News from ChildsPlay International

CPI Storytelling Program in Kenya Attracts Support from International NGO
CPI’s Storytelling Partner in Kenya Brings in EU NGO In July, ChildsPlay International (CPI) announced a new Storytelling Partnership aimed at supporting vulnerable children in Kenya. Storytelling Helps Girls Navigate Trauma Gloria Ochola,

Unveiling the Artistry: CPI’s Mask-Making Workshop Sparks Transformation in Haiti
CPI’s Mask-Making Workshop Sparks Transformation in Haiti Last summer, in Haiti, CPI’s mask-making workshop witnessed a participation of over 200 children. Across a span of six weeks, they dedicated their time to studying

CPI Launches New Storytelling Program in Uganda
Storytelling for a Brighter Future Uganda New Storytelling Partnership in Uganda CPI’s new Storytelling Program in Northern Uganda, extends support to vulnerable children, including those in refugee settlements, facilitating their healing journey through

CPI Launches New Storytelling Program in Kenya
Storytelling for a Brighter Future ChildsPlay International (CPI) is thrilled to introduce an exciting new Storytelling Partnership aimed at supporting vulnerable children in Kenya. Many of these girls are at risk of child

The Human Brain is Hardwired for Song and Dance.
Neuroscientists Eric Jarvis and Constantina Theofanopoulo Talk Song and Dance. As part of our Song and Dance Program, CPI Interviewed two neuroscientists whose work demonstrates that our brains are hardwired for song and

U.S. Surgeon General Issues Advisory On The Effect Of Screens On Kids.
Children’s Development at Risk. On May 23, the U.S. Surgeon General – America’s top doctor – issued an Advisory. He’s expressing concern regarding the effect of too much screen time on the mental

CPI’s Play-based Learning Initiative Featured
The April issue of 25A Magazine, featured Childsplay International (CPI) in a story about our play-based learning workshops including storytelling. It cites our recent work in places like Haiti and Pakistan, and our

ChildsPlay International’s First Storytelling Event in Haiti
CPI’s Advisory Board Member Dr. Jean-Elie Gilles recently held a ChildsPlay International Storytelling Session for 15 children ages 9-12 at the Loyola School in Jacmel, Haiti.

Harvard’s Mara Krechevsky Joins CPI’s Advisory Board
CPI is delighted to announce that Harvard’s Project Zero’s Mara Krechevsky, has joined our Advisory Board.

Storytelling for Children: CPI Creates Manuals To Offer Programs To Schools
ChildsPlay International has created manuals that help NGOs, schools, and community groups organize vibrant activities for children in storytelling and mask-making.

Sandra Sherman Wins The Coveted Gradiva Award
Sandra Sherman, a Director of ChildsPlay Intl. (CPI), just won a coveted Gradiva Award for a book that she wrote with Dr. Ahron Friedberg, M.D. This book offers real-time, intimate reflections on Dr. Friedberg’s patients as they struggle with COVID-19 and its disruptive, dispiriting fallout.

Dr. Gilles Joins ChildsPlay’s Advisory Board
Dr. Jean-Elie Gilles, who made his Haitian hometown Jacmel, part of UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network, has joined ChildsPlay International as Advisory Board Member. Dr. Gilles has been involved with Haiti’s artistic and intellectual life since the beginning of his career and has sought to make the academic community aware of its importance.

Metaverse = Addiction To Technology?
Will the Metaverse make children more addicted to tech? Many technologies available to children are owned by corporations, whose primary interest is in making money to the exclusion of everything else, in particular children’s wellbeing.

CPI featured in a Magazine for its work on Learning Through Play
Link to article here. Learning through Play is essential to culture. As children interpret traditional art forms—painting, for example, or dance, or elaborately constructed masks—they preserve culture, even while they enliven it.

Professor Caroline Beauregard joins ChildsPlay’s Advisory Board
Caroline Beauregard, Ph.D. has joined CPI as a member of its Advisory Board, where she will help design and put into action programs that use principles of art therapy to help heal traumatized children. She