grow (up) together

One urban district, more than 70 different nations and many children.
The Babel-district in Lucerne, Switzerland.

Help us to introduce children who mostly belong to families with low social background into Aikido so we can show them how to find peaceful conflict resolutions and to strengthen their self-confidence!
A big chance for the children - our future.
A project with long-term effect!

MERELY 3130 CHF (about 2500 €) ARE MISSING TO START!

In this district there is a very high rate of people with migration background. Parents often have to work above-average time with very little salary or had become out of engagement. Some parents themselves are also traumatized because of war or similar dark experiences so they are observed by their own problems and are possibly not fully able to take care properly for their children. So the children often have to bare very much (self-)responsibility, they experience their parents` anxiety and sorrows and partially also aggressions at home. And not enough, very often they have to manage the masterpiece of a balancing act between sometimes very different cultures.
That the children are able learn how to handle all these experiences in these difficult requirements and also how to learn to find themselves anyway, we like to create a safe space for them and to bring them into contact with themselves through the harmonizing martial-art Aikido.
HELP US TO BRING OUR CHILDREN THESE NEW EXPERIENCES!

All children from the 3rd to the 6th class of the St. Karli School are invited to join in. So we support real integration.
If there are still free places, children from other schools and districts may also participate.
Children with low social Background are preferably taken.
At the mean time we want to give the possibility to those children who are not able to follow the normal school-lessons but have a talent in movements to develop these abilities and so to show them that they also have qualities and values.
(more intentions see further down)
WHAT`S NICER AND MORE EFFECTIVE THAN TO SHOW CHILDREN THEIR OWN VALUES?
AND THERE ARE JUST 3130 CHF BETWEEN US AND THIS GOAL!

Till now we got support of the St. Karli school, Lucerne which allows us to use the gymnasia for free. They also like to accompany the project through their “social demographic oriented school” project. Further the Aikido Schiavone Dojo Lucerne supports us in helping us with these wonderful goodies. We also see it as possible, that there will be organized some common events like a weekend children course in future.
BE ALSO A PART OF THIS PROJECT BY GIVING YOUR SUPPORT IN FORM OF A START-UP-DONATION.
Or perhaps you find another possibility to assist us?
We are very glad for every consent.
TOGETHER WE WILL BE ABLE TO GIVE THESE CHILDREN A WELL-FOUNDED SUPPORT!

No more than only 3130 CHF are missing to start the phase of trial of a whole semester and to buy the still missing mats.
We take it as a good sign if there will be more and we will use this money then for on-going semesters or to broaden the offer of lessons.
Long-term we hope for enough generous foundation or private persons who also like the idea as much as we do and so will support us financially with long-term donations.
CREATE WITH US THIS BIG CHANCE FOR THE CHILDREN OF THE BABEL DISTRICT!

Goals and intentions of this Project:
- The children learn the BASIC AIKIDO TECHNIQUES.
- The children learn to CONCENTRATE AND CONTROL THEIR EXUBERANT ENERGY, which could be aggressive.
- The children learn NOT TO RESPOND WITH AGGRESSION TO THE AGGRESSION of others, but instead to meet it and transform it into a PEACEFUL SOLUTION.
- The children learn to incorporate these experiences into their everyday life and to RESOLVE CONFLICTS PEACEFULLY.
- The children engage in PHYSICAL ACTIVITY which compensates for the academic and sedentary school life.
- Children who are not able to cope with the academic and disciplined activities in school often show talent in physical activities. So children who do not do well in school demonstrate that they are also capable of achievements and this can REINFORCE THEIR SENSE OF SELF-WORTH.
- So Aikido can reinforce their self-confidence. It is possible that this REDUCES CONFLICTS which otherwise could escalate, due to the children displacing their rejection of themselves on to others.
- Their INCREASED SELF-CONFIDENCE, which causes a reduction of internal stress, MAY LEAD TO BETTER LEARNING ABILITIES.
- In Aikido, everyone is equal. One's size, strength or gender makes no difference. We follow a policy of RESPECT FOR EVERYONE, which the children can adopt and develop.
- During training, the children's respectful and responsible behaviour increases their SOCIAL COMPETENCE.
- Long-term, all of this supports the increase in PEACEFUL RELATIONS in the district.

Further informations about Aikido: www.aikidoschule-luzern.ch

YOU TOO CAN OFFER THE CHILDREN IN THE BABEL DISTRICT IN LUCERNE, SWITZERLAND, THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY BY GIVING US YOUR FINANCIAL SUPPORT.

Thanks to the children and their parents for giving us the permission to use pictures of the regular children training at the Aikido Schiavone Dojo.