them, we turn it to art and perform back to them as a small gift.

• Memory Box, which was combined with the aesthetic of the oppressed by Mr. Hjalmar.

Usually we organize four full days training workshop for war victims. In the workshop we facilitate introduction, improvisational and trust building games and exercise that everyone can trust and share their painful history to the group. Later they bring from five to ten instruments which are connected to their personal lives. At the end of the workshop the out pot would be exhibited to other group by everyone as festival.

Phone: +93 799848678
Email: email hidden; JavaScript is required

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Afghanistan — Saleem Rajabi

KABUL: Trauma Tapper

Saleem Rajabi

After three decades of civil war in Afghanistan, war victims and ordinary people are facing many kinds of difficulties and problematic situation, as well as they are ignored by Afghan authority completely.

So these kinds of behavior, lack of justices, and negotiation with Taliban secretly, caused the ordinary people become more disappointed and pessimistic to the Government of Afghanistan and peace process.

The AHRDO teems from many deferent international organizations came to gather for the purpose of establishing a new real participatory, nonprofit and non-hierarchical organization in 2009. For creating a safe atmosphere for dialog by arts, and giving opportunity for those who have a unique and creative ideas to share, unfortunately these opportunity were not only taken from them, but they were ignored completely in the society. We believe that the participatory theatre methodology which was found by Augusto Boal in the Brazil and transferred to Afghanistan by Mr. Hjalmar then were Afghanized by AHRDO Teem, is the best methodology for encouraging and involving the ordinary people to take part in
finding the crises and solve by own selves actively.

Right now we are using three methodologies in Afghanistan:

• Theatre of the Oppressed (TO) for the empowerment of war victims, widows and ordinary people.

We facilitate 6 full days TO training workshop, that generally every workshop and specifically every day should have start, middle and end.

In the event we play many kinds of Games and exercise, such as introduction, Warm up, trust building, improvisational Games, Image theatre and after every two games we do discussion among the group to share their ideas, interpret the images and tell there unshared histories.

Whenever after telling their tragedian history the trainee feel impacted, we do the TTT for refreshing and therapy. At the end of workshop, we ask the participant to make a play best on the history of all groups, just we support them artistically, after that we organize a bigger event, perform to others and ask them to find the solution and take practical part for solving the solutions on the stage.

• Playback Theatre (PT) which was found by Jonathan Fox in NY and transferred by Mr. Hjalmar to Afghanistan

We use this methodology for therapy and documentation. We facilitate a half day performance that ask the widows and war victims, to share us their histories, then to respect and empathize them, we turn it to art and perform back to them as a small gift.

• Memory Box, which was combined with the aesthetic of the oppressed by Mr. Hjalmar.

Usually we organize four full days training workshop for war victims. In the workshop we facilitate introduction, improvisational and trust building games and exercise that everyone can trust and share their painful history to the group. Later they bring from five to ten instruments which are connected to their personal lives. At the end of the workshop the out pot would be exhibited to other group by everyone as festival.

Phone: +93 799848678
Email: email hidden; JavaScript is required

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Afghanistan — Saleem Rajabi

KABUL: Trauma Tapper

Saleem Rajabi

After three decades of civil war in Afghanistan, war victims and ordinary people are facing many kinds of difficulties and problematic situation, as well as they are ignored by Afghan authority completely.

So these kinds of behavior, lack of justices, and negotiation with Taliban secretly, caused the ordinary people become more disappointed and pessimistic to the Government of Afghanistan and peace process.

The AHRDO teems from many deferent international organizations came to gather for the purpose of establishing a new real participatory, nonprofit and non-hierarchical organization in 2009. For creating a safe atmosphere for dialog by arts, and giving opportunity for those who have a unique and creative ideas to share, unfortunately these opportunity were not only taken from them, but they were ignored completely in the society. We believe that the participatory theatre methodology which was found by Augusto Boal in the Brazil and transferred to Afghanistan by Mr. Hjalmar then were Afghanized by AHRDO Teem, is the best methodology for encouraging and involving the ordinary people to take part in
finding the crises and solve by own selves actively.

Right now we are using three methodologies in Afghanistan:

• Theatre of the Oppressed (TO) for the empowerment of war victims, widows and ordinary people.

We facilitate 6 full days TO training workshop, that generally every workshop and specifically every day should have start, middle and end.

In the event we play many kinds of Games and exercise, such as introduction, Warm up, trust building, improvisational Games, Image theatre and after every two games we do discussion among the group to share their ideas, interpret the images and tell there unshared histories.

Whenever after telling their tragedian history the trainee feel impacted, we do the TTT for refreshing and therapy. At the end of workshop, we ask the participant to make a play best on the history of all groups, just we support them artistically, after that we organize a bigger event, perform to others and ask them to find the solution and take practical part for solving the solutions on the stage.

• Playback Theatre (PT) which was found by Jonathan Fox in NY and transferred by Mr. Hjalmar to Afghanistan

We use this methodology for therapy and documentation. We facilitate a half day performance that ask the widows and war victims, to share us their histories, then to respect and empathize them, we turn it to art and perform back to them as a small gift.

• Memory Box, which was combined with the aesthetic of the oppressed by Mr. Hjalmar.

Usually we organize four full days training workshop for war victims. In the workshop we facilitate introduction, improvisational and trust building games and exercise that everyone can trust and share their painful history to the group. Later they bring from five to ten instruments which are connected to their personal lives. At the end of the workshop the out pot would be exhibited to other group by everyone as festival.

Phone: +93 799848678
Email: email hidden; JavaScript is required

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Afghanistan — Saleem Rajabi

KABUL: Trauma Tapper

Saleem Rajabi

After three decades of civil war in Afghanistan, war victims and ordinary people are facing many kinds of difficulties and problematic situation, as well as they are ignored by Afghan authority completely.

So these kinds of behavior, lack of justices, and negotiation with Taliban secretly, caused the ordinary people become more disappointed and pessimistic to the Government of Afghanistan and peace process.

The AHRDO teems from many deferent international organizations came to gather for the purpose of establishing a new real participatory, nonprofit and non-hierarchical organization in 2009. For creating a safe atmosphere for dialog by arts, and giving opportunity for those who have a unique and creative ideas to share, unfortunately these opportunity were not only taken from them, but they were ignored completely in the society. We believe that the participatory theatre methodology which was found by Augusto Boal in the Brazil and transferred to Afghanistan by Mr. Hjalmar then were Afghanized by AHRDO Teem, is the best methodology for encouraging and involving the ordinary people to take part in
finding the crises and solve by own selves actively.

Right now we are using three methodologies in Afghanistan:

• Theatre of the Oppressed (TO) for the empowerment of war victims, widows and ordinary people.

We facilitate 6 full days TO training workshop, that generally every workshop and specifically every day should have start, middle and end.

In the event we play many kinds of Games and exercise, such as introduction, Warm up, trust building, improvisational Games, Image theatre and after every two games we do discussion among the group to share their ideas, interpret the images and tell there unshared histories.

Whenever after telling their tragedian history the trainee feel impacted, we do the TTT for refreshing and therapy. At the end of workshop, we ask the participant to make a play best on the history of all groups, just we support them artistically, after that we organize a bigger event, perform to others and ask them to find the solution and take practical part for solving the solutions on the stage.

• Playback Theatre (PT) which was found by Jonathan Fox in NY and transferred by Mr. Hjalmar to Afghanistan

We use this methodology for therapy and documentation. We facilitate a half day performance that ask the widows and war victims, to share us their histories, then to respect and empathize them, we turn it to art and perform back to them as a small gift.

• Memory Box, which was combined with the aesthetic of the oppressed by Mr. Hjalmar.

Usually we organize four full days training workshop for war victims. In the workshop we facilitate introduction, improvisational and trust building games and exercise that everyone can trust and share their painful history to the group. Later they bring from five to ten instruments which are connected to their personal lives. At the end of the workshop the out pot would be exhibited to other group by everyone as festival.

Phone: +93 799848678
Email: email hidden; JavaScript is required

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Afghanistan — Saleem Rajabi

KABUL: Trauma Tapper

Saleem Rajabi

After three decades of civil war in Afghanistan, war victims and ordinary people are facing many kinds of difficulties and problematic situation, as well as they are ignored by Afghan authority completely.

So these kinds of behavior, lack of justices, and negotiation with Taliban secretly, caused the ordinary people become more disappointed and pessimistic to the Government of Afghanistan and peace process.

The AHRDO teems from many deferent international organizations came to gather for the purpose of establishing a new real participatory, nonprofit and non-hierarchical organization in 2009. For creating a safe atmosphere for dialog by arts, and giving opportunity for those who have a unique and creative ideas to share, unfortunately these opportunity were not only taken from them, but they were ignored completely in the society. We believe that the participatory theatre methodology which was found by Augusto Boal in the Brazil and transferred to Afghanistan by Mr. Hjalmar then were Afghanized by AHRDO Teem, is the best methodology for encouraging and involving the ordinary people to take part in
finding the crises and solve by own selves actively.

Right now we are using three methodologies in Afghanistan:

• Theatre of the Oppressed (TO) for the empowerment of war victims, widows and ordinary people.

We facilitate 6 full days TO training workshop, that generally every workshop and specifically every day should have start, middle and end.

In the event we play many kinds of Games and exercise, such as introduction, Warm up, trust building, improvisational Games, Image theatre and after every two games we do discussion among the group to share their ideas, interpret the images and tell there unshared histories.

Whenever after telling their tragedian history the trainee feel impacted, we do the TTT for refreshing and therapy. At the end of workshop, we ask the participant to make a play best on the history of all groups, just we support them artistically, after that we organize a bigger event, perform to others and ask them to find the solution and take practical part for solving the solutions on the stage.

• Playback Theatre (PT) which was found by Jonathan Fox in NY and transferred by Mr. Hjalmar to Afghanistan

We use this methodology for therapy and documentation. We facilitate a half day performance that ask the widows and war victims, to share us their histories, then to respect and empathize them, we turn it to art and perform back to them as a small gift.

• Memory Box, which was combined with the aesthetic of the oppressed by Mr. Hjalmar.

Usually we organize four full days training workshop for war victims. In the workshop we facilitate introduction, improvisational and trust building games and exercise that everyone can trust and share their painful history to the group. Later they bring from five to ten instruments which are connected to their personal lives. At the end of the workshop the out pot would be exhibited to other group by everyone as festival.

Phone: +93 799848678
Email: email hidden; JavaScript is required

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Refugees in Sweden and Europe

During 2015 more than one million refugees have come to Europe. Many of them carrying inner wounds from the wars and conflicts they have fled from in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan. The psychiatric resources are not enough to help. Waiting time is over one year and more in many countries, which is, of course, totally unacceptable.

We have been working with people in Germany, France, Sweden, Norway and Finland who want to help the refugees manage stress (and trauma). To emphasize the “non-specialist” level of self help that is possible for everyone to do we have chosen to present TTT as a simple relaxation exercise instead of the powerful therapeutic tool it can be – with great success. To do so we simply translate the abbreviation TTT :Tension Tapping Technique (instead of Trauma Tapping Technique).

You can also take initiative and support this spreading of stress management for those in need.

Workshop near Östersund, Sweden

PHN held a workshop at the refugee center Grytan outside Östersund in the north of Sweden. Both refugees, volunteers and staff participated.

The inviting organization ”Hej Främling” wrote on Facebook afterwards:

”Thank you all for joining the Trauma Tapping Technique workshop with Gunilla Hamne tonight! Around 70 people came to learn the TTT, – we really packed the room to the limit!

Thank you Studieförbundet Vuxenskolan for helping out, thank you everyone who bought tickets and made it possible for refugees to join and thank you Samira and Qadir for great translation! We are very happy to see how much appreciated this workshop came to be and we really hope that tomorrows session in Östersund will be just as cool!”

Our colleague in neighboring Finland, Martina Lindroos, who is responsible for Red Cross refugee centers has arranged several workshops with TTT. She has put into system that those refugees who have learnt TTT go to other centers and teach it other refugees.

More can be done with your support! Let 2016 be the year when inner peace can be spread to many more. Pass it on. Pay it forward.

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Refugees in Sweden and Europe

During 2015 more than one million refugees have come to Europe. Many of them carrying inner wounds from the wars and conflicts they have fled from in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan. The psychiatric resources are not enough to help. Waiting time is over one year and more in many countries, which is, of course, totally unacceptable.

We have been working with people in Germany, France, Sweden, Norway and Finland who want to help the refugees manage stress (and trauma). To emphasize the “non-specialist” level of self help that is possible for everyone to do we have chosen to present TTT as a simple relaxation exercise instead of the powerful therapeutic tool it can be – with great success. To do so we simply translate the abbreviation TTT :Tension Tapping Technique (instead of Trauma Tapping Technique).

You can also take initiative and support this spreading of stress management for those in need.

Workshop near Östersund, Sweden

PHN held a workshop at the refugee center Grytan outside Östersund in the north of Sweden. Both refugees, volunteers and staff participated.

The inviting organization ”Hej Främling” wrote on Facebook afterwards:

”Thank you all for joining the Trauma Tapping Technique workshop with Gunilla Hamne tonight! Around 70 people came to learn the TTT, – we really packed the room to the limit!

Thank you Studieförbundet Vuxenskolan for helping out, thank you everyone who bought tickets and made it possible for refugees to join and thank you Samira and Qadir for great translation! We are very happy to see how much appreciated this workshop came to be and we really hope that tomorrows session in Östersund will be just as cool!”

Our colleague in neighboring Finland, Martina Lindroos, who is responsible for Red Cross refugee centers has arranged several workshops with TTT. She has put into system that those refugees who have learnt TTT go to other centers and teach it other refugees.

More can be done with your support! Let 2016 be the year when inner peace can be spread to many more. Pass it on. Pay it forward.

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Refugees in Sweden and Europe

During 2015 more than one million refugees have come to Europe. Many of them carrying inner wounds from the wars and conflicts they have fled from in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan. The psychiatric resources are not enough to help. Waiting time is over one year and more in many countries, which is, of course, totally unacceptable.

We have been working with people in Germany, France, Sweden, Norway and Finland who want to help the refugees manage stress (and trauma). To emphasize the “non-specialist” level of self help that is possible for everyone to do we have chosen to present TTT as a simple relaxation exercise instead of the powerful therapeutic tool it can be – with great success. To do so we simply translate the abbreviation TTT :Tension Tapping Technique (instead of Trauma Tapping Technique).

You can also take initiative and support this spreading of stress management for those in need.

Workshop near Östersund, Sweden

PHN held a workshop at the refugee center Grytan outside Östersund in the north of Sweden. Both refugees, volunteers and staff participated.

The inviting organization ”Hej Främling” wrote on Facebook afterwards:

”Thank you all for joining the Trauma Tapping Technique workshop with Gunilla Hamne tonight! Around 70 people came to learn the TTT, – we really packed the room to the limit!

Thank you Studieförbundet Vuxenskolan for helping out, thank you everyone who bought tickets and made it possible for refugees to join and thank you Samira and Qadir for great translation! We are very happy to see how much appreciated this workshop came to be and we really hope that tomorrows session in Östersund will be just as cool!”

Our colleague in neighboring Finland, Martina Lindroos, who is responsible for Red Cross refugee centers has arranged several workshops with TTT. She has put into system that those refugees who have learnt TTT go to other centers and teach it other refugees.

More can be done with your support! Let 2016 be the year when inner peace can be spread to many more. Pass it on. Pay it forward.

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Refugees in Sweden and Europe

During 2015 more than one million refugees have come to Europe. Many of them carrying inner wounds from the wars and conflicts they have fled from in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan. The psychiatric resources are not enough to help. Waiting time is over one year and more in many countries, which is, of course, totally unacceptable.

We have been working with people in Germany, France, Sweden, Norway and Finland who want to help the refugees manage stress (and trauma). To emphasize the “non-specialist” level of self help that is possible for everyone to do we have chosen to present TTT as a simple relaxation exercise instead of the powerful therapeutic tool it can be – with great success. To do so we simply translate the abbreviation TTT :Tension Tapping Technique (instead of Trauma Tapping Technique).

You can also take initiative and support this spreading of stress management for those in need.

Workshop near Östersund, Sweden

PHN held a workshop at the refugee center Grytan outside Östersund in the north of Sweden. Both refugees, volunteers and staff participated.

The inviting organization ”Hej Främling” wrote on Facebook afterwards:

”Thank you all for joining the Trauma Tapping Technique workshop with Gunilla Hamne tonight! Around 70 people came to learn the TTT, – we really packed the room to the limit!

Thank you Studieförbundet Vuxenskolan for helping out, thank you everyone who bought tickets and made it possible for refugees to join and thank you Samira and Qadir for great translation! We are very happy to see how much appreciated this workshop came to be and we really hope that tomorrows session in Östersund will be just as cool!”

Our colleague in neighboring Finland, Martina Lindroos, who is responsible for Red Cross refugee centers has arranged several workshops with TTT. She has put into system that those refugees who have learnt TTT go to other centers and teach it other refugees.

More can be done with your support! Let 2016 be the year when inner peace can be spread to many more. Pass it on. Pay it forward.