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Aims
Our overall aims are to establish a
centre where learning is fun and education is creative and
accessible to all.
Vision
We believe the children are the future
and hope of East Africa and as a result we want to invest in them.
We hope to provide an Arts and Activity Centre that will bring
children together from a range of backgrounds to learn from each
other through creative play.
We hope to promote the East African
Arts of story telling, dance, music and art to challenge thinking,
break down taboos and get young people to address sensitive issues.
Mission Statement
Heshima means Respect in Swahili
and this underlies everything that we do. We aim to promote respect
for children whatever their background, ethnicity or religion. We
want to break down barriers and prejudice through using play, drama
and sport.
Objectives
At Heshima we aim to provide a
well-resourced Art and Activity Centre to be used by local schools,
orphanages, youth clubs and community groups. In this centre we aim
to:
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Give opportunity
to all children for creative and stimulating play.
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Provide
opportunities for all children to explore the world around them
through drama, art, stories, music and play.
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provide
opportunities for young people to develop their skills and
knowledge of a range of sports and to organise fixtures and
competitions.
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to use art,
drama, music and stories to challenge prejudice and break down
barriers.
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to be an
inclusive centre encouraging families from all economic
backgrounds, races and cultures to meet together
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To use the
creative arts to help inform our community on ways of preventing
HIV, malaria and water bourne diseases.
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Organise
partnership projects between groups in the local community and
international organizations eg. Guides, schools, youth clubs.
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Empower our
local rural community by providing work, wherever possible,
training, resources and education.
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Provide an
opportunity for local artists and musicians to develop and
showcase their work in the local community.
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Offer support or
advice for families and parents who are finding bringing up a
family difficult and to offer counseling or support for
teenagers
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