Cultural cart (Carrito Cultural)

Objective

To develop children’s social, artistic and physical skills.

Activities

To provide a recreational and cultural space in Antofagasta with story telling, art and sport workshops. Workshops run every Saturday from March to December as follows:

• 9.30 am. Some volunteers walk out to get children to come to the workshop while other volunteers prepare material and the space for the workshop morning.  

• 10.00 am. Literature Time: Short-story telling. Encourage children to compose their own tale. All children participate.

• 10.45 am. Artistic Time: Workshops of recycling, painting, and physical development activities

• 11.45 am. Recreational space: organised games (twister, strings, table football)

• 12.15 pm. Walk children to their homes. Cleaning of premises. Volunteers evaluation. Preparation for the following encounter

• 13.30 pm. Volunteers going home    

Outcomes 

• Children have developed their reading habits (pleasure to listen to story telling and telling stories)

• Values such as solidarity and respect increased among children

• Rapprochement to migrant children

• Improved links with organizations that provide volunteers to share their skills

• Recreational space available throughout the year

• Encourage meetings with the neighbourhood and children’s families

People being served : Children and Young People

Age group : Children 0-17

Project status : Ongoing

Society presence : Chile

Focus of the project : People

JPIC Imperative : Transforming and Being Transformed

UN Sustainable Development Goals : 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, 17 Partnerships for the Goals, 4 Quality Education