WHAT IS HAPPENING AT GLOBAL PLATFORM JORDAN? August 2014
Global Citizens Course The Global Citizens summer course was conducted in cooperation with Global Contact in Denmark and ran from the 21st July to 13th August. The course targets young Danes who want to gain an insight and acquire new knowledge and understanding of the cultural, religious and political aspects of Jordan and the region. The course consists of different sessions in e.g. history, Arabic language, understanding the religion and culture of the Middle East and finally to create a direct dialogue between the Danes and young people from the region. Especially the balance between traditional teaching, using own experiences and the society as a classroom is an important element of the Global Citizens Course. This creates the best environment for acquiring new knowledge about Jordan and the region. The participants, age 18-24, travelled with Global Contact, the volunteer program of ActionAidDK and came from very different educational backgrounds. Besides the sessions in Arabic, history, and religion, the participants also received training in activism, campaigning, and blogging that are some of the platforms key areas of expertise and aims at creating global and social change makers. Included in the program was also field trips such as visits to the Wadi Rum desert, Mt. Nebo, and a five-day trip to Palestine. Especially the trip to Palestine made a huge impact on the