{"id":4769,"date":"2017-01-18T12:21:29","date_gmt":"2017-01-18T11:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iecd.org\/en\/4757\/"},"modified":"2020-05-05T15:37:03","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T14:37:03","slug":"4757","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iecd.org\/en\/4757\/","title":{"rendered":"The BRIDGES Programme helps young syrian to develop their own business"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='full_slider_1'  class='avia-fullwidth-slider main_color avia-shadow   avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-first   container_wrap fullsize'  ><div  class='avia-slideshow av-av_slideshow_full-4f3ef5c0d0c5e5a45e27d5f99336c2be avia-slideshow-featured av_slideshow_full avia-slide-slider av-slideshow-ui av-control-default av-slideshow-manual av-loop-once av-loop-manual-endless av-default-height-applied   avia-slideshow-1' 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class=\"slideshow_inner_caption\"><div class=\"slideshow_align_caption\"><h2 class='avia-caption-title '  itemprop=\"name\" >NEWS<\/h2><div class='avia-caption-content '  itemprop=\"description\" ><p>The BRIDGES Programme helps young syrian to develop their own business<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-20222 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-20222\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.iecd.org\/iecd2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Yaman-AL-NAANI-Syrie-BRIDGES-te\u0301moignage-Copie-2-1.jpg\" width=\"769\" height=\"268\" title='Yaman-AL-NAANI-Syrie-BRIDGES-te\u0301moignage-Copie-2-1' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iecd.org\/iecd2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Yaman-AL-NAANI-Syrie-BRIDGES-te\u0301moignage-Copie-2-1.jpg 769w, https:\/\/www.iecd.org\/iecd2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Yaman-AL-NAANI-Syrie-BRIDGES-te\u0301moignage-Copie-2-1-300x105.jpg 300w, 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class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>Yaman, 16 years old, beneficiary of the &#8220;Social Entrepreneurship&#8221; of BRIDGES program in Syria.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_half-9c1d454dc06f7247226bc4e8f931daae\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_half-9c1d454dc06f7247226bc4e8f931daae{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_half-9c1d454dc06f7247226bc4e8f931daae av_one_half  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_one_fourth  el_before_av_one_fourth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-a6de236e6c183bbbd700292deacd2b52\">\n#top 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class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >YAMAN DREAMS OF LIVING FROM HIS ART. THE IECD TRAINING IN ENTREPENEURSHIP OFFERS HIM THE KEY TO CREATE HIS OWN ACTIVITY<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-a6de236e6c183bbbd700292deacd2b52\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-a6de236e6c183bbbd700292deacd2b52{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-a6de236e6c183bbbd700292deacd2b52 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jp2ocvxt-c111ef8f1004bd8f6e138ab310efe643 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Yaman is 16 years old. <\/strong>He lives in Ashrafeyet Sahnaya, in a suburb of Damascus and he dreams of raising awareness among his community with his drawings and paintings. He would like to create a wall painting activity but he does not know how to go about it. The Bridges Programme, led by IECD since 2016 in Syria, helps him to find a way to achieve this and benefit a clearer view of his future.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Yaman has passed the first phase of the BRIDGES Programme and is currently in the second phase (boot camp). When asked if his parents support his dream, Yaman explained that, like most parents in Syria, they wanted him to get a &#8220;proper education&#8221; first and then experiment with his art. He is very sad that his family and friends do not believe in his dream as much as he does. We all hope he can prove them that he can live from his art.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Syria suffers from an exponential rise in poverty and insecurity. According to a UN report from december 2016, 4 out of 5 Syrians are now living below the poverty line, with more than 6.5 million living in abject poverty. The total economic loss for Syria as a result of this conflict has reached US$255 billion and, on average, every second Syrian is unemployed. In a context of rising insecurity and violence, adolescents and young people in general are among the most severely affected by the crisis and the conflict in Syria.<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-button-wrap avia-button-center  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_image '>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_button_big-3dc91f60d90a98bb00bc72e41dbbbffe\">\n#top #wrap_all .avia-button.av-av_button_big-3dc91f60d90a98bb00bc72e41dbbbffe{\ncolor:#ffffff;\ntransition:all 0.4s ease-in-out;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .avia-button.av-av_button_big-3dc91f60d90a98bb00bc72e41dbbbffe:hover{\ncolor:#ffffff;\ntransition:all 0.4s ease-in-out;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .avia-button.av-av_button_big-3dc91f60d90a98bb00bc72e41dbbbffe .avia-svg-icon svg:first-child{\nfill:#ffffff;\nstroke:#ffffff;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .avia-button.av-av_button_big-3dc91f60d90a98bb00bc72e41dbbbffe:hover .avia-svg-icon 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