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What I learned from CHANGE – part 3
If it hadn’t been for A. telling us about his difficult experience, I would have been part of that group of people who don’t know what it’s like to face
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The power of knowing the language
Ghalia is a Syrian woman who has been in Portugal for almost 6 years. Although her Portuguese is pretty much perfect, every time she goes to schools she always
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What I learned from CHANGE – part 2
After listening to the story of S., I particularly reflected on the importance of the life of every human being. S. fought against the enemy of all, death, and showed
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New challenges!
Hamza has been a very active participant in the CHANGE project. He started with his mum and now does a lot of presentations by himself. Unfortunately, since the pandemic
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What I learned from CHANGE – part 1
Before the meeting with Z., I imagined what it would be like to hear the voice and see the face of someone who has had a unique and difficult experience.
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Students are working to make the difference
With the end of the school year close, the student ambassadors are working hard to get their activities ready before the holidays. This school in Almada was especially ambitious as
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We’re back!
After so much time at home, CHANGE Portugal visited a school in person! Abdul, who has been one of our most active speakers, still hadn’t told his story in person
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Let’s talk about it
Students at Miranda do Corvo School conducted a series of surveys of various people in the region, ranging in age. Some results were more surprising than others, but it was
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Integration through art
Colégio Bom Sucesso developed a very interesting student ambassador activity based on art. They did drawings, collages, wrote words about the theme on a mural, and the best part is
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Students reaction to Ghalia’s story
From everything Ghalia shared with us, these words remain… “We are brothers in humanity and there are no differences beyond borders” “EXISTING as a refugee should not be
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Mother and son
Is always important to appeciate the amazing work refugees do for this project. They take time to prepare the presentations, they have the courage to share their stories and to
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All different, all the same
Expressing powerful message through arts is always a good idea. This artwork was developed by students who were motivated after listening the story of a refugee. In CHANGE, we
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What if were me? Pt.2
CHANGE is all about creating impact and making people think. The feedback from this activity was very positive because everyone said that they were surprised with how hard it was
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What if it were me?
A school from Loures developed a very interesting student ambassador activity. Everyone had 15 minutes to choose what would they pack in their bag if they had to run away,
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How would I cope if I had to run away?
A few words from an Irish student who participated in CHANGE: We watched a documentary about a boy named Filimon. He came from a country where there was a war
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Courage and a smile
His story is not easy to listen to and certainly not easy to tell. But he did it anyway, and did it with a beautiful smile on his face. Even
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Our experience with CHANGE
This is what two students of the Mancinelli and Falconi of Velletri schools in Rome who took part in the CHANGE project have to say about it: “In class
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The way you look at the world
“Damascus, Aleppo, Palmira and other places in Syria have been peaceful in the past, peaceful and very beautiful! Ghalia shared photos of her country and how she knew it, a