The Project Rebound
The Project Rebound is a comprehensive rehabilitation project to improve the lives of children and adolescents affected by war. In UgandaThe average elevation of the Republic of Uganda is 1,000 metres above sea level in the Central African Highlands. more, there are three professional schools managed by Rebound, another arises in the eastern DR Congo town of BeniBeni is situated in the east of DRC. This small city has 100,000 inhabitants and belongs to the region of North Kivu. more.The project was initiated by Jack Wolfskin chief Manfred Hell and the singer of the rock band BAP, Wolfgang NiedeckenWolfgang Niedecken is a musician and visual artist who hails from Cologne. more, after they travelled together trough the war zone in northern UgandaThe average elevation of the Republic of Uganda is 1,000 metres above sea level in the Central African Highlands. more in 2007.
Project Development
Together with the experienced development workers from the aid organization World Vision, the project quickly took shape. Since spring 2008 local World Vision staff train and supervise former Child soldiersA child soldier is: “... any person below 18 years of age who is or has been recruited or used by an armed force or armed group (...), more and youth to overcome their war traumas.Jack Wolfskin is supporting the project financially. In addition many individual donors made it possible to successfully reintegration many former Child soldiersA child soldier is: “... any person below 18 years of age who is or has been recruited or used by an armed force or armed group (...), more into society. BAP fans are committed to specific projects, such as a multi-purpopse hall, which is already generating income for the so called GirlsAcademy.
There are now three Rebound vocational colleges in UgandaThe average elevation of the Republic of Uganda is 1,000 metres above sea level in the Central African Highlands. more. Although the situation in UgandaThe average elevation of the Republic of Uganda is 1,000 metres above sea level in the Central African Highlands. more has gradually improved and the Rebound project has developed well there, great adversity still remains in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which is why Jack Wolfskin, World Vision and Wolfgang NiedeckenWolfgang Niedecken is a musician and visual artist who hails from Cologne. more have teamed up to launch a second Rebound project in the BeniBeni is situated in the east of DRC. This small city has 100,000 inhabitants and belongs to the region of North Kivu. more region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. World Vision has since been engaged with humanitarian aid and children’s centres, as well as supporting the peace process.
Practical Help on the Spot
The Project Rebound helps the directly affected, but the attempt to socially reintegrate the former Child soldiersA child soldier is: “... any person below 18 years of age who is or has been recruited or used by an armed force or armed group (...), more indirectly contributes to the peace process in UgandaThe average elevation of the Republic of Uganda is 1,000 metres above sea level in the Central African Highlands. more and Congo.
A portion of the manufactured products and structures will be provided to the war torn villages. This is an important contribution of the former Child soldiersA child soldier is: “... any person below 18 years of age who is or has been recruited or used by an armed force or armed group (...), more themselves for their reintegration into the war-affected communities.
Supporting peace-building projects, theater groups and sports activities help the participants to deal with their war experiences, while developing positive visions for their own future.
Further Development of the Rebound-Project
As the situation in the former war zone in northern UgandaThe average elevation of the Republic of Uganda is 1,000 metres above sea level in the Central African Highlands. more is gradually improving and Rebound has developed well, the second school-project in the democratic Republic of Congo already started. In the eastern part of the country are still civil war-like conditions. World Vision is involved in the easternCongo for many years with humanitarian aid, children's centers and is promoting peace projects. Within three years some 10,000 people will directly or indirectly be supported by Rebound in BeniBeni is situated in the east of DRC. This small city has 100,000 inhabitants and belongs to the region of North Kivu. more.
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