MISOL, Antofagasta

Objective

To provide mothers/grandmothers with psycho-pedagogical elements for the social development of their vulnerable children/grandchildren (under 12).

Activities

The target group is mothers or grandmothers who are in charge of their grandchildren. The projects aims at offering them support in the development of the children. Workshops are run on the following areas: psychological, health and pedagogical. Professionals volunteer their help in these areas. There is a parallel intervention with the children, developing the same theme as with the mothers and grandmothers, i.e. psychological, health, and pedagogical, through more playful activities. The project takes place in 8 sessions per year, the meetings last 3 hours. Workshops have been offered on psychology, health for children and health for women, workshops on self-awareness and relaxation, and handicraft workshops.

Outcomes

• Children have improved their social relationships with their mothers/grandmothers – they ask for help with no fear

• Children have improved their artistic skills

• Mothers and grandmothers have a space reserved to their leisure activities for biodance, yoga

• Women have improved their personal development 

People being served : People who are marginalised

Age group : Adults 26-60, Children 0-17, Young people 18-25

Number of participants : mai-50

Project status : Ongoing

Society presence : Chile

Focus of the project : People

JPIC Imperative : Transforming and Being Transformed

UN Sustainable Development Goals : 10 Reduced Inequalities, 17 Partnerships for the Goals