"I'm very grateful of the help and support I've received from GTDT. I've never received help like this before. They are truly sent from heaven." - Kamil.
We deliver for the Roma communities two courses, 'Roma History' course and 'Understanding Public Services'. We were aware that it is difficult at this time when the children are at home the parents to have some free time to involve with us. With the help of the National Museums Liverpool we receive 20 craft packs for the Roma children. It was a great opportunity to send to the families in these two courses to allow children to have their moments to be creative and do some craft.
With the beginning of this week on Fridays we will host the workshops for 3 Roma families to encourage them to recycling and to be part of a national project.
Roma: Recycle-Reuse-Reimagine is a project that brings together Roma and non-Roma to work together to create a children’s book that can be shared with services and classrooms that are not culturally aware and sensitive of the Roma community. At the same time, young vulnerable Roma and their family members will come together in three facilitated workshops online and decorate recycling bins, discuss the environment and climate justice back home and now in the UK, and brainstorm the ideas/drawings for the children’s book.
A big thank you for this collaboration to Rosamaria Kostic Cisneros.that is a professional dancer, Dance Historian and Critic, a Romani studies Scholar, a Flamenco historian, sociologist, curator and peace activist.
GTDT's community learning project has been an essential tool for so many, with the weekly virtual sessions, phone calls and contact time where all learners can gather together to learn new things, have a chin wag and make new friends.
The Gardening for All Seasons group have been an active bunch and although the course has now finished the group are still keeping in contact using the whatsapp group that they put together. They send tips to each other of where to pick up bargains for their gardens and send lovely words of encouragement to each other.
What has really been an inspiration is that every member of the group have signed themselves up as a GTDT volunteer, as once lockdown is lifted they would like to join us to offer support to the community in any which way that they can. Some wish to volunteer on the many environmental projects we have in the pipeline, some wish to become teaching assistants when we go back to face-to-face based teaching and some wish to volunteer with the kids and youth projects.
If you wish to step forward and support GTDT in the work that we do in the community why not give us a call at GTDT on 0151 734 4925 and speak to either Erin or Nicola.
EMTAS-School Improvement Liverpool organize online events 8-12 February to celebrate mother language between storytelling. Tomorrow GTDT was invited to share a Romanian story; below is the program and the registration link. Enjoy!
Thursday 11th February
