G-3247

Empathetic

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Project Description

Region: South America

Country: Colombia

Location: Armenia Quindio

Total Budget: $47,248

Area of Focus: Peacebuilding and conflict prevention



Video presentation:

https://youtu.be/Drs6bsg03tI

The Educational Institution Ciudadela del Sur is a public school (free tuition) located in Armenia, Quindío, Colombia, South America that educates over 2.200 students per year, from preschool to 11th grade with a constructivist pedagogical approach that promotes inclusion, research, technology, environmental care, bilingualism, sports and culture. Ciudadela del Sur has become the second biggest school of the region and is in the top 206 of the best schools of the country,understanding that this position is usually awarded to private institutes with high tuition costs invested in avantgarde education models.

Rotary Armenia International worked with Ciudadela del Sur three years ago, when the Global Grant "ReciCRAI" was implemented. To illustrate, the project was made in "La Fachada", one of the four headquarters that the school has and its main aim was to generate positive peace actions in students from 1st to 5th grades, teachers and the community by the use of recycling as the tool to work cooperatively, embellish the school, train parents to find a new source of income and the awareness of the importance of taking care of the planet. The successful first grant for a Rotaract Club in Colombia was possible due to the commitment of the community and its deep interest in better possibilities for them from peace processes, in which students became leaders recycling with total awareness of the relevance of the activity for their school and the world. Also, they learned to work together and do activities of embellishment such as painting, decorating, taking care of a mini pig and two dogs, gardening and harvesting tomatoes, onions, carrots to take home to share with their families. Nowadays, the headquarter based its educational field in Coffee Cultural Landscape and 500 students are leaders and experts in the process with possible certification in the future.

However, the principal of the school Jorge Adrian Acevedo mentioned that other headquarters were having trouble with conflict, in this case the Central One. So, after several meetings with him, selected teachers and data sent by the school in a first moment, it was corroborated that coexistence problematics were happening due aspects such as nationality,gender, sexual orientation and power war that got students involved in verbal or physical aggression, broking harmony into

and outside the school. Additionally, teachers emphasized in family problematics that could affect student's behavior too, opening a panorama in which it was necessary to involve students, parents and teachers to find a sustainable intervention.

"Empathetic" was created to address that conflict in 8 of 22 groups that during the evaluation process showed significant deficiencies in coexistence from 6 to 9 grades. Cross-curricular activities are mandatory for any public school in Colombia. For instance, ethics, environmental care, and political constitution, parents' school, chair of peace is part of the process. Ciudadela del Sur for 2024 aims "to have a positive impact on emotions" and "0 tolerance for bullying." Therefore, this project seeks to direct efforts towards this path as implementing Empathetic a protocol that trains the school community to manage and prevent conflict with clear steps and measurable results attached to parents' school, educators and students.

GENERAL OBJECTIVE:

Strengthen school coexistence among students, guardians, and teachers of groups 4 and 5 of grades six, seven, eight, and nine at Institución Educativa Ciudadela del Sur, central campus, through strategies for conflict prevention and peaceful resolution, impacting 280 targeted students, 280 guardians, and 45 teachers.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:

1. Design and implement a formative care protocol to strengthen school coexistence in sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth grades through pedagogical strategies of mediation and conflict prevention carried out by 45 teachers.

2. Implement a theoretical-practical program of assertive parenting guidelines aimed at 280 guardians of students from groups 6-4, 6-5, 7-4, 7-5, 8-4, 8-5, 9-4, and 9-5, with the goal of strengthening effective communication strategies, positive discipline, and emotional management at home.

3. The 280 students from sixth, seventh, and eighth grades will strengthen their identity, define key elements of their life projects, and improve their emotional management, showing greater self-confidence and fostering more harmonious relationships in the school environment.

Logical Framework: important aspects.

PHASE I:

Peace and Conflict Prevention Program: A Formative Approach:

Strengthening school coexistence through the training of 45 teachers in pedagogical and mediation strategies, with a minimum of 20 hours of training, for the effective implementation of a formative care route in grades six, seven, eight, and nine.

PHASE II:

Parents' School and Psychological Support:

Strengthening parental competencies in psychological first aid, emotional management within the family, and the application of non-physical and non-verbal corrective measures through a training program aimed at 280 targeted guardians over 20 hours.

PHASE III:

Self-Development Program:

Developing identity, life projects, and emotional management in 280 students from grades six, seven, and eight at Institución Educativa Ciudadela del Sur, through a 36-hour theoretical-practical training program that promotes their emotional and personal well-being.

Primary Host Partner

District: 4281

Rotary Club of: Armenia International

Primary Contact: 57 3105213902

Email: nathaliaprofesora@gmail.com

Primary International Partner

District: 5330

Rotary Club of: Save Our Planet

Primary Contact: Bricia ElAwar

Email: saveourplanet5330@gmail.com

Project Status

Need $34,887
This project needs to receive some pledges to go to the next level. Please check the "Financing" tab to see the list of current pledges. Once the amount pledged is equal to the project budget, the status of the project will be automatically changed to "Fully Pledged".
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Project listed for the 2024-25 Rotary Year.

The TRF Grant application number is #2460210.

Proposed Financing

Existing Contributions Towards This Project

Date

Cash

DDF

Total

Pleasant Valley (7210)

27-Feb-24

$100

$0

$100

District 6330 Passport (6330)

14-Jan-25

$3,000

$3,000

$6,000

Armenia International (4281)

22-Feb-25

$1

$0

$1

Kingston (7040)

22-Feb-25

$1,050

$1,050

$2,100

Save Our Planet (5330)

22-Feb-25

$100

$0

$100

Las Vegas WON (5300)

22-Feb-25

$100

$400

$500

Remaining Amount to Raise

Additional Club Contribution (Needed) - Add a contribution

$34,887

-

$34,887

Amount Requested from The Rotary Foundation

-

$3,560

$3,560

Total

$47,248

Note: as of July 1, 2015 there is a 5% additional support fee for cash contributions. This fee does not appear in the financials above because it does not apply if the funds are sent directly to the project account (without going through TRF, and therefore without Paul Harris credit). Clubs sending their cash contribution to TRF must be aware they will have to send an additional 5%.

Project Supporting Documents

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History Log Entries

3-Feb-24

by CHEHAB ELAawar

System Entry: Pledge of $400 with $400 DDF by Chehab Elawar of the Rotary Club of Las Vegas WON, District 5300.

14-Jan-25

by 57 3105213902

System Entry: Pledge of $3,000 by Diana Landero of the Rotary Club of District 6330 Passport, District 6330.

22-Feb-25

by 57 3105213902

System Entry: Pledge of $1 by 57 3105213902 of the Rotary Club of Armenia International, District 4281.

22-Feb-25

by 57 3105213902

System Entry: Pledge of $1,050 with $1,050 DDF by Carol Cartier of the Rotary Club of Kingston, District 7040.

22-Feb-25

by 57 3105213902

System Entry: Pledge of $100 by Bricia El Awar of the Rotary Club of Save Our Planet, District 5330.

22-Feb-25

by 57 3105213902

System Entry: Pledge of $100 with $400 DDF by Chehab El Awar of the Rotary Club of Las Vegas WON, District 5300.

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