Helping children with their emotional needs
Originally uploaded by Heart 4 Orphans
This week I'm observing and helping with a Workshop for 50 orphans and vulnerable children to strengthen them in their emotional needs. There are also 25 trainers who have received training about children's emotional needs but don't know how to lead this training for themselves. So they are helping and learning and leading small groups.
My main task was to come and type up what was happening in the sessions and take pictures. The goal is to turn this training into a manual. (A different manual than the one I am working on) I thought attending the sessions and typing it up would put everyone ahead in creating the next manual. BUT most of the work was done in the Siswati language and in small groups so it was more about observing, getting new ideas, understanding the situation, and giving the children some attention.
Helena is the training coordinator and she is the one sitting in the middle of the top picture here. Under here there are senior trainers, and then each community based organization that 'Hands' works with has their own people that are becoming trainers or receiving training.
The childrens ages ranged from about 5 to about 18 I would guess. They were grouped by gender and age so they could have good discussions in their groups.
It was a beautiful day. The children showed up tense, and by the end of the day were more relaxed and enjoying themselves.
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