The childrens art-project working with traumatised refugee children in Luckenwalde exists since the year 2014. It was begun through a foundation of the organisation Childrensnetwork Berlin. Until recently, it was mainly financed by the Landkreis (county) of Teltow-Fläming with money donated by the regional finance centers (Sparkasse). Due to the specifics of German funding laws, we now enter a new phase of fund raising and invite you to participate generously.
We aim at raising a sum of approximately 40,000 Euro to continue the project for another six months!
für Migranten und Flüchtlinge- e.V.
Project description: In the project, two therapists for creative arts who are also teachers work once a week with a group of pre-school children of refugee families living currently in a refugee shelter in Grabenstraße in the town of Luckenwalde. The children are encouraged to work in creative ways; they can use colors, clay and many other kinds of materials. Sometimes older siblings join as well.
Together with the teachers, two psychologists have been employed in the project, offering psychological support to the parents and older siblings. The psychologists have also been counseling and advising the staff in this and other shelters and other people working with refugee families on psychological issues. Also there has been good cooperation with other refugee camps in the region.
The weekly sessions are two to three hours long and are offered in the mornings, when most German children attend kindergarten. The right of refugee children depends on the status of their parents. In the earliest phase after their arrival in Germany, they are not allowed to attend school, including kindergarten. Psychological support is also not easily accessible for refugee families despite their strenuous experiences. These are the main reasons we developed this program staffed by volunteers.
Public work: The children enjoyed participating in the project and producing their very own art works. Impressed by their engagement and pleasure, we created several exhibitions of their works in the twon hall and in the regional center for family counseling. We thank Mrs Kornelia Wehlan, head of the Landkreis of Teltow-Fläming, Mrs Christiane Witt, chief officer for equality under public law and refugee and migrant integration, and the regional center for family counseling for their support. We plan further such public representations of our joint work in the future with your help!
Das Kinderkunstprojekt in Luckenwalde, Landkreis Teltow- Fläming, existiert bereits seit 2014. Damals wurde es über eine Stiftung des Kindernetzwerks Berlin ins Leben gerufen. Inzwischen wird es vom Landkreis Teltow- Fläming über Stiftungsgelder der Sparkassenstiftung gefördert. In dem Projekt arbeiten zwei Kunstpädagoginnen und – therapeutinnen, die einmal wöchentlich mit Kindern in dem Übergangswohnheim in der Grabenstraße in Luckenwalde zwei Stunden kreativ künstlerisch und gestalterisch arbeiten. Das Angebot findet am Vormittag statt und wird vor allem von Kindern im Vorschulalter wahrgenommen, gelegentlich sind aber auch ältere Kinder dabei. Bei Allen erfreut es sich großer Beliebtheit, wovon auch die Bilder der bereits durchgeführten Ausstellungen im Rathaus der Stadt sowie im Familienzentrum "Kieztreff" zeugen. Parallel findet begleitende psychologische Elternarbeit direkt im Heim statt. Die beiden Psychologen im Projekt sind zudem auch Ansprechpartner für die Mitarbeiter des Heims und weitere beratend oder behandelnd tätige Personen der Flüchtlingsarbeit. Es besteht darüberhinaus eine enge Kooperation mit einem weiteren Heim in Luckenwalde in der Forststraße.
Das Kinderkunstprojekt findet unter der Schirmherrschaft der Landrätin des Landkreises Teltow-Fläming statt und wird von der Integrationsbeauftragten gefördert und begleitet.
Kontoinhaber / account owner: KommMit -für Migranten und Flüchtlinge- e.V.