Posts by naomiy
Trauma Healing Group Quote
I am a person who brings light to those around me, and the trauma healing course is helping me bring that back to the front of my personality. – Hana
Testimony From A Teacher
I came to Lebanon after a long journey of exhaustion and fear. It was a harsh journey in every sense of the word. After these tragic events that my family and I went through, I became a different person, with a dark view of life and people. I was searching…
Young Men’s Fitness Program
What does encouragement look like across cultures? We learned about this while running a fitness program with a handful of young marginalized men that focused on ‘whole self’ wellness – body, mind, and spirit. We did this through skills-based workouts and also asking the attendees questions to prompt them to…
Social Entrepreneurship Training
Cedars Network members had the opportunity to lead 9 young men and women through a four month social entrepreneurship training program. Previous to this training, the students were all trained through a partner organization in skills such as woodworking and tailoring clothes. Our members brought in principles for whole-person development,…
Basketball Training Program
Cedars Network members ran a basketball holistic development training program for 50 boys and girls in partnership with a local organization. Their aim was more than just learning to dribble, pass, shoot, and defend- it was to learn how to develop a higher level of self-dignity and to see this…