Helsinki multicultural family falcons

National Network
Finland
Address

Pukinmäenkaari 3-5F70, 00700 Helsinki
Helsinki
Finland

Telephone
+358 45 3155 003
E-Mail
kinson@kolumbus.fi
E-Mail (3)
kinson@kolumbus.fi
Mobile Phone
+358 45 3155 003
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
1996
Fields of Activity
  1. Youth and education
General Information
The association was established with the aim of promoting intercultural dialogue among children of african descent and the Finnish society in the Greater Helsinki Area through education of both youths and parents. Since its inception, we have engaged services of teachers from different cultures to teach children of school age. This was necessary because there was little or no serious commitments by other NGOs to initiate such program in the middle of 1990s. This was due to the fact that there were few immigrants living in Finland as compared to now. Our association impacted much on the children and our dedicated programs have enhanced pre-school children's ability to cope in different schools of their choices. We have been partly sponsored by individual families. I can proudly say that our contribution to the Finnish society in the integration process is yielding fruits. We organise various multicultural events and programs, trips to different cities, organise camps where all the parents and the children of multicultural background interact socially. As examples, we play diffrent cultural games from various countries including Finnish children in order to enhance wareness levels about tolerance.
Mission and Objectives

Creating an environment that is non-discriminating, selfless contribution to society that will enhance multicultural understanding in the new global village.
Provide children of foreign backgrounds with crucial information that will assist in their endeavour to integrate into Finnish society.

Main Projects / Activities

1. Organise twice a year (April and November each year)multicutural camps within Finland where other foreign or ethnic associations are invited to participate,(for example, the Finnish Falcons)asssit in giving free lectures on selected topics. (Next camp due in November 2010)
2. Youth alive program 2010, November/December. This is a weekend program where youths are encouraged to organise and manage mini-seminars that all children can participate and express themselves. In the seminars, children are especially encouraged to teach different culture-related topics from their original countries and a question and answer session is embedded into the program to ensure that they understand the core objective of the program.
ally advised to teach different cultures from their original countries and a question and answer session is embedded into the program ensure that they understand the core objective of the program.

Contact (1) Full Name
Stephen Kin