CARPO

As of 1st of December 2024, we have turned 10 🤗 On this occasion, we have relaunched our website. Have a look at www.carpo-bonn.org and navigate through who we are, what we do and who we enjoy working with.

This artwork by Aseel Ehab Saif is a product of the German-Yemeni exchange project 'Science Communication for Social Cohesion and Inclusion in #Yemen', funded by the DAAD Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst. It results out of the second year of this project, in which we focused on the topic of communicating on social inclusion in Yemen through art. By showcasing various gestures in Yemeni sign language – and highlighting regional dialects –, it aims to promote openness to communication with people with hearing disabilities in Yemeni society. The signs in the artwork were developed under the guidance of Maysa Ahmed, a Yemeni activist for the rights of people with hearing disabilities. Next to the pictures displayed here, Aseel also created WhatsApp stickers with the signs displayed in the pictures and an additional one for the word ʿayb, which can be downloaded from our website: https://lnkd.in/ecAbzdhq

We are truly happy to welcome Diana Halabi as a project assistant at CARPO! Check out her profile here: https://lnkd.in/ekbtQN7X

Eid Mubarak to everyone! 🫂 May this Eid bring happiness and prosperity to you and your loved ones. ✨💗 #eidmubarak2025

Learn more about the manifold talents and expertise our Associate Fellow Dr. Ilyas Saliba brings to the table when developing ideas, conducting research and participating in debates on his newly updated website. Check out the link 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽

The project 'Lost Pages' by Abeer Aref, resulting out of our DAAD Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst-funded project 'Science Communication for Social Cohesion and Inclusion in #Yemen', focuses on child labor in Yemen, highlighting the loss of innocence and unrealized potential, emphasizing the anonymity and despair of these children through their photographs. The images, which were taken with the boys' consent, are captured through street photography and offer an unfiltered glimpse into their harsh realities. Amongst other artistic outputs, these photographs are displayed in a zine that looks like a typical school notebook in Yemen, pointing to the lost potential and interrupted future of children who have to work rather than being the chance to receive an education. Download the zine and learn more about the project on our website at https://lnkd.in/eBYSEmeW

In this article on qantara.de, our Associate Fellow Dr. Ilyas Saliba highlights the fact that in order to support civil society in the Arab world, European policymakers need to understand the specific operating conditions of organisations at the national and regional levels. Support must always be tailored to local conditions. Available in German and English: https://lnkd.in/eM66kpyM

This is Emad. He is 15 years old and a cotton candy vendor in Aden. This photograph is one of several from the artistic project 'Lost Pages' by Abeer Aref, resulting out of our DAAD Worldwide-funded project 'Science Communication for Social Cohesion and Inclusion in #Yemen'. 'Lost Pages' focuses on child labor in Yemen, highlighting the loss of innocence and unrealized potential, emphasizing the anonymity and despair of these children through their photographs. The images, which were taken with the boys' consent, are captured through street photography and offer an unfiltered glimpse into their harsh realities. See more about the project on our website at https://lnkd.in/eBYSEmeW

Our President Dr. Marie-Christine Heinze has just returned from Washington DC, where she participated and engaged in several days of meetings with public institutions, international organizations and think tanks on current developments in #Yemen, the re-designation of the Houthis as FTO and the recent US airstrikes on Houthi targets. Her engagements centered on messages related to the protection of civilians, investing in sustainable development and the need for long-term strategic thinking when it comes to international engagements in the country.

We’d like to wish everyone celebrating #Nowruz all the very best, fresh energy, health and positivity 💐🌺🌸 #نوروز_مبارک #نوروز_پیروز #Nowruz_mobaarak #Nowruz