⚡️Thank you, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency Switzerland, Anja Klug for highlighting this inspiring collaboration. The Anouk Foundation is honored to have been part of creating these therapeutic murals with the residents of “Les Augustins.” Hospice général Through art, we aim to provide not only inspiring spaces but also opportunities for expression, healing, and connection. Seeing the youth actively participate and create stories of #hope and #resilience is a testament to the power of art in fostering #integration and #recovery. Together, we can continue to make a difference! Larraine Mukeze Mathieu Crettenand Bàrbara De Bobes Vincent B. Nino Janashvili Daphne Karaman Switzerland for UNHCR Cristina Davies Alvaro Cosi saira-christine renteria 🍓 Daria Robinson Olivier Fruchaud Alexandre de Senger Juliette Streichenberger Catherine Kavadze Marina Duroux Vanessa von Richter
"#Art frees the mind." 🎨 These are the words of Jeremy, one of some thirty unaccompanied and separated children living in the cantonal accommodation center "Les Augustins" in #Geneva. My colleagues Daphne and Nino recently met with some of these children and discovered this rather special place. 🏠 It gives these young people not only a safe roof over their heads, but also a supportive #community. These children have often had traumatic experiences before and during their flight. It is vital for them to have child-friendly spaces where they can play, learn and receive psychological support in complete safety. 💙 The residents also took part in a special art project in collaboration with the Anouk Foundation 🎨☀️🏥. Over a two-week period, the center's residents worked intensively on the paintings and played an active part in their design. The works tell stories of #cohesion, #hope and #resilience - precisely the values that should give young people strength in their integration process in their new host country. Read the full article below ⬇️ #HumanitariansAtWork https://lnkd.in/e9h7qNYs
