KIDS & EDUCATION flatoun is a fireball from outer space. It inspires children to explore and engage with the world around them by means of activities, stories and games. The name derives from India, where children named it after a funloving, good-hearted and slightly mischievous Bollywood movie character. Aflatoun is also the Arabic name for Plato, the Greek philosopher who promoted an idealistic notion of citizenship. Both seemed a fitting influence, so the name stuck.
street children and child labourers in Mumbai. To harness their energy and creativity at home, savings groups were incorporated and have remained a defining programme feature since 2001. The global era began in 2005 when Aflatoun (Child Savings International) incorporated in Amsterdam. Jeroo, now a globally recognized social entrepreneur, used her Skoll Foundation Award to bring social and financial education to the world. To test whether the programme would work outside India, organisations in ten countries launched the programme. Once the Aflatoun programme model was developed, a Campaign for Social and Financial Education was launched in March 2008 by Princess Maxima of the Netherlands.
On earth, Aflatoun started in Mumbai, India where in 1991 as an action research project by Jeroo Billimoria, working at the Tata School of Social Studies.They began working with schools to bring rich and poor children together to learn about each others’ lives. In 1993 the programme was given new urgency and a broader moral imperative when inter-ethnic riots shook Mumbai. The programme responded by focusing on combating prejudice and discrimination through rights education. Expansion out of the city and into rural areas led to another key influence. The most entrepreneurial children were leaving the country and becoming
The campaign’s ambitious goals were to reach one million children in 75 countries within three years and these targets were exceeded. In 2011, Aflatoun broadened its curriculum offering by providing a programme for youth called Aflateen. It also announced that its new strategic targets would be 10 million children reached by 2015.
Power of Love International Church
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For The Slums!
The power of Love collects food for the SLUMS of Hua Hin. Please bring any donations of rice, canned meats, canned fish, shampoo, soaps, clothes, second hand clothes, household items and furniture to our office in soi 88. As you go over the railway track, our church offices are on the left about 170 Metres. The offices are above IQ Salon. You can drop them off there any day! 9 am until 5pm. We visit the slums regularly, normally on a Tuesday evening. Please call us to check when we are going next. Or visit us on Facebook @ The Power Of Love Church.
Services held each Sunday 10 am at The Hilton Resort & Spa Hua Hin.
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