Creativity and learning center addressing refugee children

On March 1, the Terre des hommes Foundation in Romania launched the Resilience and Innovation Centre, a creativity and learning center equipped with 3D technologies addressing children and teenagers. Operating under the slogan Reinvent your childhood. Reshape your future, the Center offers free workshops designed to challenge children to approach topics that are relevant to them, such as friendship, tolerance or helping those voice their emotions and transpose them in their own creative projects.

Laura Sava-Ghica, the director of Terre des hommes Romania Foundation told us more.

The full interview with Laura Sava-Ghica is available here:

Background

Since the start of the war in neighboring Ukraine last year, Terre des hommes (TdH) Romania has met the immediate needs of children, teenagers and mothers arriving in Romania, whether it was physical protection, mental health, psychological or social forms of assistance or customized individual care. TdH has been providing social assistance to Ukrainian families or individuals, in cooperation with refugee centers and other NGOs. Over 13,000 Ukrainians (children and adults) have benefited from the Foundation's programs. Thanks to donations and the contribution of Terre des hommes's partners, the Foundation expanded its activities beyond Bucharest, to Constanța and Brașov.

Over the course of last year, TdH Romania has undertaken a number of actions, such as summer schools and camps in various venues, socializing and inclusion events, workships designed to harness children's talents and encourage them to further their education. The Foundation's teams have provided Ukrainian families with an opportunity to connect to Romanian society and offered the means to deal with practical issues.