The project in summary
Artistic activities and Healthcare Clowning interventions for different populations on the move.
The project in detail
In 2024, RED NOSES International (RNI) has strengthened and deepened its presence on the Island of Lesbos by organizing, in collaboration with 9 humanitarian organizations operating in different migration emergency contexts inside and outside the Mavrovouni Closed Controlled Access Center (Moria 2.0), a unique mission of 21 weeks (April 1st- October 27, 2024), of which 17 weeks supported by AMG.
The project aimed to:
- give children and their families the possibility to bring out their traumas and express their feelings in a playful manner, to help them reconnect to positive feelings and regain reliance and hope;
- transfer the Skills of Healthcare Clowning to the local Staff members and volunteers of humanitarian organizations operating on the field to increase their psychosocial wellbeing and help them reduce secondary traumatic stress disorders;
- integrate, on a regular basis, Healthcare Clowning interventions within the different humanitarian assistance programs of the organizations operating inside the Mavrovouni CCAC and in different community spaces supporting people on the move.
- 654 minors and youth on the move (0-17 ages);
- 296 UAM (13-17 ages);
- 2’738 adults (Single Men, Single Women, mothers/fathers);
- 202 humanitarian Aid-workers (caregivers, volunteers, and medical Staff).
The mission, which has been conducted on the Island of Lesbos in different spaces and care & support centers for different populations on the move, has foreseen, also with the support of Alta Mane, the following activities:
- 4 Preparatory Weeks on the field during which different teams of clown-doctors and Head of Mission, also accompanied by a psychotherapist from the HEMAYAT organization, have been trained for the mission;
- 13 Weeks on the field, during which 120 artistic and Healthcare Clowning activities (Circus Smile Workshops; Clown-Shows; Music Parades; Community Building Activities) have been organized, reaching 3’688 people on the move and 49 humanitarian aid-workers, and 14 Humour Relief Workshops reaching 153 humanitarian aid-workers;
- Final Debriefings during which the clown-doctors had the opportunity to process and reflect on lived experiences, discuss critical issues encountered during the mission, evaluate the interventions and share the Lessons Learnt;
- Developmental Integrated Evaluation Tool: an analysis and impact evaluation process, developed by RNI’s Research and Learning Department to assess the KPIs achieved during the mission.