Empathy Opens the Doors
As the title of our third project can mean various thing, we focus on the reducing bullying in our social surroundings through finding working solutions for that problem. That is why the group of Georgia, Portugal & Hungary has joined us here in the Caribbean to handle this serious topic. For this project we wanted everyone to feel inclusive, integrated and heard! For this project, culture also plays a big role because having...
Play for change
To continue on our roll, just after a week from our last youth exchange we held another one. This one being about a healthy and productive lifestyle and how sports can help improve your life. This project was organized between partners from Georgia, Curaçao and Finland. After almost 24 hours of traveling, the groups arrived to our warm island and directly went to our local food truck. During the week of this exchange, everyone was...
‘Empathy opens the doors’
A youth exchange in Curaçao with partners from Portugal, Georgia, Hungary. The youth exchange activities were led by participating youth using various methods of nonformal education such as presentations, working groups, creative workshops, outdoor event planning and group discussions. The overall objective of the youth exchange PROJECT EMPATHY OPENS THE DOORS is to reduce bullying in our social surroundings through finding working...
A GREEN LIFE 12-18 October 2021
Last year was a big for us. Not only did the organization turn 10 years, but we also had many projects. From volunteers going to the Netherlands, volunteers coming to Curaçao & many many Youth Exchanges. During the month of October, from 11 to 18 we held our first Youth Exchange for the year. “Green Choice” was all about being green, an entrepreneur and start your own green business, exchange information and cultures between...
KreARTivity
KreARTivity is a unique project that provides an opportunity for youth workers that work with young people, in an informal environment, to explore the power of arts – through art (color, form, technique), drama (acting) and using their body and their own expression through movement. See KreARTivity Info Pack
Erasmus+ youth exchange ‘ Green Choice’
Erasmus+ youth exchange ‘ Green Choice’ took place on our island Curaçao. After a year dealing with the threats of Covid-19 we finally got the opportunity to commence our first project. APV for this exchage happened between 1 to 3 October together with Georgia and Croatia. Where we planned activities, divide the tasks, look at the accommodation and explore the island. GREEN CHOICE REPORT
Green Choice
11 – 19 Oct. 2021 In the “Green Choice” project, we learned about the importance of active citizenship, independence, critical thinking, innovative based actions in order to increase the welfare of their communities through green initiatives and green business ideas. Therefore, the project aims to promote Green Initiatives and Green Entrepreneurship ideas among youngsters from Curacao 🇨🇼 Croatia 🇭🇷 and Georgia 🇬🇪 and to confer...
F.E.L.I.S. dankt voor bijdrage aan welzijn kinderen
CURACAO – Stichting F.E.L.I.S. wil alle donateurs bedanken voor hun bijdrage aan het welzijn en ontwikkeling van de kinderen van de naschoolse opvang. Zonder hun hulp zou het niet gelukt zijn om in bedrijf te blijven in deze moeilijke tijd. Het schooljaar begon onzeker door de huidige crisis. Stichting F.E.L.I.S. wist niet of ze de kinderen de nodige begeleiding en een maaltijd konden bieden. De donateurs hebben het ook moeilijk...
DANKI
DECEMBER – Heel toepasselijk staat deze maand in het teken van ‘Dankbaarheid’. Aangezien de feestdagen om de hoek staan en het gekke jaar bijna voorbij is, is dit het moment om stil te staan bij alles waar we dankbaar voor zijn. De kinderen werden bewust gemaakt van de geschenken die zij krijgen en hebben in het teken daarvan samen letters versierd op blaadjes. Samen vormden de letters het Papiamentse woord ‘Danki’, wat ‘bedankt’...
Er gaat een wereld open
NOVEMBER – Stichting F.E.L.I.S. zendt deze maand twee nieuwe vrijwilligers, Paula en Alexia, uit naar Nederland die het werk over komen nemen van Hilly en Hilly. Na een leerzame periode bij stichting FlexFleks komen de Hilly’s weer terug naar Curaçao. Ondertussen zijn Arthur en Jona, de vrijwilligers van F.E.L.I.S., bezig met het thema ‘Wereld’. In het teken van het thema ‘Wereld’ werden allerlei activiteiten met de kinderen gedaan....
Kon ta ku bo salú?
OKTOBER – Kon ta ku bo salú? (Hoe is het met je gezondheid?) Deze maand is het thema ‘Gezondheid’. Nu met de toenemende covid-19 besmettingen is het nog belangrijker dat iedereen bewust is van het belang van een gezonde levensstijl. Er wordt gekeken wat de kinderen al weten en spelenderwijs leren ze meer. Zoals elke maand staan alle activiteiten in het teken van een bepaald thema, zo deze maand ‘gezondheid’. De kinderen knutselden...
De opvang mag weer open!
AUGUSTUS – Stichting F.E.L.I.S. is net zoals ieder ander hard getroffen door de wereldwijde crisis. De opvang is een tijd dicht geweest en het was onzeker wanneer zij weer open mocht. In augustus kwam er een eind aan die onzekerheid, de kinderen mochten weer komen! De opvang is een belangrijk onderdeel van het multifunctioneel centrum F.E.L.I.S. Kinderen komen hier om echt kind te zijn en zich te ontwikkelen op allerlei manieren. Ze...
Curacao vertegenwoordigd door Felis Foundation in het Irish – Dutch Study Visit European Solidarity Corps
Studiebezoek 5-8 februari 2020 | Nederland Een driedaags studiebezoek voor geaccrediteerde organisaties die samenwerken met het European Solidarity Corps. Het doel van de bijeenkomst was het delen en bezoeken van goede praktijken om de kwaliteit van zowel vrijwilligerswerk, banen als stages te verbeteren. Nationaal en internationaal werd er gebouwd aan een netwerk van zowel de organisaties als de Nationale Agentschappen. Onderdeel van...
Erasmus+ Youth Exchange “Crossing Cultures” in Curacao
The project “Crossing Cultures” took place in beautiful Willemstad, Curacao on November 11-18, 2019 with participation of the young people from Curacao, Spain and Georgia. This video is made by participating youth. Music: Bana – Canta Cu Alma Magoada Photos and video: By project...
‘Crossing cultures’ multi lingual song
Erasmus+ project “Crossing Cultures” took place in Willemstad, Curacao in November 2019. This Beautiful video was made by participating youth from Curacao, Spain and Georgia. Thanks to them we also have beautiful multilingual song on the background of...
Project “Think Big, Act Green”
Youth Exchange ‘Think big, Act Green’ Co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the EU At the European and international levels, this project sets a good example of how young people can act as a positive change-makers. By spreading project outputs such as photo campaign, video broadcast and report, we hope to raise awareness of more people on climate change as a challenge which needs to be solved with the joint effort of...
Stichting F.E.L.I.S. in Erasmus+ rapport
Op pagina 14-16 van het rapport ‘Erasmus+ in the Overseas Countries and Territories of the EU during the period 2014-2018’ wordt het project ‘Interculturalism and tolerance in Curacao’ dat gehost werd door Stichting F.E.L.I.S. beschreven.
Erasmus+ Youth Exchange “Stand Together”
REPORT DAFNE The first day, basically we arrived tired because of a long flight and we had dinner together and we went to sleep. However we have to thank to the team of Curaçao and Gerda for such a so warm welcome at the airport when we arrived with balloons of the colours of our flags. That made us feel very special and happy. The second day was the day of Curaçao. Thanks to them we meet to each other participants of the group:...
Erasmus+ ‘Stand Together’ Jongerenuitwisseling op Curacao
‘Stand Together’ Wiilemstad. Een jongerenuitwisseling georganiseerd door Stichtinfg FELIS Curacao in samenwerking met jongerenorganisaties vanuit Tenerife, Georgië en Ukraïne, medegefinacierd door het Erasmus+ programma. Achtergrond informatie FELIS is een naschoolse opvang en centrum voor gemeenschapsactiviteiten in de oude Otrobanda-wijk in Willemstad, Curaçao. In de eerste plaats bieden we een veilige plek voor kansarme...
Erasmus+ ‘Stand Together’ Youth Exchange
SUMMARY by some of our participants FAIRY TALES FOR EQUALITY made by participants INFOGRAPHICS made by participants PERSONAL REPORT by one of our participants Annex 1_FAIRY TALES FOR EQUALITY Annex 6 _Assessment and evaluations Annex 3_STAND TOGETHER SUMMARY Annex 2_Infographics (2 versions) Annex 3_STAND TOGETHER SUMMARY Annex 2_Infographics (2 versions) Annex 1_FAIRY TALES FOR EQUALITY Give us a...
Contact Making Seminar
A contact-making seminar in Dublin-Ireland In April 2018 we participated in a Contact Making Seminar organized by Léargas in Dublin: ‘Let’s Get It On!’, a seminar where we have built relationships and worked on new projects. Co-financed by European Union (logo) ...
SOHO
SOHO Soho training is an International training for accredited organizations within the European Solidarity Corps. The condition is that you are actively involved with an accredited organization. The training was held in June 2018 is Serock-Poland. Participants came from Monte Negro, Curacao/Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Iceland, Ireland, Turkey, Georgia, and Estonia. The training was intended for supervisors, mentors and contact...
Erasmus+ Training course
Co-financed by the European Union Mission Possible! The training/mission would consist mainly of 2 parts. Share practices and reflections around qualitative elements related to Youth Exchangessuch as active participation, intercultural learning, the strategy of evaluation, measuring impacts,…Based on Non-Formal Education, the mix between your own experience, knowledge and small inputs identified as referent theories...
Bouquet of Cultures
Short report by project participants in 5 languages Fairy tales Book Flyer Photo and Video Report Report of assessment Personal stories of Curacao participants
Gerda van Petersen looks back on an inspiring INISLAS training
It was such an honor taking part in the Fifede & Erasmus+ INislas Training. The overall training was hosted by Fifede. The Insular Canaria Foundation for Training, Employment and Business Development (Fifede) is an entity belonging to the Island Council of Tenerife that works with the objective of promoting quality employment on the Island for this generation, improving the formation of the population, especially of the...
Erasmus+, FIFEDE-Tenerife, and partners
6th till 11th of July 2018 FIFEDE , The Insular Foundation for Training, Employment and Business Development organizes training conferences to host representatives of France, the Netherlands/Curacao, and Portugal islands. A training course called INislas (Initiatives in Islands), will be held between July 6th and 11th 2018 in Tenerife for professionals from Outermost Regions (ORs) and overseas territories specializing in employment...
Youth with social initiatives
Eind november en half december 2017 mochten wij samen met een aantal jongerenorganisaties een fantastisch project “Youth with social initiatives” organiseren op Curacao. Dit project werd gesponsord door Erasmus + .
Benefiet bij de Matthey Werf in Otrobanda
Wat een feest met popchi Soli! Hierna werden de kinderen door de Captain Cactus en een ‘echte piraat’ verwelkomd op de Talofa
