September 21, 2021 ・ Still I Rise

Students first: Child Safeguarding and Protection department

Our students experience difficult and sensitive situations. Many of them are escaping from war or humanitarian crises and end up in camps, tent cities or slums that often turn into permanent housing. This is why Still I Rise is called to offer children not 'only' education, but also protection and a peaceful environment for them to grow up and develop.

Our commitment is to help children to be aware of themselves and their potential, so that they can face every challenge in life head on. We help them develop healthy and virtuous relationships with their teachers and peers, so that the school becomes an enabling environment where they can regain possession of their childhood.

 

NADINE KAADAN

Nadine Kaadan è un’autrice di libri per bambini e illustratrice siriana che vive a Londra. Le sue opere sono pubblicate e tradotte in molti Paesi nel mondo. La sua missione è quella di promuovere l’inclusività attraverso le illustrazioni per l’infanzia, per fare in modo che ogni bambino possa rivedersi in una storia.

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«Di cosa mi sento grata? Della mia famiglia e del gelato al cioccolato!»

Xanelé Puren

Xanelé è un'illustratrice e spatial designer che vive a Cape Town, Sudafrica. Lavora con Otto Foundation per progettare biblioteche e interventi educativi e relazionali che promuovono e alimentano l'amore per la lettura tra i bambini.

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«Sono grata alle biblioteche e ai libri. Pensando anche al lavoro che fanno Otto Foundation e Still I Rise, sento che la biblioteca è uno spazio sacro nel suo essere accessibile, oltre che per la libertà che offre come luogo sicuro e come occasione di apprendimento e crescita personale».

BRODINO DIGITALE (Emanuela Carnevale)

The main goal of CSP's activities is to help students develop their potential to the fullest so that they can learn to cope with a difficult everyday life. One of the tools used are, for example, cooperative games to foster a sense of friendship and trust among the students and prevent bullying.

Valentina explains: “Instead of tackling bullying, we promote activities to strengthen mutual respect and the ability to deal with conflict in a positive way. In this way we can prevent bullying, which is common in all school contexts, and at the same time increase students' trust in school staff, so we can provide a higher level of protection for them."

Offering psychosocial and socio-pedagogical support means focusing on relationships and on how to improve them, thus allowing students to manage more effectively traumatic situations. "To do this best, you need to listen a lot and talk as little as possible. Before acting, it is necessary to train, test oneself and know how to be attentive to others," explains Valentina. "Above all, you need to remember that there are no absolute truths and you need to know how to understand, because only in this way can you transform a vicious circle into a virtuous circle of relationships within a community."

Changing the world from below is also possible by working on relationships and resilience, which, as she pointed out, "is an important and precious asset to cultivate." For this reason, Valentina would like to wish all children to love themselves and their peers as much as possible and cultivate their resilience, because "you cannot erase the past, but you can equip yourself with tools to better manage your traumas, thanks to the positive relationships we build around you.

ALESSANDRA BRUNI

The main goal of CSP's activities is to help students develop their potential to the fullest so that they can learn to cope with a difficult everyday life. One of the tools used are, for example, cooperative games to foster a sense of friendship and trust among the students and prevent bullying.

Valentina explains: “Instead of tackling bullying, we promote activities to strengthen mutual respect and the ability to deal with conflict in a positive way. In this way we can prevent bullying, which is common in all school contexts, and at the same time increase students' trust in school staff, so we can provide a higher level of protection for them."

Offering psychosocial and socio-pedagogical support means focusing on relationships and on how to improve them, thus allowing students to manage more effectively traumatic situations. "To do this best, you need to listen a lot and talk as little as possible. Before acting, it is necessary to train, test oneself and know how to be attentive to others," explains Valentina. "Above all, you need to remember that there are no absolute truths and you need to know how to understand, because only in this way can you transform a vicious circle into a virtuous circle of relationships within a community."

Changing the world from below is also possible by working on relationships and resilience, which, as she pointed out, "is an important and precious asset to cultivate." For this reason, Valentina would like to wish all children to love themselves and their peers as much as possible and cultivate their resilience, because "you cannot erase the past, but you can equip yourself with tools to better manage your traumas, thanks to the positive relationships we build around you.

ANGELO RUTA

The main goal of CSP's activities is to help students develop their potential to the fullest so that they can learn to cope with a difficult everyday life. One of the tools used are, for example, cooperative games to foster a sense of friendship and trust among the students and prevent bullying.

Valentina explains: “Instead of tackling bullying, we promote activities to strengthen mutual respect and the ability to deal with conflict in a positive way. In this way we can prevent bullying, which is common in all school contexts, and at the same time increase students' trust in school staff, so we can provide a higher level of protection for them."

Offering psychosocial and socio-pedagogical support means focusing on relationships and on how to improve them, thus allowing students to manage more effectively traumatic situations. "To do this best, you need to listen a lot and talk as little as possible. Before acting, it is necessary to train, test oneself and know how to be attentive to others," explains Valentina. "Above all, you need to remember that there are no absolute truths and you need to know how to understand, because only in this way can you transform a vicious circle into a virtuous circle of relationships within a community."

Changing the world from below is also possible by working on relationships and resilience, which, as she pointed out, "is an important and precious asset to cultivate." For this reason, Valentina would like to wish all children to love themselves and their peers as much as possible and cultivate their resilience, because "you cannot erase the past, but you can equip yourself with tools to better manage your traumas, thanks to the positive relationships we build around you.

EMILIANO PONZI

Emiliano Ponzi è uno degli illustratori italiani più apprezzati della sua generazione. Le sue illustrazioni appaiono in pubblicità, riviste e libri per clienti come The New York Times, Le Monde, The New Yorker, Der Spiegel, Penguin Books, Armani, La Repubblica. Ha ricevuto numeros riconoscimenti tra cui il Young Guns Award dal New York Art Directors Club e l'ambito Gold Cube dall'Art Directors Club di New York. Ha vinto più medaglie d'onore (oro e argento) dalla Society of Illustrators New York, e riconoscimenti dalla Society of Illustrators Los Angeles e dal 3×3 Magazine Pro show. "10x10", la sua prima monografia (edizione italiano-inglese), è stata pubblicata da Corraini (Italia) nel 2011.

I'm an author of graphic novels and illustrator, and I live in Paris. My last book was published by Casterman in April 2021 and is entitled « Your place». Its heroine is a young Syrian woman arriving in Athens and discovering she is pregnant. To write this story, I worked with a wonderful team of anthropologists, EUborderCare, and also created a webcomic with ERCcOMICS. I have produced other books, including a biography of Niki de Saint-Phalle (in collaboration with Dominique Osuch), and a collection of a hundred images on the theme of the couple, "The Sugar Mountain". I work regularly for the newspaper Liberation and I love to illustrate topics from the news. 

 https://www.sandrinemartin.com/

https://www.instagram.com/sandrinemartin_illustration/ 

 I am especially grateful for the people in my life, for reading great comic books, for food every day and for my yoga mat!

MARTINA LUCIN

Martina Lucin is a Croatian illustrator and sculptor. She lives in Trogir, Croatia, where she runs a street shop selling handcrafts.She loves cats, books and cacti, which are often the subjects of her works.

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«I am grateful for my health, family and friends»

SIMONE ROTELLA

Simone Rotella è un illustratore e graphic designer che vive e lavora a Torino. Le sue opere sono state pubblicate sui più importanti quotidiani italiani, come Corriere della Sera e la Stampa, e su riviste quali The Lancet, Vogue e l'Espresso. Collabora con Ong e istituzioni culturali, ed è autore di graphic novel. 

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«Mi piacerebbe che fossimo capaci di assaporare quei piccoli momenti quotidiani che ci fanno sentire vivi e liberi, grati di vivere in simbiosi con questo pianeta e gli esseri che lo abitano».

Disegnata (Sara e Guido)

I'm an author of graphic novels and illustrator, and I live in Paris. My last book was published by Casterman in April 2021 and is entitled « Your place». Its heroine is a young Syrian woman arriving in Athens and discovering she is pregnant. To write this story, I worked with a wonderful team of anthropologists, EUborderCare, and also created a webcomic with ERCcOMICS. I have produced other books, including a biography of Niki de Saint-Phalle (in collaboration with Dominique Osuch), and a collection of a hundred images on the theme of the couple, "The Sugar Mountain". I work regularly for the newspaper Liberation and I love to illustrate topics from the news. 

 https://www.sandrinemartin.com/

https://www.instagram.com/sandrinemartin_illustration/ 

 I am especially grateful for the people in my life, for reading great comic books, for food every day and for my yoga mat!

SANDRINE MARTIN

I'm an author of graphic novels and illustrator, and I live in Paris. My last book was published by Casterman in April 2021 and is entitled « Your place». Its heroine is a young Syrian woman arriving in Athens and discovering she is pregnant. To write this story, I worked with a wonderful team of anthropologists, EUborderCare, and also created a webcomic with ERCcOMICS. I have produced other books, including a biography of Niki de Saint-Phalle (in collaboration with Dominique Osuch), and a collection of a hundred images on the theme of the couple, "The Sugar Mountain". I work regularly for the newspaper Liberation and I love to illustrate topics from the news. 

 https://www.sandrinemartin.com/

https://www.instagram.com/sandrinemartin_illustration/ 

 I am especially grateful for the people in my life, for reading great comic books, for food every day and for my yoga mat!

SANDRINE MARTIN

I'm an author of graphic novels and illustrator, and I live in Paris. My last book was published by Casterman in April 2021 and is entitled « Your place». Its heroine is a young Syrian woman arriving in Athens and discovering she is pregnant. To write this story, I worked with a wonderful team of anthropologists, EUborderCare, and also created a webcomic with ERCcOMICS. I have produced other books, including a biography of Niki de Saint-Phalle (in collaboration with Dominique Osuch), and a collection of a hundred images on the theme of the couple, "The Sugar Mountain". I work regularly for the newspaper Liberation and I love to illustrate topics from the news. 

 https://www.sandrinemartin.com/

https://www.instagram.com/sandrinemartin_illustration/ 

 I am especially grateful for the people in my life, for reading great comic books, for food every day and for my yoga mat!

The main goal of CSP's activities is to help students develop their potential to the fullest so that they can learn to cope with a difficult everyday life. One of the tools used are, for example, cooperative games to foster a sense of friendship and trust among the students and prevent bullying.

Valentina explains: “Instead of tackling bullying, we promote activities to strengthen mutual respect and the ability to deal with conflict in a positive way. In this way we can prevent bullying, which is common in all school contexts, and at the same time increase students' trust in school staff, so we can provide a higher level of protection for them."

Offering psychosocial and socio-pedagogical support means focusing on relationships and on how to improve them, thus allowing students to manage more effectively traumatic situations. "To do this best, you need to listen a lot and talk as little as possible. Before acting, it is necessary to train, test oneself and know how to be attentive to others," explains Valentina. "Above all, you need to remember that there are no absolute truths and you need to know how to understand, because only in this way can you transform a vicious circle into a virtuous circle of relationships within a community."

Changing the world from below is also possible by working on relationships and resilience, which, as she pointed out, "is an important and precious asset to cultivate." For this reason, Valentina would like to wish all children to love themselves and their peers as much as possible and cultivate their resilience, because "you cannot erase the past, but you can equip yourself with tools to better manage your traumas, thanks to the positive relationships we build around you.

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