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Cliniclowns in Kuwait, February 2010
Cliniclowns in Kuwait, February 2010
Visit of the " Dutch CliniClowns" which brought a smile to children in Kuwait hospitals.
" Dutch CliniClowns" bring smiles to children in Kuwait hospitals
The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands has the pleasure to announce the visit of CliniClowns Netherlands to children in Kuwaiti hospitals from 9 to 11 February 2010.
In cooperation with Kuwait Association for the Care of Children in Hospital (KACCH ), CliniClowns of the Netherlands will visit Kuwait hospitals to enable hospitalized children to interact with special clowns in the hope of entertaining the children and encouraging them to fight their illnesses.
CliniClowns is a non-profit organization of dedicated experts of professionally and specially trained clowns with a personalized approach aiming to bring moments of distraction to as many children as possible, who are impeded in enjoying their childhood due to illness and/or a disability. Using creativity and imagination to connect with the healthy side of the child and making it the centre of attention, so that it can briefly escape the often harsh reality of everyday life. Making the CliniClowns Click with them, that magnificent moment in which a child briefly forgets its predicament and is filled with a sense of control of its destiny. But it is also about a boost in self-esteem, being a child again and creating a positive effect that often resonates with the rest of the family.
Being experts with a medical and/or pedagogic background , The CliniClowns will also provide a brief training/workshop for KACCH staff on Thursday 11 February to share their experiences and explain about practical situations, personal learning curves and practicing the specific CliniClowns Approach. Kuwait Association for the Care of Children in Hospital (KACCH) is a non-governmental charitable organization that was founded to help children and their families cope with the stresses of hospitalization and is managed by volunteers who also work together to open Bayt Abdullah hospice soon.