{"id":12595,"date":"2026-04-14T10:47:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T07:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hskurd.org\/?p=12595"},"modified":"2026-04-14T10:47:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T07:47:29","slug":"recreational-activities-and-psychological-support-for-displaced-people-in-qamishli-to-promote-recovery-and-bring-smiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hskurd.org\/?p=12595&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Recreational activities and psychological support for displaced people in Qamishli to promote recovery and bring smiles"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">As part of the efforts of the psychological support team at the Kurdish Red Crescent, recreational activities were conducted for displaced and resident children at the Paulos Yaqoub School in Qamishli. These activities aimed to alleviate stress and bring smiles to their faces through play and group interaction, rekindling a sense of childhood.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">In parallel, psychological support sessions were provided for adults to create a safe space for expression and participation, and to support them in overcoming the effects of difficult circumstances.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">We believe that psychological support is not a luxury, but an essential part of recovery.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12587\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hskurd.org\/?attachment_id=12587\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hskurd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/671238611_1248390570789573_1472082826311545372_n.jpg?fit=1280%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" 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In parallel, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":12585,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1484],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pss"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hskurd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/672334112_1248390707456226_416795131695776741_n.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12278,"url":"https:\/\/hskurd.org\/?p=12278&lang=en","url_meta":{"origin":12595,"position":0},"title":"A recreational activity for children at the orphanage in the city of Kobani","author":"user55","date":"12 \u0645\u0627\u0631\u0633\u060c 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/Kj4ZRGteJZY?si=wPhdrvlFSkE5WiZ9 In a heartwarming humanitarian gesture\u2026 \u00a0The Kurdish Red Crescent team organized a recreational event for children at the Keskes\u00ea Sor a Alan Orphanage in Kobani. 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