“Indian children are very grateful listeners: they can listen to you for an hour without looking away, and then draw how they see the world. For them, a teacher is a guru, an unquestioning authority,” the participants of the international program “Mission of Good”, who arrived in New Delhi, cannot hide their admiration from the first meeting with the orphans of the Mala Smriti orphanage.
Rossotrudnichestvo implements the “Mission of Good” in partnership with the Association of Volunteer Centers, the Russian Humanitarian Mission, constituent entities of the Russian Federation, and leading Russian universities.
The Indian Association of Russian Compatriots (IARC, President Elena Barman) is assisting in conducting the Mission in this Asian country.
A group of 10 people arrived in India - three teachers and seven students of the Russian State Humanitarian University (RGGU). Evgenia Kriger is the head of the department of psychology and pedagogy of education, Marina Mishina is a professor in the same department, and Dilyara Efremova is an associate professor of the department of neuro- and pathopsychology.
At the first lesson, the Mission introduced Indian children to traditional Russian toys, conducted classes on the development of cognitive and emotional-volitional spheres, as well as coping strategies.
Work with children from low-income families will continue in the Russian House and schools in the Indian capital.
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Rossotrudnichestvo implements the “Mission of Good” in partnership with the Association of Volunteer Centers, the Russian Humanitarian Mission, constituent entities of the Russian Federation, and leading Russian universities.
The Indian Association of Russian Compatriots (IARC, President Elena Barman) is assisting in conducting the Mission in this Asian country.
A group of 10 people arrived in India - three teachers and seven students of the Russian State Humanitarian University (RGGU). Evgenia Kriger is the head of the department of psychology and pedagogy of education, Marina Mishina is a professor in the same department, and Dilyara Efremova is an associate professor of the department of neuro- and pathopsychology.
At the first lesson, the Mission introduced Indian children to traditional Russian toys, conducted classes on the development of cognitive and emotional-volitional spheres, as well as coping strategies.
Work with children from low-income families will continue in the Russian House and schools in the Indian capital.
#MissionGood #India #RussianHouse #children
The Mission Dobro (Goodness), carried out in India in early November by Rossotrudnichestvo together with the Russian State University for the Humanities, has ended, and volunteers from Moscow are summing up its first results. The Russian House in New Delhi and the Indian Association of Russian Compatriots also participated in the implementation of the plan.
The main task concerned the socialization and correction of children from 3 to 13 years old from the Mala Smriti orphanage. It is located in the hopeless Indian slums and has severely limited funds for the improvement of life and the development of children. Work with children was carried out in two locations - in the orphanage itself and in the Russian House.
Children made kokoshniks and painted plates using the Gzhel, Khokhloma and Semyonovskaya matryoshka techniques. Of particular interest were attention games, round dances and “Rucheyok” (Streamlet). To correct the emotional-volitional sphere, children created their own worlds in a psychological sandbox, drew, made appliqués, and worked with natural materials.
Together with volunteers, preparations were made for the Indian and Hindu holiday of Diwali: decorations were created for the premises, posters were hung, balloons were inflated, and candles were lit.
According to the teachers of the Russian State University for the Humanities, “it is still difficult to talk about results.” However, according to them, it was noticeable that even in such a short period of time, the world of the children from the orphanage acquired greater content, harmony, and aestheticization.
The children became more active, the melancholy in their eyes and stiffness in their movements disappeared, and interest and openness in communication appeared.
Volunteers also visited a cow and dog shelter in New Delhi and made donations for its development. They took part in the opening of a shelf of Russian books in the “The Reader's cafe”, and conducted classes on getting to know Russian culture for girls from Khrist Raja Christian Secondary School.
Photo: Elena Petrushikhina
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The main task concerned the socialization and correction of children from 3 to 13 years old from the Mala Smriti orphanage. It is located in the hopeless Indian slums and has severely limited funds for the improvement of life and the development of children. Work with children was carried out in two locations - in the orphanage itself and in the Russian House.
Children made kokoshniks and painted plates using the Gzhel, Khokhloma and Semyonovskaya matryoshka techniques. Of particular interest were attention games, round dances and “Rucheyok” (Streamlet). To correct the emotional-volitional sphere, children created their own worlds in a psychological sandbox, drew, made appliqués, and worked with natural materials.
Together with volunteers, preparations were made for the Indian and Hindu holiday of Diwali: decorations were created for the premises, posters were hung, balloons were inflated, and candles were lit.
According to the teachers of the Russian State University for the Humanities, “it is still difficult to talk about results.” However, according to them, it was noticeable that even in such a short period of time, the world of the children from the orphanage acquired greater content, harmony, and aestheticization.
The children became more active, the melancholy in their eyes and stiffness in their movements disappeared, and interest and openness in communication appeared.
Volunteers also visited a cow and dog shelter in New Delhi and made donations for its development. They took part in the opening of a shelf of Russian books in the “The Reader's cafe”, and conducted classes on getting to know Russian culture for girls from Khrist Raja Christian Secondary School.
Photo: Elena Petrushikhina
#MissionGood #Rossotrudnichestvo #results #India