Cotopaxi

Futbol.

We spent the day in Cotopaxi on Saturday. This was the second week of the program that MAP and ChildFund are starting in the community.  The program will last 3 years, with monthly meetings on Saturdays. We thankfully took a van, since there were 8 of us going, instead of the car we usually take. When we arrived, the school we were supposed to use was locked, so we went through town to another field to play futbol and voley with the kids first. Then we played a name game and got the program started. They presented the results of questions they'd answered during the session last week. Then we did an activity know as the "10 Seed." This is a strategy MAP uses to identify the kids' perceptions of problems in the community, resources they have available, and their uncertainties/fears. The kids brainstorm and then choose the most important/biggest issues. Then they work through as a group deciding who has the most influence over the issue. It was really interesting to hear their opinions and thought process.

Holger and Emily facilitating the 10 Seed activity.

The completed chart.