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Fairstart Foundation
New book contribute to the well-being of children in Greenland
We are pleased to announce that our free e-book "Tryghed og Trivsel" is now available in both Danish and Greenlandic. We hope you will read and share it with others who may be interested in the subject. The work on the book began back in January 2023 when we traveled...
3 new Instructor Teams
In September and October, we initiated 3 new Instructor Teams in collaboration with SOS Children’s Villages – 1 team in Rwanda and 2 teams in Tanzania. On this journey, we also visited Botswana to conduct research for our future work. The 3 new teams have had a...
Certified Fairstart Instructors in Somaliland and Ethiopia
In February 2023, we initiated two new Instructor Teams in Somaliland and Ethiopia in collaboration with SOS Children’s. The approximately 50 students are now certified Fairstart Instructors, and they have received their certification. We are highly impressed by the...
Handbook in Greenlandic to be published with grant from Oak Foundation Denmark
We are happy to announce that Oak Foundation Denmark has granted Fairstart Foundation the resources to write a handbook for professionals and caregivers of children and youth in Greenland. The book will be published as a free e-book in Greenlandic and Danish to make...
New team in Tasiilaq
In January we traveled to Greenland to start another interdisciplinary team of instructors. This time in collaboration with Martha Abelsen who is Director of Administration for Children and Families in Sermersooq Municipality. The start-up seminar was held in Tasiilaq...
Fairstart and SOS Children’s Villages are now collaborating in 9 countries in Africa
In November we started a new team of instructors with participants from the four African countries: Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Lesotho and Botswana. The participants will complete their training at the end of May and they are scheduled to continue spreading knowledge about...
Two new instructor teams in Rwanda
In early June, we traveled to Rwanda, where we held the startup-seminars for our two new instructor teams. The participants include social workers, teachers and psychologists. The students were very engaged and we look forward to following the 50 students who will be...
Upscaling in Tanzania with two new teams
In March, we started two new teams in Tanzania. This time we luckily had the opportunity to travel there to hold our startup seminar physically, which has previously been a challenge due to the corona situation. The two teams included participants from SOS Children's...