Community & culture

The “Friends’ Counsellor” programme for children, with El Maamoura psychiatric hospital

Run by the child protection committee to build communication and teamwork skills, with 30 pupils and 11 supervisors from several schools.

The district’s child protection committee ran the “Friends’ Counsellor” programme with the child and adolescent unit of El Maamoura psychiatric hospital, attended by Dr Mahmoud Eissa, assistant secretary-general, and Walid Morsi, head of the district.

It covered communication and teamwork, what makes a leader, decision-making and resolving disputes, the balance of rights and duties, and how to help blind people in a way that respects their independence and dignity. 30 pupils and 11 supervisors from several schools took part.

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