1- On a social level, KIROU-BERI aims to :
- offer appropriate educational support to schoolchildren of foreign origin who are experiencing language difficulties (aged 8 to 18).
- Provide psychosocial support for parents, acting as a mediator in intercultural communication between parents, schools and social services.
- Stimulate these parents to become effectively involved in their children’s school careers and to optimise education between two cultures by means of interaction workshops on the theme: How can I balance my child’s education between two cultures?
2- On a cultural level, KIROU-BERI aims to :
- Bring culture into existing schools, using our children’s books, which convey the values of friendship and African tales of wisdom.
- Schools can choose to hold a one-day reading workshop. Or a mini-project lasting 2 or 3 weeks, or even 3 months, to build a cultural bridge by putting together a sketch based on African tales.
A- How do children learn to understand and respect other cultures through friendship?
- Through reading workshops in schools, children learn about different cultures and the values of friendship.
- Through interaction, after reading, listen to them and assess their understanding of our message in relation to the values of friendship.
- The intensity of the children’s enthusiasm can develop their imagination, to build a cultural bridge together through sketches and friendship songs.
B- How to deal with a different culture in the social services?
Through intercultural communication workshops with socio-cultural stories, teach the social services the codes of other cultures to ensure smooth and healthy communication with those receiving social assistance.
3- On a humanitarian level, KIROU-BERI aims to :
– Contribute, through its actions, to solutions to the problem of risky emigration in order to avoid loss of life.
– Commit to building a bridge of human dignity between African and European youth through projects such as