January 21,2019

UNFPA Arab States had wrote an article talking about the president of Peace Of Art, Miss Vera Mawla, and her participation the Arab Youth Forum in Morocco.

The article focuses on the important of Peace of Art NGO as a youth led organization in the middle east.

https://arabstates.unfpa.org/…/young-innovators-share-their…

Peace of Art academy had newly opened Ballet Classes for girls between 6 and 13.

Friday,February 1st, 2019:

Peace of Art Team including the founder of the NGO, Dr Mehdi Yehya, and its president,Miss Vera Mawla, had been interviewed on Future TV with the interview Zaven.

The latter spotted the light on the importance of the NGO and its work in developing North Bekaa Region, in addition to its role in breaking the stereotype of Baalbeck citizens and empowering youth in the country.

Thursday, February 12th,2019

Peace of Art organization hosted more than 70 children from Al Mabarrat association for orphans' care-Hermel, to know more about music and musical instruments and how to use it within studying about the Beauty value which is considered as a part of it. The visit started by a speech for Activities' coordinator at Al-Mabarrat, Mr Mohammed Salhab, who thanked Peace of Art's administration for hosting the students, after that the founder and the excutive director Mr Mehdi Yehya welcomed them and explained about the ngo's activities and work, and finally the musical band of our organisation performed some music.

The children expressed their extreme happiness for visiting the centre, in the other hand Miss Vera Mawla, the president of PoA, emphasized that we always seek to make art and music available for all people.

Mr. Mahdi Yahya,the founder of Peace Of Art,had been interviewed on Radio Liban(98.1/98.5 FM),to talk about his journey with Peace Of Art and the difficulties faced by the organization, in addition to its works and role in developing the region.

listen to the full interview live stream on the website

www.radioliban.gov.lb

Sunday, February 24, 2019:

Peace of Art organization hosted the interior architect, music therapist, the founder of "Aal Nota" band and the tv presenter at "Star wars" programme on New TV, Petra Hawi, at its centre within her project about Art and Ancient Heritage where she believes that Baalbeck region is their origin.

The visit began with a little tour in the centre and the meeting of some teachers, musicians and NGO's members. After this PoA band had welcomed her with some oriental music.

Finally, Hawi emphasized about the importance of the Academy's work not only in the artistic field but also in the social one especially with Youth, in addition to the importance of the organization in preserving the Lebanese eastern cultural and heritage scene.

An article about Peace of Art and its founder dr Mehdi Yehya on “Al Monitor “ media site that is specialized in middle east news, the article is written by the Australian journalist “ Sam Brennan” after his visit to the NGO, who also interviewed the media officer of the organization "Hiba Soukarieh" that talked about her successful journey with Peace of Art.

https://www.al-monitor.com/…/creating-peace-through-art-in-…

Two of PoA's board members, Dr. Mahdi Yahya and Miss Vera Mawla, were chosen to organize a workshop titled “Arts and Culture in Peace-Building” to be presented at ROTA’s 11th Annual Youth Conference EMPOWER. The conference will take place from March 14th - 16th, March 2019, in Qatar, and they will be presenting our Project “Peace of Art” to a group of young A"rab leaders to benefit from our experience in leading Successfully initiatives.

Friday, March 8th, 2019:

Women's International Day had been celebrated at Peace of Art centre by USPEAK Organization, in collaboration with Ministry of Social Affairs, in the presence of many activists from the women's quota and about 50 another women.

The celebration began with the performance of PoA band for the Lebanese anthem, followed by a speech for the debuty mayor of Arsal's Municipality, Rima Krounbi,who praised the role of women in building a better society. Then, Mrs Sanaa Rabah, the principle of the Ministry of Social Affairs' center in Al Labweh talked briefly about her journey as a woman.

The celebration ended with some speeches for the students of English class and giving flowers for the present ladies.

We salute every mother, student and worker women in this world and believe in their magical role in making a real change in the society.

Sunday, March 31

Three months of Photography and Drawing sessions at "Peace of Art" had been reflected by a fruitful exhibition for photographs and handicrafts, in Al Ain Municipality; organized by The Social And Cultural Committee of Al Ain country upon "Mechanism of Social Stability" project.

The Mayor of Al Ain Municipality Mr "Zakaria Nasser Al-deen" opened the exhibition that also included a panel discussion about Stealthy Weapons in Lebanon presented by Dr Fadi Abi Allam,in the presence of a crowd of Social actors

Vera Mawla, the president of PoA, represented the organization at the UN Headquarter in New York city, after skyrocketing in the European Parliament. Where Miss Mawla spoke about the organization in the ECOSOC 2019 conference in the United Nations Economic and Social council, allocated for assorting the economic and social activities in US and specialized agencies, and concentrating on the role of youth in developing this activities in their local societies

Al Fakiha-April 22, 2019

Dr. Azadeh Sobout, the Iranian postdoctoral scholar researcher who is leading a project with "In Place of War"-a UK based NGO in collaboration with the University of Manchester, has visited Peace Of Art NGO for her research titled "The Art Of Peace" on the relationship between Art and peace-building. Sobout also interviewed PoA board members and investigates more about the potential of grassroots led arts projects in undertaking a key role in how peace emerges within a country, in addition to how art can positively contribute to peace.

Peace of Art participated in "Qudra" program organized by the Social Movement organization in Al Nabatieh on the 23rd and the 24th of April, and in Majdal Anjar on 25th of April, by giving artistic training for groups of Syrian refugee children who learned about music instruments and how to hold and play them.

"Qudra – Resilience for Syrian refugees, IDPs and host communities in response to the Syrian and Iraqi crises" is a regional action implemented by Social Movement and financed by the EU Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian Crisis, the 'Madad' Fund and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), seeking to strengthen the resilience of Syrian refugees, IDPs and host communities in response to the Syrian and Iraqi crises.

We believe at Peace of Art in the impotance of empowering children and protecting them, and concerning that creating a suitable place for their needs and abilities is a priority.

Peace of Art musical band have prformed a musical show supporting the marathon titled "Be Their Voice" done by the National Educational Scouts-Al Fakiha , at Boudi Caffee.

In this occasion, we emphasize as a non governmental organization that we consider ourselves partners with all NGOs and Scouts that works on developing the local community, and upgrading the values and the principles especially in Child Protection Field. Because our children today are the leaders of tomorrow and their protection is everybody's responsibility.

Baalbeck, May 5th,2019

A celebration was done to announce the partnership between "Peace of Art" NGO and "Modern International School" was launched that began with a musical performance for PoA band in the presence of a number of social, civil and political activists.In addition to a speech of the founder of MIS school, Dr. Houssien Zaayter, and the founder of Peace of Art, Dr Mehdi Yehya.

POA team was interviewed on the emirates TV “ AlAAN” , where POA founder Mr. Mehdi Yehya was selected by the TV as one of 7 most inspirational young change-makers in the Arab world.

Live stream link:

http://www.3eeshaalaan.net

a group of artists and humanitarian activists from all over Europe visited us at our center, during a study trip entitled “ Art & international Cooperation”.

The founder of Peace of Art dr. Mahdi Yahya was guest of the morning show 'ALIVE' on MTV Lebanon on Monday 20/05/2019.

Yahya talked about the activity of both NGO and academy and the challenges faced throughout the work.

Thursday, May 23,2019:

Peace of Art Band participated in "Discover Asia" Event organized by LIU University's students in LIU's building, which was attended by the minister of foreign affairs Mr. Hassan Mrad represented by the debuty of the general directory of "Al Ghad Al Afdal" institution, in addition to the Indonesian ambassador Mr. Hajeryano Toharey. The event was also attended by a number of local stakeholders.The participation of POA band came in light of emphasis on civic and cultural exchange between different societies where the band reflect the image Lebanese and Arabic traditional music and the local cultural heritage.

It took six months to prepare for Art Camp's program to take place at Peace of Art's centre, which is highly equipped to ensure children's safety and learning.The educational, artistic and entertaining curriculums had been developed by more than 15 professional Trainers in various artistic and social fields.

Seize your opportunity now, and invest in your kids' summer in developing their skills and creativity.

POA members participated in the training titled "Equality for All" in Lebanese American University(LAU),that talked about the importance of the coalition between NGOs and media outlets during the advocacy campaigns and the international agreement specialized for women rights in addition to the international benefits in 2020.

Al-Fakiha, 2019:

"Peace of Art" organization hosted on Saturday,July 13 and Sunday, July 14 a group from "Nabad" organisation to train "Peace of Art" and "Jousour Al Nour" teams about "The Debate" an its basics during "Youth Med Voice (YMV)" program funded by the British Council

In youth we learn.. In age we understand".

We believe, at Peace of Art, that youth are the base of the society, and the real hope of change.

We work to empower them and emphasize on the importance of engaging them in the local community to set their voices and ideas free to the world and leave their own imprint in their environment.

In the World Youth Day, we promise to work harder and harder with youth to develop their abilities, talents and ideas to be the future Peace ambassadors

Peace of Art organisation had been chosen to be the first and only Lebanese organisation in the United Network Of Young Peace-builders which work on strengthening sustainable youth-driven peace-building from around the world and conjoin more than 80 world wild NGOs that work in peace-building field.

Al-Fakiha, September 4,2019:

The Spanish journalist "Joan Cabasés" visited "Peace of Art" doing an academic research that focuses on civil society organizations, building coexistence and social cohesion in the country, within his Masters studies in international journalism in "Blanquerna Ranom Llull" University - Barcelona.

It should be noted that it is not the first time that Peace of Art becomes the destination for post-graduate students from different international universities.

Dbayeh, Sunday, September 22,2019

Peace of Art Organisation participated in the graduation ceremony of TWE (Teaching Women English) participants organised by USPEAK association & funded by the American Embassy in Beirut.

Started the Fall 2019 semester ,the Lebanese American University is launching a new volunteering program "Outreach & Civic Engagement Volunteering Program" (OCEVP), specifically for LAU students under the Higher Education Scholarship (HES) program, in order to Volunteer with our NGO, to benefit from the fully funded scholarship, Students spend around 44 hours of civic engagement at our centre.

The founder of Peace of Art NGO and Academy, Mr. Mahdi Yahya, visited the "Global Music Academy" in Berlin, which specialized in professional music education. Both parts agreed to implement European educational curriculum in the music education field at Peace of Art, in addition to supporting Peace of Art's talented students to follow their musical education in Germany, as well as sending Musicians from Germany to follow up with our students in Lebanon. This step comes within the framework of developing the educational level of our academy and building global partnerships to support.

University of Berlin - 10/9/2019

"Peace of Art" project was nominated as one of ten best humanitarian projects in the Arab and European world, within the "Arab German dialogue" award, where the founder of the association, Dr. Mehdi Yahya presented an overview about the NGO’s establishment, goals and strategy to a group of academic and professional activists in Berlin.

Peace of Art was selected by the Arab Youth Centre as one of 14 special Arabic initiatives to be an inspiration for Arab youth, and to be an important part of creative solutions for problems and challenges that are facing the Arab region to help in achieving SDGs.

Peace of Art Organisation organised, in collaboration with Forum ZFD and STEPS, a TOT training titled "Hawli w Hwailayi" for trainers and animators who work with children in NGOs and scouts in Baalbeck-Al-Hermel region. This training was based on children's summer and non-violent education toolkit "Hawli w Hwalayi", which is an interactive guide for animators with a particular focus on conflict concepts. It aims to create a safe and creative environment for the children activities.

Peace of Art Team, in collaboration with the Lebanese Cross has made some awareness sessions at POA center for youth about COVID and how to stay safe.

Our member Hiba Soukarieh, was selected as a participant in the research conducted by a Harvard university student, and sponsored by National Geographic, titled " Students under the Surface" with the goal of better understanding international movements centered around young people.

Peace of Art Launched free online Piano classes, made by Vera Mawla, in response to the COVID crisis, lessons are available on Peace of Art Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/peaceofart