Month: December 2019

A few weeks ago I was sat with the children in our centre, it was a Tuesday afternoon when they have an art workshop with two of our volunteers. I was sat pretending to colour in a picture, but really watching the children around me. I am creative and artistic by nature and it always brings me joy to watch children express themselves artistically. As I watched, something caught my attention. One of the boys, Jonathan, was tapping his marker …

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It was the time of evening when the sky starts to turn dark and the air begins to have a slight chill. We, the prevention team, were walking down ‘la Quinta’ (the 5th) towards a small side street where we have our weekly prevention activity with between 40-60 children. (an activity where we interact with ‘high-risk’ children through fun activities, games, snacks and more, to build relationships and identify those most in need). Normally as we approach the last corner, …

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