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Our work in the Middle East

Since 2018 we’ve put on

802

play sessions in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey,
sharing more than

79,793

smiles with children in need.
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What we’ve done so far

In 2018 we launched our first project in the Middle East with a three-month visit to Lebanon, through which we brought play and laughter to 10,243 children living in camps and settlements housing refugees from Syria and Palestine.

In the years since, we’ve continued to support children in Lebanon as well as expanding our work into other countries in the region.

In 2022 we launched our first project in Jordan. And in response to the earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria in February 2023, we launched our first project in Turkey later that year.

Our current work in the Middle East

In 2026, we’re continuing to scale up our work in Jordan.

We’re putting on projects to bring happiness to children growing up in the large refugee camps housing people displaced by the Syrian civil war, children in the camps and settlements that are home to Palestinian refugees, children who’ve fled conflicts in other countries including Iraq, Yemen, Somalia and Sudan, children with disabilities, and young people in custody.

We plan to return to Lebanon as soon as the security situation allows us to.

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In more detail …

Children holding hands and smiling at the start of a Flying Seagull performance in one of Jordan's largest refugee camps.

Jordan

Our clowns visit refugee camps in Jordan and bring play, laughter and happiness to young refugees from Palestine, Syria and beyond.

Children exchange high-fives with a Flying Seagull clown after a circus show for kids in Lebanon.

Lebanon

We’ve brought smiles to 35,387 children in Lebanon, visiting kids in local communities and in refugee camps housing families from Palestine and Syria.

A child plays with a Flying Seagull clown in Turkey.

Turkey

We’ve brought play, happiness and laughter to children who were displaced by the earthquake in 2023 and to young Syrian refugees.

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