People can give money to the fund, in order to pay for Ahmad’s study and maintenance expenses. “We expect to be able to collect more money than we need, so that we can help other dancers and artists in Syria as well. The fund aims to use Ahmad’s network for doing so”. Ahmad talks about coming to the Netherlands: “After the broadcast of Dance or Die, I received many invitations, from people in the US, Canada,
Australia, Switzerland, Italy and Belgium. And the Netherlands. When Ted Brandsen contacted me, I knew straight away that that was where I wanted to go. I’ve been following Dutch National Ballet on YouTube for a long time, watching the clips over and over again. And now I’m here. I’m so incredibly happy”.