Ebru drawings are created by using paint that does not dissolve in water, but rather on the surface of it. Different colours of paint do not mix together and, thus, create a unique pattern. Then a sheet of paper is placed on top, a few seconds later the paper is removed and the results of your work can be observed. Each drawing on the water is unique, wherewith not a single work of art can be repeated.
It is known that Ebru drawing is especially recommended for parents with children, since it helps preserving and restoring not only physical health, but also emotional health, while helping to harmonize emotions we transfer to our children!
About the self-help group
Meetings in the self-help group “For Each Other”, which are organized twice a month, give an opportunity for female third-country nationals to meet with each other outside home; Latvian women are also invited to the group, thus promoting socialization of immigrant women, their cooperation and will to actively collaborate. Moreover, “going out” helps in increasing self-determination of women, promote taking an active position in order to handle household, professional and personal difficulties.
In order to solve different social and legal or other issues, project consultants who help in improving the level of awareness of women about the availability of different services are involved in the self-help group which is managed by the representative of the direct target group.
The aims of the support activities are to promote mutual cooperation, to ensure mutual support when starting to live in Latvia, to increase the number of social contacts, to ensure the use of Latvian language in family and social life.
On March 15 of this year, the participants of the self-help group visited the bakery “Lāči” and learnt about Latvian traditions of bread making. During the excursion, practical use of colloquial Latvian language of the participants was stimulated, listening and question-making skills were improved, thus motivating the representatives of the target group to undergo the naturalization process!
The project is co-financed by the European Union.
Implementation of the project Diverse Solutions for Public Education and Integration 2 is co-financed by the European Fund for the Integration of Third-Country Nationals (75%) and state budget (25%).
This publication is supported by the European Fund for the Integration of Third-Country Nationals. Responsibility for the content of this publication lies with the society “Shelter “Safe House””.
