{"id":3263,"date":"2023-07-11T11:58:48","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T14:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yes.sr\/?p=3263"},"modified":"2023-07-11T17:40:40","modified_gmt":"2023-07-11T20:40:40","slug":"einde-schooljaar-2022-2023-yes-kijkt-weer-met-trots-terug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yes.sr\/en\/blogs-van-apana-van-leeuwaarde\/einde-schooljaar-2022-2023-yes-kijkt-weer-met-trots-terug\/","title":{"rendered":"End of the 2022\/2023 school year: YES looks back with pride once again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LEVEL 2 2023\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/844270346?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This video gives an impression of some of our students, though of course, they are of not the only ones. We have worked with a total of more than 100 young people this school year.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone knows how difficult and tough times are in Suriname, but our young people show that, despite everything, they have a lot of strength and perseverance. As a team, we were once again touched this year by the steps they dared to take and how much development can take place when you continue to invest in young people. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yes.sr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/202307_clubje.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3265\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yes.sr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/202307_clubje.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1733\" height=\"1048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yes.sr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/202307_clubje.jpg 1733w, https:\/\/www.yes.sr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/202307_clubje-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yes.sr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/202307_clubje-1024x619.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.yes.sr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/202307_clubje-768x464.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.yes.sr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/202307_clubje-1536x929.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1733px) 100vw, 1733px\" \/><\/a>Offering them tools to increase their awareness so that they know what they think, feel, do, and why! That truly makes a difference at this complex age and in a world with so many uncertainties.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thanks from a parent of one of the young people<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last year, we once again provided an Empowerment training for the parents of our students. I would like to share a comment from one of the parents that really touched us as a team:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\"I want to thank you for the work you do: strengthening the bond between child and parent(s). The work you and your team do is priceless. I now see the relationship with my daughter growing and blossoming. I am very proud of her. I understand her better and she understands me better.<br \/>\nThanks to you and your team, we have a better relationship where we can laugh more, share more, be more considerate of each other, and simply enjoy each other's company. I notice that we just get along much better.<br \/>\nYES has given me the opportunity to love life more with my loved ones. Every parent and every child should receive this guidance at some point in their lives. Suriname would become a truly beautiful place, this is my wish for YES! You and your team are doing God's work. Your intentions are pure, and that is something you don't find everywhere or all the time. <\/em><br \/>\n<em>My gratitude cannot be expressed in words, but I can say it simply and from the bottom of my heart: thank you, YES team\u2764.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yes.sr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/202307_duo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3266\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yes.sr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/202307_duo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1559\" height=\"1074\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yes.sr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/202307_duo.jpg 1559w, https:\/\/www.yes.sr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/202307_duo-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yes.sr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/202307_duo-1024x705.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.yes.sr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/202307_duo-768x529.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.yes.sr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/202307_duo-1536x1058.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1559px) 100vw, 1559px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our projects at the schools have been completed, but we are still working on a very special Empowerment project, which unfortunately we cannot reveal too much about just yet.\nWe would however like to share some of the statements made by the participants themselves:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>\u201cI now know that it is not my fault.\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>\u201cI am valuable and my <\/em>past<em> does not determine who I am.\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>\u201cI can be free.\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>\u201cI dare to talk about it now, I don't have to be ashamed.\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>\u201cMy anger no longer controls me.\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>\u201cI am not alone, there are people I can trust.\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>\u201cI can restore certain family relationships.\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We have now started the initial preparations for our last project of this school year, our annual Residential Empowerment training. For updates in the coming period, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/YES-Youth-Empowerment-Suriname-377960132290221\">follow us on Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We wish everyone a wonderful holiday season and thank you for your support and interest in our mission!<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yes.sr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/202307_tweezitten.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yes.sr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/202307_tweezitten-300x220.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yes.sr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/202307_tweezitten-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yes.sr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/202307_tweezitten-1024x750.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.yes.sr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/202307_tweezitten-768x562.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.yes.sr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/202307_tweezitten.jpg 1067w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>YES WE CAN!<\/p>\n<p>Brasa (hug) from Suriname,<\/p>\n<p>Apana van Leeuwaarde<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In het filmpje een impressie van een aantal van onze leerlingen, maar zij zijn uiteraard niet de enigen. We hebben dit schooljaar met in totaal meer dan 100 jongeren gewerkt. Het is voor iedereen bekend hoe moeilijk en zwaar de tijden zijn in Suriname, maar onze jongeren laten zien dat ze ondanks alles over veel [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3263","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogs-van-apana-van-leeuwaarde"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yes.sr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3263","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yes.sr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yes.sr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yes.sr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yes.sr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3263"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.yes.sr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3263\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3271,"href":"https:\/\/www.yes.sr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3263\/revisions\/3271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yes.sr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yes.sr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yes.sr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}