IMOVE Foundation

National Network
Netherlands
Address

Kinderdijkstraat 60 HS
1079GM Amsterdam
Netherlands

Telephone
0619899708
E-Mail
imove@imovefoundation.org
Mobile Phone
0619899708
Organisation Type
Public/Private Non-Profit Foundation
Year of Establishment
2014
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. Gender
  3. International/Cultural relations
  4. Youth and education
General Information
The IMOVE Foundation focuses on the mental, emotional and psychical health of disadvantaged and displaced women and youth. Through offering dance sessions in combination with body awareness and mindfulness sessions, IMOVE aims to heal children and women from their traumas, to provide them with tools to take charge of their emotional reactions, to improve their concentration to learn and to enhance their mental resilience. Improving the mental health, resilience and emotional wellbeing of children are fundamental to their education, social relations, major health outcomes as well as growth and academic achievements.   Beneficiaries: - Displaced and disadvantaged children and women who suffer from stressful events, traumas, are victims of war and conflicts. - NGO staff, animators, staff working at education and cultural centers who work with the target group.
Mission and Objectives

Mission:
IMOVE helps children and women to recover from their traumas, to provide them with tools to regulate their emotional reactions, to improve their concentration and to enhance their mental resilience and enable them to grow.
Improving the mental health, resilience and emotional wellbeing of children are fundamental to their education, social relations, major health outcomes as well as growth and academic achievements.
Vision
IMOVE envisions a society in which children and women are safe, free of any harm caused by conflicts and violence and are empowered to realize their full potential and desired academic achievements in a sustainable way in harmony within the community.
- Boardmembers 3, operating voluntary 
- Two dancers and yoga teachers in the Netherlands

Main Projects / Activities

Key activities:
- Providing dance and yoga sessions in combination with mindfulness techniques in education centers as well as cultural centers.
- Organizing workshops and trainings in which social workers can get an introductory knowledge on yoga, mindfulness and movement sessions.

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

Highlighting the necessity to address the mental health needs of displaced people that has often been neglected in response plans.
Providing advice and informing decision makers and donors to address the needs of children and women in need.
Giving capacity building training sessions to ngo staff, teachers, people working with refugees.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

To contribute to empowering the youth and mainly female youth.
To improve the future prospects of children and women through non-violent communication and expressing their emotions, needs and decires. 
To promote dialouge and cultural exchange at the local as well as global level.

Contact (1) Full Name
Nina Shahbazi
Job Title
Founder, managing director
Head of the organisation
Amsterdam