Team members' feedback

In The Name Of The Most Gracious And Merciful God

My impressions about the International Caritas Peace Camp 2006 in Jordan

First, I want to congratulate all people in charge for organizing an international camp.  Congratulation to all organizers, executives and donators for the success of the International Caritas Peace Camp 2006 which took place in Jordan. This camp was successful and it was obvious on the children’s faces and through the love and friendship we saw among participants coming from 7 different countries. 
Congratulation to everyone who worked for the success of this camp and especially to Mr. Stefan who worked hard all year for this camp leading to very good results. 
The Caritas Camp looked this year like other camps, but with more qualities and new aspects, which made it very special. Yet, the most important bright side in the Caritas Camp 2006 was the participation of a group coming from Yemen for the 1st time in its history. This was a dream come true, which I thought about since my 1st participation in the International Caritas Peace Camp 2001 in Egypt.
Every time I took part in the Caritas camp, I dreamt to see the flag of my country among the other participating countries. I also wished that Yemeni children in need had the opportunity to be involved and benefit from the camp like the rest of the kids. I wanted to take the chance and introduce my country through the national evenings organized by Caritas Austria in its camp showing the folklore and traditions of each country.  
Thanks God, all my dreams and wishes came true during the International Caritas Peace Camp in Jordan 2006 after I received an invitation from Caritas Austria to form a group of 6 Yemeni children, a chieftain and a person in charge of this group. I was very happy when Mr. Stefan revealed his desire to add Yemen to the participating countries for the 1st time in International Caritas Peace Camp 5 years after my first participation. Once I received this invitation, I didn’t waste any time and deployed all my efforts and energy to form this group respecting all the required criteria. 
Thanks God, the Yemeni group took part in the camp and its participation was very benefic and had a huge impact on the children. It caused a serious change in their lives. This was the 1st time they leave their small town to another or get on a plane. This opportunity helped them to mix with people who treat them nicely and respect them as human beings. They were not rejected nor mistreated like they were used to be. They gained self-confidence and were motivated to integrate into society. This was very obvious through the phone calls I had before and after leaving to make sure children were fine.

At last, I want to thank all organizers of this camp and I want to mention Mr. Stefan Maier for all his efforts in order to have a successful camp. It had a very positive influence on the children, especially the ones from Yemen who benefited more than the others as they were living in very bad social circumstances, caused by their isolation. I was very happy to work for a Yemeni participation in the Caritas Camp 2006 and I am more than willing in coordinating for another camp.

Saleh Yassin Abed Al Alim Al-Qubati
Volunteer and responsible of the Yemeni group participating in the International Caritas Peace Camp 2006