Meydan

PARTICIPATING YOUTH

145

LOCATION

Jordan

MODE OF DELIVERY

In-Person

LAUNCH DATE

Autumn 2017

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

5200

AURORA’S FLAGSHIP PROGRAMME

‘Meydan’ is the Arabic word for ‘field’ and is the name of Aurora’s flagship programme, where the story began.

The programme aimed to raise social capital by creating productive relations between youth aged 11-18 from a multitude of backgrounds. Bringing together youth and community stakeholders from across 3 governates in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, MEYDAN was designed to embed meaningful exchanges of privilege into everyday life.

In November of 2017, Aurora recruited its first Jordanian U15 boys team from Zaatari village, and worked with partner schools in Amman to recruit a cohort of youth coaches and teachers to deliver a comprehensive sport, education and community programme as part of their civic engagement of efforts.

By February 2020, the Meydan programme saw the trainees become trainers and sharing their learning through various community service activities. The cohort had grown to include boys and girls football teams, a rugby team, the first rural team of its kind in Jordan, and a juniors U13 team from Jerash.

We look forward to returning to our field work in 2022.

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS

PROGRAMME PARTNERS

"What made it unforgettable for me was that I was able to actually see myself as a coach. I was able to handle a team by myself, and learnt how to gain my peer’s trust, as a coach and as a friend."

"I loved how much the students engaged with us and seeing how much they wanted to learn English and be better. It was such a great experience."

"Its incredible to see natural talent and help players apply it to a new sport. Rugby comes with its own mindset and its been great witnessing our players use it to communicate and perform better."

"Aurora changes you in a way you don’t imagine, you wake up one day and youre part of this huge and wonderful group of people."

"Everyone was against it but Aurora helped us gain our community’s support and show our parents how sport was helping us grow."

"The coaches and teachers from Amman taught us Rugby and English but we also taught them about our culture. You don’t just give or take, you do both and that is how we become one team."