From March 26 to April 1, 2011: training on non-violent communication . Ms. Widad Bicher took some time away frum her community in Trosly (France) to come to Damascus and spend a week in the community of Al-Safina. We were 17 people to profit the most fro m the training offered by Widad. The main objective of this was to facilitate communication among the different teams (work (house, w orkshops…) in order to improve relationships. 1st day : working on observation, interpretation, judgement. 2nd day : learn to express ones feelings and explain ones attitudes . 3rd day : express ones needs . 4th day : request expected actions. The calm and nice presence of widad in Al-Safina and her rich experience in the Arche have enabled all assistants to express themselves with open hearts.