Maaya & Citizenship

MAAYA AND CITIZENSHIP PROGRAM

The Kôrè Cultural Center, through the Art and Education component, has initiated for 12 years the Maaya and Citizenship program which works on the social transformation of our communities and the civic construction of youth. This program functions as a resource center for all citizenship questions related to the societal values of Mali (Maaya [1]). Thus, after the outbreak of the security and institutional crisis in 2012 which seriously affected the social and economic fabric of Mali, it appeared urgent to help Malian youth find their bearings and stabilize on the economic level. socio-economic and cultural. In this regard, the Maaya and Citizenship program was launched to contribute to national construction and the promotion of a new active and responsible citizenship in a new Mali.

The Maaya and Citizenship program is built around the concept Arts & Maaya for Social Change – AMCS, and is linked to the “Art and Education” component of the Kôrè Cultural Center (CCK) which implements citizen construction actions through citizenship education, artistic-pedagogical workshops on storytelling, theater, bogolan and painting. It works with the concept of Art & Maaya for Social Change – AMCS. This AMCS approach uses different forms of art to educate on citizenship issues, sociocultural issues, while drawing inspiration from the societal values of Mali. It consists of educating children and young people in school, out of school and out of school on the challenges and issues of citizenship which are inspired by Malian cultural values.

[1] Maaya is an integral concept of humanity based on the relationship between the individual and the community) to educate children and young people in citizenship and societal values of Mali.

KÔRÈ SHIFINSO

Socio-educational vestibule for children & Values center for adolescents “Maaya Bugu”

The Kôrè Cultural Center, in accordance with its Maaya and Citizenship program as part of the Art and Education component, has initiated and has been implementing for 7 years the activity of Kôrè Shifinso, a socio-educational space which aims to contribute to socio-economic development and cultural heritage of Mali through citizenship education, civic, moral and cultural education while promoting social transformation and behavioral change through art.

Kôrè Shifinso is a socio-educational space for children and adolescents about citizenship and societal values of Mali, Maaya [1]. It consists of creating a space for socio-cultural animation, education, exchanges and training for children and adolescents, and engaging them in the challenges and issues of citizenship which are inspired by Malian cultural values (Maaya) . Its overall objective is to contribute to the socio-economic and cultural development of Mali through citizenship education, civic, moral and cultural education of children and adolescents while promoting social transformation and behavioral change through art.

It is built around the concept Arts & Maaya for Social Change – AMCS which uses different forms of arts to educate on citizenship issues, socio-cultural issues, while drawing inspiration from the societal values of Mali. Each year 3,000 children and adolescents benefit from these educational spaces at the Kôrè Cultural Center. Kôrè Shifinso is a project of the Maaya and Citizenship program linked to the “Art and Education” component of the Kôrè Cultural Center (CCK).

The Kôrè Shifinso space is structured around two components:

• Socio-educational vestibule called Kôrè Shifinso, dedicated to children aged 7 to 13.
• Values hut called Maaya Bugu, dedicated to adolescents aged 13 to 16.

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