24 May 2011
Be-Free Program Participated in the Regional Consultation on the Human Rights Based Approach to Combating Human Trafficking, that was organized by United Nations Human Rights Training and Documentation Centre along with Qatar Foundation for Combating Human Trafficking.
16 Jun2011
Summer is a great time to start a reading project with the kids. Be-Free recommends to read with kids this summer. It helps in emphasizing the protection skills that are covered in the book, and to create a special connection with the kids.
26 June 2011
Be-Free completed its initial plan for the next academic year. The received requests from educational institutes including schools, universities, and colleges to conduct workshops, train the trainer, or consultancy services for the next academic year were processed and put into the plan.
10 July 2011
As in each summer, Be-Free provide fun workshops that help children get empowered in a fun and creative environment. The summer program consists of a series of 8 workshops, that include skills to help children deal with themselves and others in a more positive way.
7 September 2011
The book "I am Strong, Smart, and Safe Child" in Braille, which contains the essential protection skills, has received high interest from organizations working with children with visual impairment. Different organization in the Arab World has asked for copies of this book, especially with the scarcity of materials available for children and adolescents with visual impairment, in Braille.
13 July 2011
Be-Free conducted two training workshops for each participating age group, in the summer program that aims at training children on skills to deal with the self and others in a way that contributes in building their personality and enhance their self-esteem.
20 July 2011
The third week of Be-Free Summer Program covered two concepts. The first concept is thinking before deciding which was discussed in the workshop titled "I Think then Decide". The children learned the meaning of decision, and how decisions change our lives, and some important skills on making decisions.
27 July 2011
This week was the last week in Be-Free summer program for children. Two workshops were conducted, the first was about working together, where children learned about setting small goals and identifying common goals with their peers to work together to achieve them.
3 August 2011
Through the work of Be-Free with children, and the direct communication with parents and care givers, Be-Free received many questions around child protection from abuse and neglect, building the personality of children, the effects of family ties on children and teens, parenting skills, sowing the seeds of values in a practical way in children, and other related areas of interest to parents and caregivers.
10 August 2011
Since the launch of Be-Free New website in May 2011, it received visitors from different continents, to cover most of the countries in the world. During the last three months, Be-Free website was visited from many countries including:
Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, USA, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Brazil, Algeria, Palestinian, Taiwan, Yemen, Canada, Lebanon, Oman, Tunisia, Hong Kong, South Korea, South Africa, Iraq, India, Australia,
14 September 2011
Be-Free sends weekly thoughts, through twitter @befreeprogram, and Be-Free Newsletter. These thoughts and ideas aim at protecting children from abuse, building their personalities, and developing their skills. Moreover, these ideas participates in sowing the seeds of human values in the community, and making a positive change, no matter how small this change is.
21 September 2011
The new ambassador of Federal Republic of Germany, Ms. Sabine Taufmann visited Be-Free, and was received by board members of Bahrain Women Association- for Human Development, and manager of Be-Free.
