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I m last report, I reported on my main impressions I have gathered during our tour of Central America.
This report would go only to the one I work on the different areas-areas-which are at Sueniños, special events, on difficulties encountered by children and much more. This
I would like to divide the report into four parts:
1) work in Suenicos
2) Sueniños generally means
3) "area autocuidado"
4) "circo de los sueños"
Suenicos "Sueniños in the colonias" and is basically a simplified free-time activities for poor indigenous children, which is offered locally in their neighborhoods. One difference from the main project Sueniños is that Suenicos is open to all children of the residential district, that is, no matter what family situation, they are the children can all participate in the 2-hour workshop offered in the afternoon. The only condition is that they are missing no more than once a week and show motivation and effort. Material and even a small snack just before the finish is made available to every child.
I like about the idea of this sub-project very much. Many of the children are street vendors and spend their free afternoons. Through this offer you get a different perspective and can really be a child.
Initially there was very positive feedback from the children. In the first section, we offered three different workshops: dolls from wooden spoons tinker, build drums and create plaster masks. There were so many children (about 60) that we could offer in the first week, not all interested parties a place. But since we for 6 weeks in the colonia "5 ° de marzo" were present, the children were in the following weeks, even more chances to participate. They were allowed teilnhemen as often as they wanted, at best, every 6 weeks. Those who were with joy while we were particularly happy from week to week and again in our workshops.
I worked with Barbara, an Austrian people together, and we built drums from pots with the children. First we glued the pot with colorful tissue paper and drilled a hole in the ground so that the sound effect is better. A tarp was used as a drum and was by some cords knotted together firmly on the ground and strained.
addition to the construction of the Drums stored Barbara and I also emphasize that the children we learned to deal with music and what effect this may cause. This brought us closer to them with gossip and rhythm exercises. Towards the end of each workshop, we designed a small orchestra with the children, in whom the self-made drums their use.
Furthermore, we made every Friday, that is the end of a week-long workshop, a small presentation in which the various groups presented by a simple show their work. This is to ensure that the children got a better idea of exactly what was done in the other workshops and they also learned so before a larger group to act.
also was a big highlight for the children that they could take their work home with you! They enjoyed the time in the very Suenicos.
was more sad and incomprehensible it to me that it took before the workshops for us so much effort and persuasion at all to get the permission of the colonia, are allowed to work there. It was the children we would give no advantage, disrupt, and do all just for his own interests.
It was also initially difficult to implement our plan to hold joint Christmas "posada" by Sueniños Suenicos and 5 ° in the colonia de marzo. Ultimately contributed However, we believe good work and the Christmas party was a complete success! The children of Sueniños showed different performances of juggling, clowning, Hullahuppreifen and a self-designed, 3-meter high giant doll, which was led by the children.
We had started with the children of Suenicos 2 weeks before the celebration of a little show with dance and music titles to rehearse what we "viaje de los angeles" on the said date, under the title (The Journey of the Angels) demonstrates. It worked great, I was really proud of the children.
All parents, siblings and teachers were also invited, and with such an audience was the day a success and a small gift for each child attended raid ended. Total
can say that the work in the Suenicos is really interesting, because it works with very different children. This is reflected eg by how different the children approach a task and how different the success at the end. Some one observed a very positive and independent work, others were cut almost 10 years with a circle. Even in their practice identified for those big differences between the children. Some were very demanding, so here is totally different, and yet others really cheeky.
There was however almost all the first time in such leisure activities to participate, they were very grateful for our work. This gave me much joy!
Now-a few months later, I can say that this apparent gratitude in Sueniños unfortunately some children has already been lost ...
Now some may wonder and ask: What is missing her now? If it is not as together with the children in Suenicos?
True, there has been a change and since January I have been working back in the main project Sueniños. How it came and my motives, I would like in the next section of this report, like to explain further.
Z irst but once Sueniños. Sueniños ("Dream Children") is the organization of Hauptpojekt DESAC (Desarrollo educativo Sueniños Asociación Civil), the place where the children spend the most time. It is a center on the outskirts of the city, which offers some of the children of the two quarter 5 ° de marzo de enero 1 ° and a full afternoon program and support in every way. I myself find not, can be chosen according to exactly what criteria the children who come here. There currently are 39 children of the Primaria (Elementary) and 13 "Pollitos" ("chicken" - the very KleinenJ to them) into place.
After school, they are brought up with two buses and First get a warm meal and even have free play time. Then start at 15pm two hours, "area". That is, the children can choose from five different fields for one hour. Offers are a library, creative arts, homework assistance, personal care and a range in which the 8 partial performance will be improved play.
in the library called "Buho soñador" to reading skills and creative writing are taught. In the creative sector, which bears the name "Quetzal de Colores" is much crafted and painted. The Homework "Sabio Jaguar" is comparable to the tuition and in the lounge of the 8 partial performances "Canto de Caracol" currently working with the children, including two volunteers to improve its optical and acoustic distinctiveness and memory capacity. The fifth area is the Körperpflegea offered. This area is called "agua del cielo" - "water of heaven" and is my work area. Then I will discuss later a much more precise.
After the two hours it is an hour proyecto area. The theme of this changed about three times a year. Was started with the theme "Travel through the cultures. Offered, the four cultures Masai (Africa), Maya (Mexico), China and Greece. The children were allowed to decide at the beginning of the stage, on which culture they want to learn more. This possibility of choosing is an important point in Sueniños - the children themselves should be allowed to decide what makes them the most fun and where they can contribute best. With the areas it is handled well, it is completely and solely the decision of children for which two areas they decide in a day. The tutorias, so check tutors at the end of the week that a given child has gone 5 times to express your creative and never did his homework ...
back again at the hour of the proyecto of 17-18 Clock. After the stage of "cultural project" there was a relatively open-held "circo-proyecto" with the offers clowning, juggling, giant puppets and develop rhythmic movement and dance sport. Parts of this circus project were then performed during the big Christmas party in the colonia of the Sueniños-children.
began after the Christmas holidays, a huge new section of the 1-hour phase of the project: The topic of the circus and acting. " These were the following five groups: actors, cheerleaders, clowns, pyramids, and parachute. Of 17-18h, the children were rehearsing daily in their groups, a small performance, on 6 February - 5th Birthday Sueniños - are listed in city center should. The time was not long and so the children had to give everything to end such a wonderful performance by the "el circo de los sueños" was possible.
this massive event as I will in this report 4 Point still describe much more accurately. Also as my work with the children of the pyramid group was - in the preparation, and during the big presentation.
Now I would like to explain briefly the day in the Sueniños done and focus on some other points of this flagship project ...
at 18h, ie, when the hour of the proyecto is over, the children get a snack called "merienda". This is usually a bowl of rice pudding, some cookies and hot chocolate, pancakes or oatmeal. Is not really healthy merienda and I'm not a big fan of it. Quite the contrary, I must say that lunch for the children is cooked very well. Three times a week they get meat, vegetables and rice, and almost always, of course - after all we live here in Mexico J - tortillas to eat.
After the merienda have to rock the children for a half hour to get in the garden just off steam, to play marbles or something very many great pleasure, prepares to jump rope. And I always sing:
La baca Lechera, le dijo a Lechero, pagame la renta del mes enero - febrero, marzo, abril, mayo, junio, julio, agosto septiembre, octubre, noviembre, diciembre.
Changita, changita date la vuelta, date vuelta have toca el piso y salta por afuera "
This song taught me the girls J
At half past six about America's two buses to bring the children after a long day homecoming . Then
is also a working day for me ended at Sueniños, I cruise around on my bicycle and ride about 30 minutes to home.
What else is there to say about Sueniños is that established it five years ago by an Austrian Christian and his Mexican wife Alma was. Her dream was to give as many children as possible a reasonable to offer recreational programs after school. Even children of such families who have no money to their children a lot to offer and where the children often have to contribute to the family income with, should find their place in Sueniños.
Parents pay no money for their children to participate in this program. The only requirement is that they come once a month to Sueniños and help for a day in the kitchen and with the cleaning. In addition, workshops are held each Sunday for the parents, including healthy eating, dealing with the children, hygiene, etc. treat. Here, parents have to attend regularly so that your child can still occur Sueniños. If I were workshops for Parents speak, has to restrict one which, however, a little. With very few families (perhaps two or three) it is always only the mothers who come to the Sunday workshops and help in the kitchen. Many children of
Sueniños have no father because of this run away, or died of alcohol has fallen ... Beyond that, the machismo far in Mexico remains widespread, so it never sees the man, why should he bother to . help This is a shame! There
Another support that kind of material is Sueniños the families at the beginning of the school year each child receives pads, pens and given a satchel. In addition, get the families for their children at certain time intervals, new pants, shoes and socks for the children. This support is very important, and I'm not always sure where to land such as new clothes. Yet in fact, many children are born with smelly clothes and shoes, whose soles have completely gone through and is full of holes, into the project. Moreover, it is seen by some mothers as self-evident, that all of their ten children (and only two of them are part of the Sueniños) receive these gifts and want more and more.
This is a problem that I realized even when the children are. Sueniños is just a rich project and offers the children much. It is clear from the reason I believe it is partially lost the little things to appreciate and gifts are for some something special. This I am sorry, but it is very very hard to find here a mediocre ...
It is clear that Sueniños is a great opportunity for the children, which is not open to many children.
I m the last section I mentioned that during the two hours of 15-17h areas offered. Now I would more accurately describe my area "autocuidado.
working since January, I here with Lisa, an Austrian volunteers and very good friend.
that I now again part of the Main project and I'm no longer work at Suenicos, I already had in the 1st Section briefly.
I want you to understand a little better why this change necessary for me or maybe better said was a big wish for me ...
The work with the children in Suenicos itself has given me a lot of fun and was really interested. Sad thing is that this work every day with the children more than two, sometimes even only one and a half hours meant. The rest was planning to write teamwork, preparation of lessons, the assembly and the materials and assessments. This work I found initially interesting, but long run (even in proportional the actual work) I was not happy. I missed the contact with the children and also it was difficult to establish a real relationship with them since they changed from week to week. I worked closely with Barbara, who is originally from Austria, then, volunteers in Sueniños was, but then decided to continue her life here in Mexico. From it I could learn a lot, but found it at the same time sad to be and to do not the Mexican working in a "European group". The workshops with the drums were a great idea, I would have liked but also introduced new ideas and even of its own offering, other things.
These thoughts arose out ultimately my desire to change within the project.
I conducted some interviews with the project management and with Barbara and after the Christmas holidays, there was then a change would be feasible. I was very happy with this decision and thereby perhaps I was also a bit lost, how much effort this change in itself but for Sueniños meant. In retrospect, I learned that both the project management, and Barbara were not really happy with my request, on the other hand, I also wanted to give no no, I with my former work was not satisfied. So after the exchange
were some misunderstandings and not so beautiful Things between me and the project, which took me quite emotional. I had not thought that the change could have such negative consequences, but at the same time I was much happier with my new job. So I tried again later the call, tried to describe my motives have a closer look and said that I would certainly not cause so much trouble and expense by the change. I think the conversation was a good first starting point, nevertheless I still feel some negative tensions - and that makes me very sad!
All right, so now I work with the children of Sueniños on "autocuidado", translated about "self care" together. In the broadest sense we are dealing with one's own body - what he needs from inside and outside, so I feel very comfortable and I feel good. Healthy eating here is an important issue and is addressed again and again. Clear that such issues of interest to children aged 6 to 14 more less. Therefore, it is a great challenge to make it appealing for them somehow.
lot of time occupied by the active body care. If there is enough water, then we form small groups of 4 boys and girls separately, half an hour to have time to shower and wash their hair. For the girls there is always something very special, when they conclude a dab of mud in the hand is J
"Dame más, dame más, quiero Wed cabello muy suave ..." (That means something like "give me much, I want that my hair is nice and soft")
So we make it so that on a day with water for about 35 children have the chance to freshen up. This part of the area is very important because many of the children at home not able to shower and would naturally feel at home with a dirty body viruses and bacteria better than a freshly showered. For this reason, the children get in Sueniños twice a year Läusekur. This is very important - be it preventive or even urgently needed. After a shower we
give the children cream, she cut her finger and toe nails and the boys get a little gel. As for the girls to rinse the gel for the boys is always a hit and quite often it happens that they use so much of it that they are similar at the end of a rather Ölsardine J But each time after a shower, and maintain the feel children very comfortable in their skin and the way it should be ...
Sorry but there are rarely enough water for showers. The rainy season is just beginning in May and it may happen that we barely two weeks at a time the children can not give way to showers.
If so, must Lisa and I engage the children andersweilig.
The last weeks we have with them the theme of "mi cuerpo" - mentioned - my body. To this end, we weighed and measured each child, calculated from the BMI, spoke about the structure of the body, its function and on the various body parts. We also cut in this context, the issue of hygiene and made with the children for two weeks each of the first 15 minutes of each hour a "competición de la evaluación de la limpieza" - nothing more than a campaign for cleanliness. (Competitions are always a great encouragement to the children that I have already gelerntJ)
Depending how neat cut their nails, the children, whether they came with combed hair in the area or whether the fingers were washed thoroughly, they got a score of 1-3. At the end of two weeks it was clear a winner, the match got a little present from us on the topic. The winning girl received nail polish and lip gloss and the boy a huge box gel!
The second major issue we are discussing the issue Nutricion "- healthy diet. We started with a nutrition circle that shows the different types of food. We hereby wish to create in children an awareness that it is important to eat a balanced, healthy and above all varied. However, Are we at the same time not sure how effective it really is to make the children that need significantly. Ultimately, it depends on what home is on the table and that's (also from monetary reasons), unfortunately, often not the best. So, for breakfast with many families just tortilla with a cafe, which is cheap and quiet initially hunger. The little money that the children get, for example, to buy a snack at school say they almost always for "dulce", ie, from sweets.
Planning for the future in the area so we the children prepare snacks that are easy to make and healthy. Maybe we will be that they realize that not only sweets are delicious. The next day we will go, for example, with a few children on the market, buy fresh fruit and make it licuados. Licuados are typical of all Latin American countries - simple delicious, fresh and totally. A fruit is tossed with water or milk in a blender, mix and you have a healthy and satisfying drink. We are also planning with the children oatmeal cookies, fruit salad, a green salad, homemade bread and some light spreads to prepare.
addition to these "busy" hours, we also very important on serious issues such as over / under weight, drug and alcohol abuse, and consequences of unhealthy food to speak. For this purpose, we will probably seek the help of one of the maestros, so one of the permanent employees. The English, although in comparison with early already incredibly well and the children you have already found his position, yet it is difficult for us volunteers, the children participate really in such an important and they are less interesting topics and draw a learning curve of it.
For just tell about a subject on which I know that the children know at the end just as before, I do not ...
want When the subject of healthy eating is checked, have Lisa and I are the two other major blocks Health and as 4th Decided on sport. I think that this school year will be filled out well and I will report further in the future, of course, can be seen that (hopefully) success in the area "autocuidado" and how the children absorb the issues.
" E l circo de los sueños", probably the largest and most important event this year for the entire organization DESAC.
As mentioned earlier, this year Sueniños was 5 years old and that should be celebrated. Often
have already rehearsed the kids small presentations and they presented. This time, however, should be the first time that Sueniños that will open and present the children outside, in open audience, right in the center of San Cristobal their skill and hard work of previous weeks.
went after the Christmas holiday preparations going on. In the five groups of actors, cheerleaders, clowns, pyramids and parachute we rehearsed every day for an hour with the kids, a week before the big show even almost the whole 3 hours that the children were in the project.
The idea was this: A child goes to sleep after a hard day at school and dreams of what it would be later. This dream is occurring and the various occupations were the group of actors in five small skits presented. The first dream, the child of his profession "maestro" ie teacher, then it would "medico" to be a doctor, the next dream was "Roquero" Rock Star, the fourth it was dreaming of an "artista" - artists and most recently it was "scientifico" Scientists be. The sketches were played dumb, which means that all the sounds and effects were recorded with technically. The idea was that the children were very excited anyway (for many it was the first time want to come on stage) and we wanted to avoid that they suddenly forget their complete texts. Each sketch included In addition, some small jokes, so it certainly was not boring for the spectators.
occurred between the sketches of the four other groups on their shows. The six children with whom I worked in a group, we were rehearsing one of five different pyramids. From two-man to actual six-man pyramid everything was there. As a side effect, we studied a little show with different movements and everything, we presented the song Mission Impossible.
The day of the 6th February, to which all had been waiting for so long began, for us, staff and volunteers at a very early age. All the material had to be taken to the center and the circus arena are built.
same We distributed flyers to passers-by, especially families with children to prepare them for the circus performance, which should be accessible and free for all to draw attention. Even here, we realized that it would probably be a big event, because many showed great interest.
noon we received the Sueniños children in the city center. They said it last exchange information, go through their appearance again, and then make it into the pedestrian zone with small shows and other advertising flyers for the evening.
began at half past six of the first part of circo de los sueños - a huge march "desfile" with all participating children by Center of San Cristobal. Pedestrians and children who wanted to join our march, were invited to join and were given masks and rattles, to give the whole a greater presence.
The atmosphere was great and a great mass of people pulled as the "Santa Domingo" - the craft fair with us in the direction of the city center where the circus has shone in their bright vibrant colors.
found when all the square and the square was full of good, started the main part of the presentation: The real circo de los sueños. Just as we had rehearsed it for two weeks in advance, led the actors present their skits and shone the other groups with their show performances in between. It was great!
The very last gathered all stakeholders in the arena of the circus tent, and we sang together the song Sueniños. Symbolically, a small balloon is released, which, like the dreams should ascend to the sky ...
D ies was my 4th Report, I hope you fandet him as interesting as the one before, and now have an even better idea what I'm here for most of my time - in fact do the work in the Sueniños.
early March I will go along with Judith, chocolate and Schorsch to Nicaragua, because we were there for almost two weeks, a meeting with all the other Central American Volunteers WISE have.
When I come back I will work another week and then begin here on spring break with the traditional processions of the Semana Santa. Three friends from Germany will visit me at this time and we will rumreisen together in Mexico. The next report will
you so be sure to read about some new impressions, and other areas (especially central Mexico and the capital).
Until then I wish you all the best that Germany also slowly coming out of spring and in the distance Happy Easter J
Above all, I also wish Jean a lot of power in Germany and hope that everything works as it is there wishes.
How so sure most know, I've lived with Jean and Judith in a 3-flat together. Jeannette is turned back due to personal reasons this week to Germany. We miss her here very much and wish her the best!
feel depressed you all, very best regards from Mexico,
your Tine 
I m last report, I reported on my main impressions I have gathered during our tour of Central America.
This report would go only to the one I work on the different areas-areas-which are at Sueniños, special events, on difficulties encountered by children and much more. This
I would like to divide the report into four parts:
1) work in Suenicos
2) Sueniños generally means
3) "area autocuidado"
4) "circo de los sueños"
Suenicos "Sueniños in the colonias" and is basically a simplified free-time activities for poor indigenous children, which is offered locally in their neighborhoods. One difference from the main project Sueniños is that Suenicos is open to all children of the residential district, that is, no matter what family situation, they are the children can all participate in the 2-hour workshop offered in the afternoon. The only condition is that they are missing no more than once a week and show motivation and effort. Material and even a small snack just before the finish is made available to every child.
I like about the idea of this sub-project very much. Many of the children are street vendors and spend their free afternoons. Through this offer you get a different perspective and can really be a child.
Initially there was very positive feedback from the children. In the first section, we offered three different workshops: dolls from wooden spoons tinker, build drums and create plaster masks. There were so many children (about 60) that we could offer in the first week, not all interested parties a place. But since we for 6 weeks in the colonia "5 ° de marzo" were present, the children were in the following weeks, even more chances to participate. They were allowed teilnhemen as often as they wanted, at best, every 6 weeks. Those who were with joy while we were particularly happy from week to week and again in our workshops.
I worked with Barbara, an Austrian people together, and we built drums from pots with the children. First we glued the pot with colorful tissue paper and drilled a hole in the ground so that the sound effect is better. A tarp was used as a drum and was by some cords knotted together firmly on the ground and strained.
addition to the construction of the Drums stored Barbara and I also emphasize that the children we learned to deal with music and what effect this may cause. This brought us closer to them with gossip and rhythm exercises. Towards the end of each workshop, we designed a small orchestra with the children, in whom the self-made drums their use.
Furthermore, we made every Friday, that is the end of a week-long workshop, a small presentation in which the various groups presented by a simple show their work. This is to ensure that the children got a better idea of exactly what was done in the other workshops and they also learned so before a larger group to act.
also was a big highlight for the children that they could take their work home with you! They enjoyed the time in the very Suenicos.
was more sad and incomprehensible it to me that it took before the workshops for us so much effort and persuasion at all to get the permission of the colonia, are allowed to work there. It was the children we would give no advantage, disrupt, and do all just for his own interests.
It was also initially difficult to implement our plan to hold joint Christmas "posada" by Sueniños Suenicos and 5 ° in the colonia de marzo. Ultimately contributed However, we believe good work and the Christmas party was a complete success! The children of Sueniños showed different performances of juggling, clowning, Hullahuppreifen and a self-designed, 3-meter high giant doll, which was led by the children.
We had started with the children of Suenicos 2 weeks before the celebration of a little show with dance and music titles to rehearse what we "viaje de los angeles" on the said date, under the title (The Journey of the Angels) demonstrates. It worked great, I was really proud of the children.
All parents, siblings and teachers were also invited, and with such an audience was the day a success and a small gift for each child attended raid ended. Total
can say that the work in the Suenicos is really interesting, because it works with very different children. This is reflected eg by how different the children approach a task and how different the success at the end. Some one observed a very positive and independent work, others were cut almost 10 years with a circle. Even in their practice identified for those big differences between the children. Some were very demanding, so here is totally different, and yet others really cheeky.
There was however almost all the first time in such leisure activities to participate, they were very grateful for our work. This gave me much joy!
Now-a few months later, I can say that this apparent gratitude in Sueniños unfortunately some children has already been lost ...
Now some may wonder and ask: What is missing her now? If it is not as together with the children in Suenicos?
True, there has been a change and since January I have been working back in the main project Sueniños. How it came and my motives, I would like in the next section of this report, like to explain further.
Z irst but once Sueniños. Sueniños ("Dream Children") is the organization of Hauptpojekt DESAC (Desarrollo educativo Sueniños Asociación Civil), the place where the children spend the most time. It is a center on the outskirts of the city, which offers some of the children of the two quarter 5 ° de marzo de enero 1 ° and a full afternoon program and support in every way. I myself find not, can be chosen according to exactly what criteria the children who come here. There currently are 39 children of the Primaria (Elementary) and 13 "Pollitos" ("chicken" - the very KleinenJ to them) into place.
After school, they are brought up with two buses and First get a warm meal and even have free play time. Then start at 15pm two hours, "area". That is, the children can choose from five different fields for one hour. Offers are a library, creative arts, homework assistance, personal care and a range in which the 8 partial performance will be improved play.
in the library called "Buho soñador" to reading skills and creative writing are taught. In the creative sector, which bears the name "Quetzal de Colores" is much crafted and painted. The Homework "Sabio Jaguar" is comparable to the tuition and in the lounge of the 8 partial performances "Canto de Caracol" currently working with the children, including two volunteers to improve its optical and acoustic distinctiveness and memory capacity. The fifth area is the Körperpflegea offered. This area is called "agua del cielo" - "water of heaven" and is my work area. Then I will discuss later a much more precise.
After the two hours it is an hour proyecto area. The theme of this changed about three times a year. Was started with the theme "Travel through the cultures. Offered, the four cultures Masai (Africa), Maya (Mexico), China and Greece. The children were allowed to decide at the beginning of the stage, on which culture they want to learn more. This possibility of choosing is an important point in Sueniños - the children themselves should be allowed to decide what makes them the most fun and where they can contribute best. With the areas it is handled well, it is completely and solely the decision of children for which two areas they decide in a day. The tutorias, so check tutors at the end of the week that a given child has gone 5 times to express your creative and never did his homework ...
back again at the hour of the proyecto of 17-18 Clock. After the stage of "cultural project" there was a relatively open-held "circo-proyecto" with the offers clowning, juggling, giant puppets and develop rhythmic movement and dance sport. Parts of this circus project were then performed during the big Christmas party in the colonia of the Sueniños-children.
began after the Christmas holidays, a huge new section of the 1-hour phase of the project: The topic of the circus and acting. " These were the following five groups: actors, cheerleaders, clowns, pyramids, and parachute. Of 17-18h, the children were rehearsing daily in their groups, a small performance, on 6 February - 5th Birthday Sueniños - are listed in city center should. The time was not long and so the children had to give everything to end such a wonderful performance by the "el circo de los sueños" was possible.
this massive event as I will in this report 4 Point still describe much more accurately. Also as my work with the children of the pyramid group was - in the preparation, and during the big presentation.
Now I would like to explain briefly the day in the Sueniños done and focus on some other points of this flagship project ...
at 18h, ie, when the hour of the proyecto is over, the children get a snack called "merienda". This is usually a bowl of rice pudding, some cookies and hot chocolate, pancakes or oatmeal. Is not really healthy merienda and I'm not a big fan of it. Quite the contrary, I must say that lunch for the children is cooked very well. Three times a week they get meat, vegetables and rice, and almost always, of course - after all we live here in Mexico J - tortillas to eat.
After the merienda have to rock the children for a half hour to get in the garden just off steam, to play marbles or something very many great pleasure, prepares to jump rope. And I always sing:
La baca Lechera, le dijo a Lechero, pagame la renta del mes enero - febrero, marzo, abril, mayo, junio, julio, agosto septiembre, octubre, noviembre, diciembre.
Changita, changita date la vuelta, date vuelta have toca el piso y salta por afuera "
This song taught me the girls J
At half past six about America's two buses to bring the children after a long day homecoming . Then
is also a working day for me ended at Sueniños, I cruise around on my bicycle and ride about 30 minutes to home.
What else is there to say about Sueniños is that established it five years ago by an Austrian Christian and his Mexican wife Alma was. Her dream was to give as many children as possible a reasonable to offer recreational programs after school. Even children of such families who have no money to their children a lot to offer and where the children often have to contribute to the family income with, should find their place in Sueniños.
Parents pay no money for their children to participate in this program. The only requirement is that they come once a month to Sueniños and help for a day in the kitchen and with the cleaning. In addition, workshops are held each Sunday for the parents, including healthy eating, dealing with the children, hygiene, etc. treat. Here, parents have to attend regularly so that your child can still occur Sueniños. If I were workshops for Parents speak, has to restrict one which, however, a little. With very few families (perhaps two or three) it is always only the mothers who come to the Sunday workshops and help in the kitchen. Many children of
Sueniños have no father because of this run away, or died of alcohol has fallen ... Beyond that, the machismo far in Mexico remains widespread, so it never sees the man, why should he bother to . help This is a shame! There
Another support that kind of material is Sueniños the families at the beginning of the school year each child receives pads, pens and given a satchel. In addition, get the families for their children at certain time intervals, new pants, shoes and socks for the children. This support is very important, and I'm not always sure where to land such as new clothes. Yet in fact, many children are born with smelly clothes and shoes, whose soles have completely gone through and is full of holes, into the project. Moreover, it is seen by some mothers as self-evident, that all of their ten children (and only two of them are part of the Sueniños) receive these gifts and want more and more.
This is a problem that I realized even when the children are. Sueniños is just a rich project and offers the children much. It is clear from the reason I believe it is partially lost the little things to appreciate and gifts are for some something special. This I am sorry, but it is very very hard to find here a mediocre ...
It is clear that Sueniños is a great opportunity for the children, which is not open to many children.
I m the last section I mentioned that during the two hours of 15-17h areas offered. Now I would more accurately describe my area "autocuidado.
working since January, I here with Lisa, an Austrian volunteers and very good friend.
that I now again part of the Main project and I'm no longer work at Suenicos, I already had in the 1st Section briefly.
I want you to understand a little better why this change necessary for me or maybe better said was a big wish for me ...
The work with the children in Suenicos itself has given me a lot of fun and was really interested. Sad thing is that this work every day with the children more than two, sometimes even only one and a half hours meant. The rest was planning to write teamwork, preparation of lessons, the assembly and the materials and assessments. This work I found initially interesting, but long run (even in proportional the actual work) I was not happy. I missed the contact with the children and also it was difficult to establish a real relationship with them since they changed from week to week. I worked closely with Barbara, who is originally from Austria, then, volunteers in Sueniños was, but then decided to continue her life here in Mexico. From it I could learn a lot, but found it at the same time sad to be and to do not the Mexican working in a "European group". The workshops with the drums were a great idea, I would have liked but also introduced new ideas and even of its own offering, other things.
These thoughts arose out ultimately my desire to change within the project.
I conducted some interviews with the project management and with Barbara and after the Christmas holidays, there was then a change would be feasible. I was very happy with this decision and thereby perhaps I was also a bit lost, how much effort this change in itself but for Sueniños meant. In retrospect, I learned that both the project management, and Barbara were not really happy with my request, on the other hand, I also wanted to give no no, I with my former work was not satisfied. So after the exchange
were some misunderstandings and not so beautiful Things between me and the project, which took me quite emotional. I had not thought that the change could have such negative consequences, but at the same time I was much happier with my new job. So I tried again later the call, tried to describe my motives have a closer look and said that I would certainly not cause so much trouble and expense by the change. I think the conversation was a good first starting point, nevertheless I still feel some negative tensions - and that makes me very sad!
All right, so now I work with the children of Sueniños on "autocuidado", translated about "self care" together. In the broadest sense we are dealing with one's own body - what he needs from inside and outside, so I feel very comfortable and I feel good. Healthy eating here is an important issue and is addressed again and again. Clear that such issues of interest to children aged 6 to 14 more less. Therefore, it is a great challenge to make it appealing for them somehow.
lot of time occupied by the active body care. If there is enough water, then we form small groups of 4 boys and girls separately, half an hour to have time to shower and wash their hair. For the girls there is always something very special, when they conclude a dab of mud in the hand is J
"Dame más, dame más, quiero Wed cabello muy suave ..." (That means something like "give me much, I want that my hair is nice and soft")
So we make it so that on a day with water for about 35 children have the chance to freshen up. This part of the area is very important because many of the children at home not able to shower and would naturally feel at home with a dirty body viruses and bacteria better than a freshly showered. For this reason, the children get in Sueniños twice a year Läusekur. This is very important - be it preventive or even urgently needed. After a shower we
give the children cream, she cut her finger and toe nails and the boys get a little gel. As for the girls to rinse the gel for the boys is always a hit and quite often it happens that they use so much of it that they are similar at the end of a rather Ölsardine J But each time after a shower, and maintain the feel children very comfortable in their skin and the way it should be ...
Sorry but there are rarely enough water for showers. The rainy season is just beginning in May and it may happen that we barely two weeks at a time the children can not give way to showers.
If so, must Lisa and I engage the children andersweilig.
The last weeks we have with them the theme of "mi cuerpo" - mentioned - my body. To this end, we weighed and measured each child, calculated from the BMI, spoke about the structure of the body, its function and on the various body parts. We also cut in this context, the issue of hygiene and made with the children for two weeks each of the first 15 minutes of each hour a "competición de la evaluación de la limpieza" - nothing more than a campaign for cleanliness. (Competitions are always a great encouragement to the children that I have already gelerntJ)
Depending how neat cut their nails, the children, whether they came with combed hair in the area or whether the fingers were washed thoroughly, they got a score of 1-3. At the end of two weeks it was clear a winner, the match got a little present from us on the topic. The winning girl received nail polish and lip gloss and the boy a huge box gel!
The second major issue we are discussing the issue Nutricion "- healthy diet. We started with a nutrition circle that shows the different types of food. We hereby wish to create in children an awareness that it is important to eat a balanced, healthy and above all varied. However, Are we at the same time not sure how effective it really is to make the children that need significantly. Ultimately, it depends on what home is on the table and that's (also from monetary reasons), unfortunately, often not the best. So, for breakfast with many families just tortilla with a cafe, which is cheap and quiet initially hunger. The little money that the children get, for example, to buy a snack at school say they almost always for "dulce", ie, from sweets.
Planning for the future in the area so we the children prepare snacks that are easy to make and healthy. Maybe we will be that they realize that not only sweets are delicious. The next day we will go, for example, with a few children on the market, buy fresh fruit and make it licuados. Licuados are typical of all Latin American countries - simple delicious, fresh and totally. A fruit is tossed with water or milk in a blender, mix and you have a healthy and satisfying drink. We are also planning with the children oatmeal cookies, fruit salad, a green salad, homemade bread and some light spreads to prepare.
addition to these "busy" hours, we also very important on serious issues such as over / under weight, drug and alcohol abuse, and consequences of unhealthy food to speak. For this purpose, we will probably seek the help of one of the maestros, so one of the permanent employees. The English, although in comparison with early already incredibly well and the children you have already found his position, yet it is difficult for us volunteers, the children participate really in such an important and they are less interesting topics and draw a learning curve of it.
For just tell about a subject on which I know that the children know at the end just as before, I do not ...
want When the subject of healthy eating is checked, have Lisa and I are the two other major blocks Health and as 4th Decided on sport. I think that this school year will be filled out well and I will report further in the future, of course, can be seen that (hopefully) success in the area "autocuidado" and how the children absorb the issues.
" E l circo de los sueños", probably the largest and most important event this year for the entire organization DESAC.
As mentioned earlier, this year Sueniños was 5 years old and that should be celebrated. Often
have already rehearsed the kids small presentations and they presented. This time, however, should be the first time that Sueniños that will open and present the children outside, in open audience, right in the center of San Cristobal their skill and hard work of previous weeks.
went after the Christmas holiday preparations going on. In the five groups of actors, cheerleaders, clowns, pyramids and parachute we rehearsed every day for an hour with the kids, a week before the big show even almost the whole 3 hours that the children were in the project.
The idea was this: A child goes to sleep after a hard day at school and dreams of what it would be later. This dream is occurring and the various occupations were the group of actors in five small skits presented. The first dream, the child of his profession "maestro" ie teacher, then it would "medico" to be a doctor, the next dream was "Roquero" Rock Star, the fourth it was dreaming of an "artista" - artists and most recently it was "scientifico" Scientists be. The sketches were played dumb, which means that all the sounds and effects were recorded with technically. The idea was that the children were very excited anyway (for many it was the first time want to come on stage) and we wanted to avoid that they suddenly forget their complete texts. Each sketch included In addition, some small jokes, so it certainly was not boring for the spectators.
occurred between the sketches of the four other groups on their shows. The six children with whom I worked in a group, we were rehearsing one of five different pyramids. From two-man to actual six-man pyramid everything was there. As a side effect, we studied a little show with different movements and everything, we presented the song Mission Impossible.
The day of the 6th February, to which all had been waiting for so long began, for us, staff and volunteers at a very early age. All the material had to be taken to the center and the circus arena are built.
same We distributed flyers to passers-by, especially families with children to prepare them for the circus performance, which should be accessible and free for all to draw attention. Even here, we realized that it would probably be a big event, because many showed great interest.
noon we received the Sueniños children in the city center. They said it last exchange information, go through their appearance again, and then make it into the pedestrian zone with small shows and other advertising flyers for the evening.
began at half past six of the first part of circo de los sueños - a huge march "desfile" with all participating children by Center of San Cristobal. Pedestrians and children who wanted to join our march, were invited to join and were given masks and rattles, to give the whole a greater presence.
The atmosphere was great and a great mass of people pulled as the "Santa Domingo" - the craft fair with us in the direction of the city center where the circus has shone in their bright vibrant colors.
found when all the square and the square was full of good, started the main part of the presentation: The real circo de los sueños. Just as we had rehearsed it for two weeks in advance, led the actors present their skits and shone the other groups with their show performances in between. It was great!
The very last gathered all stakeholders in the arena of the circus tent, and we sang together the song Sueniños. Symbolically, a small balloon is released, which, like the dreams should ascend to the sky ...
D ies was my 4th Report, I hope you fandet him as interesting as the one before, and now have an even better idea what I'm here for most of my time - in fact do the work in the Sueniños.
early March I will go along with Judith, chocolate and Schorsch to Nicaragua, because we were there for almost two weeks, a meeting with all the other Central American Volunteers WISE have.
When I come back I will work another week and then begin here on spring break with the traditional processions of the Semana Santa. Three friends from Germany will visit me at this time and we will rumreisen together in Mexico. The next report will
you so be sure to read about some new impressions, and other areas (especially central Mexico and the capital).
Until then I wish you all the best that Germany also slowly coming out of spring and in the distance Happy Easter J
Above all, I also wish Jean a lot of power in Germany and hope that everything works as it is there wishes.
How so sure most know, I've lived with Jean and Judith in a 3-flat together. Jeannette is turned back due to personal reasons this week to Germany. We miss her here very much and wish her the best!
feel depressed you all, very best regards from Mexico,
your Tine
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