Eritrea – a kindergarten with a therapeutic focus
The Horn of Africa (Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Djibouti) has been marked by decades of war, civil unrest, displacement, insecurity and structural violence. In particular, the civil war in Sudan and the border conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea have led to the most difficult conditions, under which women and children have especially suffered. Although education is officially compulsory, less than half of the children attend primary school.
No other African country still has as many refugees as Eritrea. They are fleeing lifelong military service, persecution, terror, famine and violence.
From 2006, CHILDREN FOR TOMORROW began helping in the slums of Asmara in cooperation with the Ministry of Education. The first kindergarten was opened in 2008, providing psychiatric treatment for traumatised children, training courses for teachers and families, and psycho-educational programmes.
With its so-called ‘inclusive programmes’, the kindergarten was specifically aimed at children in the slums of Asmara. The kindergarten teachers were selected by CHILDREN FOR TOMORROW in conjunction with the ministry and subsequently trained by our therapists.
An average of 400 children were able to participate in this project each year.
