R.E.A.D.Y. To Overcome

About the Program

“R.E.A.D.Y. to Overcome” is a psychosocial support (PSS) program that uses arts and crafts as means to develop social-emotional skills with a focus on expressing emotions.

The program aims to build a Resilient, Empathic, Aware and Dynamic Young generation able to overcome stressful

Objectives

  • Capacitate children with the knowledge and social-emotional skills to express themselves and better cope with their emotions while passing through stressful times
  • Enhance parents’ positive parenting skills, especially following a traumatic event

SDGs

Themes

Children

  1. Self-awareness
  2. Self-management
  3. Social-awareness
  4. Relationship skills
  5. Responsible decision making

Parents

  1. Positive Parenting

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 Community Based Organizations
  4. Recruit and train a group of trainers
  5. Recruit and train a group of facilitators
  6. Implement sessions with children
  7. Implement a positive parenting workshop with parents
  8. Coach the facilitators throughout the implementation
  9. Monitor and Evaluate the program
  10. Document lessons learned and disseminate knowledge
  • Children aged 7-11 years
  • Parents
  • In and out of school setting
  • On ground
  • Online
  • 10 weeks on-ground
  • 5 weeks online
  • 10 sessions on-ground
  • 11 sessions online
  • 60 minutes per session
  • 12 to 20 participants per session