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Using creativity and physical activities to reconnect with education
Around the world, children living through economic fragility, political instability and conflict or natural disaster are much more likely to be cut off from education. To help them reconnect with learning, associations help them access physical and creative activities like art, sport, photography, and craft activities to foster an appetite for knowledge, join up their skills and build social connections.
L'Albero della Vita -Italy
Connecting through social and emotional skills The project “Talent Education“ by L’albero della vita, helps 250 underprivileged children across Italy to develop their capacities, talents and aspirations. The association designed programs on Science Technology Engineering Mathematics, Orientation and Inspiring workshops to help them excel academically and in their future careers. “This program targets the disadvantaged neighborhoods of six cities (Milano, Napoli, Genova, Catanzaro, Perugia, Palermo). Some live in inadequate and overcrowded homes, others can’t afford balanced meals or are at risk of early school drop-out. With this program we participate to give them the right conditions to fully express and develop their potential. ” Andra Coli, CEO of Webhelp Italy
Stichting Mano - The Netherlands
Foto Colectania - Spain
Connecting through language learning Rotterdam is the city with the highest poverty level and the largest share of illiteracy in the Netherlands. The strength of Stichting Mano lies in its network of volunteers, who create social links with vulnerable families and help them fit better into society. By reading stories to children every week for 20 weeks, they help the children improve their language skills. “Through this project, I was paired with a family with a child with (a chance of) language delay. Every week I came by for an hour to practice the Dutch language. Through reading picture books and language games, among other things, we spent time together with the reading child and the mother. I especially liked how you see the reading child grow and feel a little more confident every time, because she has a better command of the language and can express herself better because of this. ” One volunteer, Jacqueline Hilberink
Connecting through photography Every developed country has pockets of deprivation and Spain is no exception. Forty-five young people with special needs from areas across Barcelona were invited to participate in photography workshops by Foto Colectania, working with well-established photographers to create after-school classes and a public exhibition. "I remember hours observing, remembering the topics we talked about, finding our personal vision of this very cultural neighborhood, so unique and special. The people we have smiled at and who have smiled back have given us a piece of themselves to share forever, the instant we pressed the button — forgetting the theory, forgetting the settings. We have taken part in the creation of that precious thing, a part of us to share forever." Nyx one of the student
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