A group of volunteers from Syria's White Helmets civil defence force have set up a mobile puppet theatre, travelling across displacement camps in the country's northwest to perform educational shows. "We wanted to bring smiles and joy to the faces of our children, who have endured the long years of war and the aftermath of the earthquake," explains Wasim Jabra, a White Helmets volunteer and puppeteer who animates Dr. Burhan, the star puppet of the show.
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00:00It is full of love, happiness and joy.
00:16Our show, Al-Jawwal, is coming to the schools and camps in the north-west of Syria.
00:21So far, we have made 66 plays.
00:25We targeted 5,000 Syrian children.
00:28All Syrian children want peace because tomorrow is a better day.
00:34As Al-Dumya Burhan said, the hero of the play is that tomorrow is a better day.
00:39Syrian children deserve a better day.
00:51Al-Dumya is a new idea in the north-west of Syria.
00:55It is about learning.
00:57As Dr. Burhan said, it is about learning, nature and technology.
01:02We wanted to draw a smile and joy on the faces of our children
01:07who have been through a long war and an earthquake.