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Smiling Heart's Past Projects

Our initiatives are carefully crafted by a team of qualified facilitators to make a positive difference in the lives of children with a focus on providing learning resources, community support, and therapeutic initiatives to support  & empower children to learn and grow.

WELLBEING
Projects

I LOVE WHO I AM PROJECT
Where: La Paz - Bolivia

The initiative behind the 'I Love Who I AM' Project took place in the city of La Paz - Bolivia. The Intention of the Project was to contribute to the psychosocial development of disadvantaged children (i.e those who are exposed to inequality or poverty) in the local and surrounding areas. The key objectives of the project was to: 1. Enhance psychomotor skills and healthy expression of the children's emotions.  In addition to promoting the acquisition of healthy habits. 2. Support children to develop a sense of respect for themselves and the environment around them. 3. Promote emotional awareness in children, encouraging participants to link with their feelings thoughts and attitudes through their voice, their body and their actions. To achieve this; the Team at Psicoart Studio, in support and collaboration with Smiling Hearts and the local municipality, facilitated 3 key health and wellbeing initiatives targeting children 7-11 years of age. These included; 1.  Physical Exercise with education around mind body connection, motor skill development and emotional management training. 2.  Art Therapy as a way of expressing emotions through various creative expression and art activities like painting, drawing, yoga, breathing and meditation. 3.  Music and Sound as a way of supporting children to express their feeling in a fun and supported way.​ ​​​Over a period of month The Psicoart Studio Team with the support of Smiling Hearts managed to touch the hearts and lives of over 50 children from highly vulnerable villages in the area.​

If you would like to see footage from the 'I LOVE WHO I AM' Project CLICK HERE.

 

Or if you would like to DONATE to our UP & COMING Projects please CLICK HERE

COMMUNITY
PROJECTS

Community Skate Park Project
Where: Chaclacayo Peru 2020.

The Community Skate Park Initiative in Chaclacayo - Peru was all about bringing together culture, education and sport as a tool of change within the community.

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The Local Skate Park was a place for children & teenagers in the local community to meet.

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The local community, needed a hand to bring it to life, so Smiling Hearts stepped in to provide the resources and to anchor the skate parks position as a social sporting hub, where children and teenagers from within the community, could meet regularly to learn new skills and connect.

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Together with the local community, Smiling Hearts was able to build and redesign the skate park making it a colourful and joyful place to be.​​​

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Cost of Project $US 400

Hearts Touched: 60

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To check out the footage of our Skate Park Community in action CLICK HERE.​​​​​​

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LEARNING & RESOURCES

In 2021, Elias, a 12 years old from Peru was diagnosed with osteosarcoma cancer and unfortunately lost his hand.

 

Following this 'Enable' an organisation dedicated to helping people in Bolivia in need of prosthetics, met with Elias to see how they could support Elias with the development of a 3D printed prosthesis hand to improve his quality of life.

 

Through the support of Smiling Hearts and the doctors and engineers from Enable, Elias was provided with the gift of a new 3D printed prosthesis to improve his quality of life.

 

To find out more about Elias's Journey please CLICK HERE

Elias New Hand
Where: Peru 2021.

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