Colombia
Climate Change (GG Green)Children's Land:Promoting responsible citizenship
Children's Land:Promoting responsible citizenship
|
Motivational Workshop with children from Medellín
One of the first activities that we offer to the community are the motivational workshops, which provide basic information and serve as an introduction to the Children`s Land Program
|
Learning arts and crafts
|
Having fun
Children`s Land Provides children of low income households with an appropriate and healthy space to have fun and enjoy each others company while growing as responsible and committed citizens.
|
Learning about the environment
Environmental awarness is one of Children`s Land main components.
|
Children`s Land beneficiary
As one of the project`s beneficiaries, this child will have access to several recreation activities as well as trainning in environmental health, sustainable development and children`s rights.
|
View of Medellin from the 13th comune%2C%20most%20of%20them%20live%20in%20extremy%20poverty%20and%20many%20have%20come%20to%20the%20city%20fleeing%20conflict%20situations%20in%20rural%20Colombia&loca=http://cloud.globalgiving.com/pfil/2542/ph_2542_9716.jpg)
Once one of the most violent places on earth, the 13th comune holds 134.365 inhabitants, (6.5% of Medellín`s total population), most of them live in extremy poverty and many have come to the city fleeing conflict situations in rural Colombia
|
Children`s Land design proposal
With the program`s guidance children decide how they will use their plot of land.
|
Drawing made by Yerelin Cardenas
"Lets take care of our environment, lets not pollute it"
|
Andrea Cardona: elected childrens' representative
Each Children`s Land Plot has a child representative elected by his/her peers.
|
