On Monday the 23rd of March the Foundation started week long workshops for some of the children who have studied at the Riverkids centre in the past but who have stopped attending. Some of the reasons the children give for having stopped include violence at home, pressure from their parents to earn money and a lack of interest in school.
The workshops were organized by Kim Tay and UWC volunteers, a group of high school students from Singapore. They have kindly volunteered to help out for the week. Riverkids would like to thank them from the bottom of our hearts. Not only are they giving up their time and effort but also their money to help to give these children a better start in life.
The main purpose of these workshops is to engage truant children in non-academic activities and to encourage them to return to full-time study. A total of 18 kids have been chosen to attend these classes. The children will attend Riverkids from Monday 23rd until Friday the 28th. The children will be supplied with water, fruit and snacks throughout the day. The volunteers will be assisted by a translator from the Riverkids staff ensuring ease of communication. Having observed a part of the day on Monday it was clear from the smiles on the children’s faces that the
y were really enjoying themselves.
Monday started at 8.30am with introductions from each of the volunteers. This was followed by a series of physical games to give the children some exercise. At 10.30am there was a break for 15 minutes, more to give the volunteers a rest rather than the kids, who were clearly having fun. After this the children played some board games to stimulate their minds. In the afternoon the students made some arts and crafts aimed to encourage their creativity. The last activity of the day was some social interaction games to give the participants more confidence in certain situations that they may face. The day ended at 4.30pm with both children and volunteers exhausted but after a really productive days work. Each day will follow a similar pattern and the children will record their activities in scrapbooks provided by Riverkids.
It is hoped at the end of the week that the children will be more confident of their intelligence and creativity .This can only be good for the children and hopefully some if not all will return to study full-time ensuring a better quality of life for both themselves and their family. We would hope after the success of these first workshops that more generous groups like this one from Singapore would volunteer to do similar projects with children in the same situation in the future.
The workshops were organized by Kim Tay and UWC volunteers, a group of high school students from Singapore. They have kindly volunteered to help out for the week. Riverkids would like to thank them from the bottom of our hearts. Not only are they giving up their time and effort but also their money to help to give these children a better start in life.
The main purpose of these workshops is to engage truant children in non-academic activities and to encourage them to return to full-time study. A total of 18 kids have been chosen to attend these classes. The children will attend Riverkids from Monday 23rd until Friday the 28th. The children will be supplied with water, fruit and snacks throughout the day. The volunteers will be assisted by a translator from the Riverkids staff ensuring ease of communication. Having observed a part of the day on Monday it was clear from the smiles on the children’s faces that the
y were really enjoying themselves.Monday started at 8.30am with introductions from each of the volunteers. This was followed by a series of physical games to give the children some exercise. At 10.30am there was a break for 15 minutes, more to give the volunteers a rest rather than the kids, who were clearly having fun. After this the children played some board games to stimulate their minds. In the afternoon the students made some arts and crafts aimed to encourage their creativity. The last activity of the day was some social interaction games to give the participants more confidence in certain situations that they may face. The day ended at 4.30pm with both children and volunteers exhausted but after a really productive days work. Each day will follow a similar pattern and the children will record their activities in scrapbooks provided by Riverkids.
It is hoped at the end of the week that the children will be more confident of their intelligence and creativity .This can only be good for the children and hopefully some if not all will return to study full-time ensuring a better quality of life for both themselves and their family. We would hope after the success of these first workshops that more generous groups like this one from Singapore would volunteer to do similar projects with children in the same situation in the future.
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