Brazil
Health
Doctors of Joy - art and culture in hospitals
More Information About this ProjectProject Needs and BeneficiariesThe main beneficiaries are the hospitalized children - empowerment through joy; a creative artistic interaction with them, in which the clown offers his best work and skills and the child chooses to interact or not, thus regaining some control over his life/body during the hospitalization process. ActivitiesActors, working in couples, visit hospitals twice a week. Using clown language, they perform delightful parodies of medical procedures. Funding InformationThis project has been retired and is no longer accepting donations. Additional DocumentationThis project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc). ResourcesWhy this Project is ImportantPotential Long Term ImpactTo become a reference in artistic job in hospitals and to exchange experiences with other groups. To offer training and support to our artists. To expand the attendance capacity. To increase the communication with the community beyond the hospitals. Project Message
I repute Doctors of Joy as one of the best managers ever Who is Running This ProjectContact
Renata Truzzi de Souza, Project SponsorAshoka Innovators for the Public Organization
Learn more about Doctors of Joy – Art, Graduation and Development and the project team. Where this Project is LocatedCountry
This project is located in For more information about Brazil, read the Human Development Report on Brazil or the Wikipedia entry for Brazil. When this Project was UpdatedDate Added to GlobalGivingThis project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on July 28, 2004. How Else You Can Help |
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