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I was in Batticaloa to start a project with the purpose of bringing creative art activities to kids living in Children's Homes. Two others did the same for physical activities/games. We visited several homes and worked with three. I trained 4 tutors, picked by the administrators in the homes, and shared both a philosophy of creative/choice based art (as opposed to rote or artistic skill-enhancing) as well as activities which reflect that philosophy. Each tutor got a basket of materials and will receive (from the donor fund that started the project) a stipend as well as funds for replacing materials as they are used up. The training happened at one of the children's homes. We then visited the homes again to observe and support the tutors as they ran the activities. Independently of this, I also shared this information with 8 girls at a home who will be using these activities as they visit children in tsunami communities. These photos are a mishmash of all of those experiences, the visiting, the training, the activities, and the interactions with the young people.
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matthew kertesz > volunteer project, Sri Lanka photo
matthew kertesz > volunteer project, Sri Lanka photo
matthew kertesz > These are all but one of the art tutors, all of the PE tutors, and Dhana and Ellil, the two women who trained the PE tutors.
matthew kertesz > The art crew
matthew kertesz > I put together baskets of materials for each of the children's homes.
matthew kertesz > I divided the training into four sections. I did some explanation of activities and philosophy (Puve translated), I had the tutors do some of the activities to get that end of the experience, I demonstrated some with the girls at Sakthi Ilam, and the tutors practiced with small groups of girls. The following weeks, we visited the different orphanages to observe the tutors, make suggestions, and answer questions.
matthew kertesz > volunteer project, Sri Lanka photo
matthew kertesz > volunteer project, Sri Lanka photo
matthew kertesz > volunteer project, Sri Lanka photo
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