AMMAN — For the first time in their five-year history, Squash
Dreamers have had one of their “dreamers” accepted onto the Kings Academy
Summer Enrichment Program. Bringing to fruition the power in sport and
investing in young girls’ education, mental health, physical health,
confidence, and most importantly, living up to their namesake and championing
the power to dream of a better future.
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Israa, a 12-year-old Syrian refugee and her
three sisters — who left Syria during the war —have been participating in the
Squash Dreamers program for the last three years.
Despite the challenges she has faced, Israa
is a highly motivated young lady who has worked incredibly hard in both squash
and English. Executive Director Daisy Van Leeuwen Hill told Jordan News that
“Israa never fails to do all she can to better herself and work towards her big
dreams”.
Israa can expect to take part in classes that
will allow her to develop academically, grow her confidence, and share her
sporting hobbies with others, all whilst attending the academy.
Van Leeuwen Hill stated that she looks
forward to seeing many more dreamers follow suit and apply for educational
programs on scholarships when they are ready which will, in turn, transform
their future prospects.
Israa’s story is a testimony to Squash
Dreamers’ mission to create a real difference in the lives of young girls
through sports and education.
Van Leewen Hill said: “Whilst we cannot claim
that every one of our girls will become world champions or get into Ivy League
schools, what we can claim is that every girl will become a champion of her own
life”.
The team at Squash Dreamers are constantly
trying to find ways in which to support more young girls and recently began
supporting 65 girls from a local orphanage all of whom are thriving in their
new love of Squash and their newfound family at Squash Dreamers.
With school holidays on the way, and Israa
enjoying her summer at King’s Academy, the Squash Dreamers team will be running
their biggest summer program to date.
Squash Dreamers provide underprivileged
Jordanian girls and young Syrian and Iraqi refugees, known as “the dreamers”,
the resources to catch up in their education, gain a competitive scholarship
advantage through sport, and learn English to gain access to international
schools.
The King’s Academy Summer Enrichment program is one of
the top educational institutions in the Middle East with a world-class
university counseling service that receives young people from around the world
to study at their boarding campus in Madaba, Jordan.
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