Growing Free of Gendered Violence in Costa Rica

During these months, we have carried out multiple activities at Casa ILORI that connect with team and individual work, incorporating concepts such as human and children's rights. For us it is very important that each activity we perform has both, value and learning that helps to build children's life project.

 Among the activities that we have had, stands out the execution of a workshop that had the objective of developing imagination, creativity, and manual skills through the creation of already known and unpublished characters to later, generate a story or tale with those characters which were made with recycled materials.

 Also, an extra activity that was conducted and was funny for the children was where each of them made a T-shirt with the "Dyi" technique, this moment was magic for them, allowing them once again develop their manual skills.   

 In addition, another outstanding and very important activity for Casa ILORI was the celebration of Children's Day, which in Costa Rica is celebrated on September 9^th of each year. This year, we managed to coordinate with the Municipal Police of San José the loan of an inflatable for the youngest children, we also had a neon room in which they were guided through a story, an additional section of electronic games and finally, a movie was presented for the oldest ones.

 Each of these activities is highlighted for having a gender approach in which we recognize our diversity as human beings but, understanding that we all have the same rights.

 That is why having your support is so valuable for us and, we appreciate that you are part of the consolidation of ILORI’s children life projects.   

In Costa Rica, the restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic were gradually withdrawn, until now that, there are almost no restrictions. Despite this, we understand that the pandemic is not over yet therefore, at Casa ILORI we continue implementing the sanitary measures such hand hygiene and mask wearing. Nevertheless, the positive side of the restrictions withdrawal is that, we managed to re-open the institution by restoring some of the activities that helps strengthen discipline, commitment, leadership and empathy from the children of La Carpio.

As part of the commitment and development of soft skills, from a gender perspective in Casa ILORI we have been restarting workshops such dancing, self-defense and yoga, we love having options to feel the emotions and express them through movement and imagination from an early age.

Another effort that has been empowered is the reading circles, we started with the mothers of ILORI´s children interesting in develop reading skills. These spaces promote reading at home and thus, be able to motivate their children the love of reading and at the same time, it creates the habit in not only the children but in the whole family. This initiative is very important because due to conscious reading we can avoid racism, sexism, xenophobia and discrimination of any type, achieving ILORI´s children and society wellness. For that reason, our effort is always inclusive and shared, seeking to make changes in the community, but also in society.

Thanks for your support. 

Links:

• Report on the ILORI Project