Establishing a Children Library in Lorestan Province (Sepiddasht City) & Implementing ‘Read with Me’ Program
Project Partner: The Institute for Research on the History of Children’s Literature in Iran
Start time: Fall 2018
Objective: Youth empowerment through the power of education and reading
Target group: Educationally disadvantaged students Sepiddasht City
Number of target group: 800 students
Major activities: Implementing the Read with Me program, establishing and equipping a children’s library; strengthening basic literacy; holding book reading sessions; training and empowering teachers in the region to implement creative education programs and strengthening basic literacy
Tang Haft Training Camp in Lorestan Province
Start time: Spring 2018
Location: Tang Haft village in Lorestan Province
Objective: To support the communities of Lorestan after the devastating floods of 2018
Target group: Children, adolescents and their families
Number of target group: 200 people
Major activities: Offering therapy sessions for children and their mothers; giving life skills classes; providing children’s rights education sessions and counseling sessions; holding empowerment workshops for children and their mothers after the flood crisis
Establishing Children Libraries in Tehran Province (Nasimshahr) & Implementing ‘Read with Me’ Program
Project Partner: The Institute for Research on the History of Children’s Literature in Iran
Start time: Fall 2017
Location: Baharestan city (Nasimshahr) in the southwest of Tehran
Objective: To promote the power of reading and education amongst children
Target group: Children, adolescents and their families in Nasimshahr
Number of target group: 500 people collectively
Major activities: Implementing the Read with Me program and establishing children’s public libraries for children and adolescents; promoting a strong reading culture; holding reading sessions; teaching reading aloud along with vocal training; holding creativity classes in Baharestan and surrounding villages
Qorveh ‘Read with Me’ Mobile Library
Project partner: The Institute for Research on the History of Children’s Literature in Iran
Start time: October 2018
Location: Qorveh city of Kurdistan
Objective: To promote the power of reading amongst children
Target group: Children, adolescents and their families
Number of target group: 700 people
Major activities: Implementing the Read with Me program; equipping a mobile children’s public library for 700 children and adolescents with disabilities; promoting a culture of reading; holding reading sessions; teaching reading aloud, vocal training, and creativity classes in Qorveh and surrounding villages
Laleh Park Children Center
Project Partner: Child Labor Assistance Network
Start time: June 2019
Location: Sarpol-e Zahab, Kermanshah Province
Objective: To create a safe happy learning environment for the children of Kermanshah after the devastating earthquake in the region
Target group: Children and their mothers, and local volunteers in Kermanshah
Number of target group: 90 people collectively
Major activities: Holding play-therapy sessions; offering personal health classes; organizing arts and crafts and sports activities for children; providing empowerment and communication workshops for children and their mothers; holding counseling sessions for mothers and educators
Taishei Village Children Center
Project Partner: Child Labor Assistance Network
Start time: June 2019
Location: Taishei village, Kermanshah Province.
Objective: To create a safe happy learning environment for the children of Kermanshah after the devastating earthquake in the region
Target group: Children and their mothers, and local volunteers in Kermanshah
Number of target group: 100 people collectively
Major activities: Holding play-therapy sessions; offering personal health classes; organizing arts and crafts and sports activities for children; providing empowerment and communication workshops for children and their mothers; holding counseling sessions for mothers and educators
Equipping the Educational Space of Khaneh Khorshid
Project partner: Khaneh Khorshid Women Institute
Start time: Summer 2019
Objective: To improve the quality of life of children in the area
Target group: Children and families living in Darvazeh Ghar, Tehran
Number of target group: 500 people
Major activities: Equipping the Khaneh Khorshid training hall with the aim of holding tutoring classes, painting and art classes; promoting the power of reading; holding reading sessions
Ferdowsi Children Center
Project Partner: Child Labor Assistance Network
Start time: October 2017
Location: Sarpol-e Zahab, Kermanshah Province.
Objective: To create a safe learning environment for the children of Kermanshah after the devastating earthquake in the region
Target group: Children and their mothers, and local volunteers in the area
Number of target groups: 100 people collectively
Major activities: Holding play-therapy sessions; offering personal health classes; organizing arts and crafts and sports activities for children; providing empowerment and communication workshops for children and their mothers; holding counseling sessions for mothers and educators
Back-to-School Backpack Giveaway Campaign
Start time: October 2016
Location: Kermanshah and Sistan and Baluchestan
Objective: To help disadvantaged students start the school year with the proper back-to-school materials and including backpacks and stationary materials
Target group: Elementary students in deprived areas of Kermanshah and Sistan and Baluchestan
Number of target group: 2,000 students collectively
Major activities: Distributing of 500 backpacks and school uniforms for girls and boys in Sistan and Baluchestan province; giving away 1,500 backpacks and school uniforms for girls and boys in Kermanshah
