11/01/2022
Spain
participants
- Together, international students and ESN coordinators, we can all make a big difference to the families who need our help most.
- Christmas is a particularly difficult time for many struggling to raise children in poverty, and this has been exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic. Our support will help to bring joy to the families in need this holiday season.
- To recreate the magic of the holidays with the traditional Christmas campaign for children in need.
- To make the little ones smile and keep Christmas magic.
- Encourage Erasmus students to participate in volunteer initiatives to reach the local community in order to increase intercultural exchange.
- Increase interaction between international students and local communities of underrepresented groups.
- Show international students how we celebrate Christmas in our country and to the children how is Christmas in other countries.
On the 17th of December, we went to the Red Cross facilities in Seville with seven international students and five ESN coordinators. One of our coordinators was dressed as a Christmas helper, and she was in charge of collecting the letters that children wrote to the Three Wise Men. We prepared a snack and we were all afternoon playing games with the children and helping them with the letters.
After this day, International students together with ESN coordinators were in charge of reading Christmas letters of children's wishes and buying presents.
Also, we organized a solidarity campaign on Instagram to raise money for the remaining 20% we needed to cover expenses.
On the second part of the activity, the 11th of January, we visited them again, to give them presents and sweets, and we spent some time playing together.
