Description
The community survey conducted in Patapoklosi defined the need for the development of children and parents and for strengthening the civil organization. The project provides opportunity for the development of our young organization, through the extension of partnership network – 5 organizations, development of methodological knowledge, addressing the settlement’s community and promoting our internal values. They will involve the segregated (20) families of the village into a one-year joint learning and creating process. During handicraft workshops creative experts and inhabitants will transfer their knowledge to the parents and volunteers of the organization. They will learn how and what to play with the community’s children. The 8-month-long creative process will be concluded with a joint puppet performance and a fair. They establish a toy collection providing developing games for the children. The most creative children will be awarded with a camp of 1 week at Bóbita Puppet Theatre.
Summary of project results
Patapoklosi where the project took place is a disadvantaged settlement in many ways: it has high unemployment rate, multiple social divisions, clash of views with the Roma minority government. The organization aimed to improve the community life, widen the relations of the NGO along with the professional development methodology. These goals were achieved with the help of the activities that were organized. They became a community through the preparation for the puppet show and preparing a new show for Christmas. The network of the NGO has strengthened, the number of volunteers and working hours have increased. The beneficiaries were involved in various activities that the NGO organized, with the focus on arts and crafts, and the summer camp for the local children. As a result of the project a creative community have been created. Adults and children belonging to different ethnicities, rich and poor along with partner NGOs joined to the artisan workshops. They have learned many techniques from extern craftsmen, that ensure the basis of the next children’s playhouse, thusthe projects results seem to sustainable.
Summary of bilateral results