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Reine seems like a very talented ballet dancer and has been working hard for years to pursue her dream. Going to a two-week intensive ballet class in New York may change her life forever and I think she deserves that chance. British Airways has already offered Reine and her mother two free round-trip tickets to New York and her dance instructor in New York has offered them a place to stay in her home. What’s left is for Reine to collect the trip expenses to make this trip a reality.
I know that some people might say that Reine’s trip is not an urgent matter, and that there are more imminent causes and social issues to support, but I think developing the talents of disadvantaged and marginalized youth is as important as tackling other matters and I salute The Nawaya Network for their awesome work!
Reine only needs around $3000 to make her dream come true. You can donate [Here].
Reine is a 13-year-old Lebanese girl with a strong passion for ballet. Her dream is to become a ballet teacher and to perform professionally on stage. She has lived all her life in a small, low-income neighborhood in Beirut, taking ballet lessons after school at a local NGO called Ayadina Association. She has never before had the opportunity to travel outside of Lebanon… until now.
Since 2012, Reine has been enrolled in The Nawaya Network, a local NGO that develops the talents of disadvantaged and marginalized youth.
In Summer 2013, a dance instructor in New York noticed Reine’s passion and talent from her online video on www.nawaya.org, and contacted The Nawaya Network to invite her to attend a two-week intensive ballet class in New York this July 2014!
People are dying of hunger and this girl 3am bteshhad 3000 dollar for ballet !!
when will the lebanese put priorities straight !! WTF !!
NO!!!
Let her focus on saving peoples lives right now, her little ballet lessons can wait
the website says she needs $ 5,000…so is it 3K or 5K ? @ttime: well no its not a national issue, but definitely a talent deserves support.
@ttime you sound very jealous. nobody is pushing you to help her so either help her or go do something useful. it is called helping somebody fulfill their dream so yes it can be a national issue.
@Ttime
When will Lebanese people put their priorities straight? Well, I’ll tell you. It will happen when people like you stop discouraging everyone to pursue their dreams. Yeah, there are people dying of hunger in the world, there’s no denying, and of course the world should work together to improve the economy and help those in need. But does that mean that we should punish every kid with a dream that has enough passion and dedication to go after what they love?
At the very least, she’ll bring some kind of beauty and art to the world while enjoying it at the same time. On the other hand, “realistic” lebanese people go all out and say that dancing, acting, drawing, writing, music, photography, film making, and any kind of art, are simply careers that “don’t put food on the table”, and they also go as far as scowling at their own children for trying to express their feelings in some kind. But noo!!! our kids should ONLY go for the big money careers. because you know, the world is only made of doctors, lawyers, businessmen/women, brokers, accountants, etc… because neshkor allah, we want to teach our kids to run like dogs after money and money only… *facepalm*
THOSE are the people who should do a double-check on their priorities! If you take out all the arts from Lebanon, what are you left with? Politics, religion, snobbism, arrogance, gossip, prejudice, fake people, and a hell lot of nagging. I feel bad for Lebanese people who think they’re all good and logical, when they’re actually bringing our society further down into a mud hole.
Here’s my question to you (and to the ‘anonymous’ person in the comments):
What are YOU doing to help the people in need and in hunger? or as a matter of fact, what are YOU doing to help the lebanese society in any way possible? apart from crushing kids’ dreams and being a fake citizen.
Thank you for your time, and you may now go back to cheering for your favorite soccer team and go pray for your favorite political leader.
@johnny
lebanon is a fucked up place because of people like you.
Im doing a lot to help lebanon and do not need to tell u what im doing. Why are you assuming that im cheering for a political leader ?
We are a democratic country and im free to voice up my opinion, but it seems that people like you do not believe in democracy and opinions and believe in art and following dreams and all that bullshit that have no link to reality. Go do some arts and spend money from ur daddys credit card you spoiled brat.
@Ttime
I’ve already wasted a lot of my valuable energy to think of a rather lengthy adequate post to answer your blatant comment, but I’ll sacrifice a few more words of wisdom just to bring to your attention how immature you are by answering the way you did. With that said, I feel utterly sorry for the dream you once had that got crushed by your greed for materialism, and I also feel sorry for the children who are being raised while having their minds implanted with such foul doctrines.
By the way, it’s Jhonny.
How about this: whoever wants to help solve world hunger can do just that, and whoever wants to help a young girl from an underprivileged family pursue her dream, hone her skill, follow her passion and believe in herself, then donate to this campaign and spread the word.
I don’t understand how hating on this little girl, or the NGO that is working very hard to try and plant some hope in these kids’ lives is actually helping the planet?
The beautiful thing about crowd source funding is that it isn’t forcing anyone to do anything. You watch a video, you hear someone’s story.. if it touches you, on any level or if you believe it is important, then share your love and donate, if you don’t, then don’t.
it is really that simple.
who are you to say that these things aren’t important. if you think they aren’t, then don’t donate, but think that this girl is reading this post and reading your comment and it is a very hurtful thing for anyone who’s putting themselves out there to read, let alone a 13 year old.
Lebanon would benefit not by setting their “priorities straight” as you said, but by spreading more positive energy instead of negativity..
I could use a new bass guitar; think I will start my own campaign!
Check it out again. It is not for a NYC ballet intensive, but for one in NJ. Misleading but they corrected it when alerted to discrepancy.