Building Blocks for a Healthy Future

About the Program

Building Blocks is an early childhood program that was adopted by Mentor Arabia. The program was adapted both contextually and culturally for the Arab region.

Objectives

  • To enhance the social and emotional capacities of children
  • To strengthen the protective factors during early childhood with the aim of avoiding risky behavior at later stages in life
  • To develop parents’ communication capabilities
  • To strengthen educational foundations

SDGs

Themes

Children

  1. Healthy Behavior
  2. Healthy Eating
  3. Physical Fitness
  4. Personal Hygiene
  5. Conflict Resolution
  6. Making Friends
  7. Friendship Groups
  8. Respect Class Setting
  9. Peer Pressure
  10. Assertive Behaviour
  11. Sense of Humor
  12. Safety
  13. Learning in Nature
  14. Sense of Giving
  15. Careers Discovery

Parents

  1. Communication Skills
  2. How to Deal With Your Children
  3. Role Modeling
  4. Child Safety
  5. Living with Rules

Process

  1. Partner with governmental entities and local actors
  2. Build the capabilities of program coordinators from leading partners
  3. Identify and contact schools or CBOs
  4. Implement sessions with children
  5. Implement parenting sessions with parents
  6. Monitor and Evaluate the program
  7. Document lessons learned and disseminate knowledge
  • Children aged 3-6 years
  • Parents
  • Teachers
  • Social Workers
  • In and out of school setting
  • On ground
  • 6 to 12 months
  • 20 sessions for children
  • 11 sessions for parents
  • 60 minutes per session
  • 12 to 25 participants per session