The children in the Kunst and Kijk pilot are poor. They live in small flats in high rise buildings - concrete jungles. There children are mostly Muslim whose parents have immigrated from Morocco or Turkey.
One of the girls that has come to every Kunst and Kijk, Hasma, has also shown a tremendous change in her demeanor. When I first met her, every picture I took of her, she would flip up her middle finger - without fail. She was disruptive and would often lead others in bad behavior. Now she is the girl who helps set up and clean up. She helps others when they need it. Now, when I take her picture, she smiles.
Our next pilot initiatives will begin on February11 at Cabrillo Village for at risk youth. On February 12 we return to TheLighthouse in Oxnard where we continue to work with women in recovery. AllJanuary we have been preparing for each of our initiatives, both in Amsterdamand California. Early in the month Lynne Farrow trained Shawna Snow and ourVentura County art process mentors in process art making. We filmed thistraining for training future global Reckoning leaders.
The round of initiatives begins with severaladvantages:
