Accelerating Community Empowerment

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 3-18 LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LINE IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD.(1) TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AGED BETWEEN 3-18 LIVINGBELOW THE POVERTY LINE IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD THROUGH:(A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;(B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS; AND(C) ADVANCING THEIR EDUCATION IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF NATIVE AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASSES, GEOGRAPHY CLASSES AND THE STUDY OF ART, DANCE, PHOTOGRAPHY AND MEDIA.(D) PRESERVING AND PROTECTING OF HEALTH AND MENTAL WELLBEING OF SUCH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE,EXPERIENCING EMOTIONAL, BEHAVIOURAL AND OTHER CHALLENGES AND COMPLEX NEEDS BY PROVIDING ART-AS-THERAPY PROGRAMMES AND FAMILY THERAPY SESSIONS, THAT, AMONGST OTHER THINGS, PROMOTE ENGAGEMENT WITH LEARNING AND INCLUSION IN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.(2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROVIDING TRAINING AND SUPPORT FOR THOSE WHO WORK WITH THE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE EXPERIENCING CHALLENGES IN THEIR LIVES.