“Peace, love, reconciliation, and family unity” is the message that the children from the Environmental Guardians project wish to convey to the world through the musical they are preparing for our end-of-year closing ceremony and project culmination.
This week, at the Soledad branch, we had a prevention event with Profamilia and the Profamilia Youth Network, aiming to prevent situations of risk related to child sexual abuse. Additionally, self-care and personal hygiene were promoted through games and recreational activities.
We are getting ready for Christmas and the end of the year! This weekend, our boys, girls, and young people had fun making crafts with recyclable materials, Christmas decorations for the home, and for the Christmas tree. In addition, we practiced some performances that we are preparing for our community. This will be a good end to the year.
The Educating at Home project concluded this November, leaving an indelible mark among the parents who were part of this beautiful process. Thirty-one workshops were conducted, focusing on the development of study habits and socio-emotional tools to enable parents to effectively support their children’s educational processes. This initiative, which began after the pandemic, successfully trained 27 parents.
A beautiful day filled with magic, joy, and fun was experienced by our boys, girls, and teenagers from the Lipaya headquarters during the celebration of the Day of the Little Angels. They had the opportunity to enjoy activities such as face painting, a bubble show, balloon twisting, and much more. In addition to sharing a moment of recreation and much happiness, they were able to reinforce their social skills.
This week, at the Soledad branch, the nutritional team from the Food Bank conducted play and recreation activities promoting good nutrition. Practical exercises were carried out, including various recommendations such as eating fruit alone, not consuming more than two carbohydrates in a meal, always including a portion of raw or cooked vegetables, adjusting food quantities according to age, and ensuring that each meal contains a portion of protein.
With the support of a professional makeup artist and facial care expert, a mindful self-care activity was carried out for the parents and guardians of our affiliates. During this activity, they were provided with an awareness talk on self-care, as well as facial cleansing sessions, all aimed at promoting health and well-being.
During this session, at the Lipaya headquarters, evaluative activities were carried out. Through Likert-type scales on life skills and the environment, we aim to measure the impact of the projects developed throughout the year on our affiliates. Likewise, a space for reflection and self-assessment was provided to them through fun contests and trivia.
During this session, from the Food Security program, we reinforced the food groups that should be consumed regularly by testing memory with a memory game, cognitive stimulation, and mental agility.
During this session, the boys and girls from the foundation participated in workshops that promoted equality, diversity, inclusion, and critical thinking. This was achieved through psychoeducation, the creation of an activity called “Race Crowns,” and a discussion titled “Expressing My Point of View.”
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