Project Stories

At the end of the first workshop in the prison, participants are asked to share one word that describes how they are feeling. The responses put together in this word cloud show how positive people felt.

Project Stories: Peer literacy outreach in prisons

Derv Ryan from Irish NALA discusses the Literacy Ambassador Programme, which supports people who struggle with reading and writing to outreach to their peers. Since 2022, NALA has run the programme in ten prisons.

11.10.2024 Katriina Palo-Närhinen

The training developed by the FSW project draws on reminiscence tools and the seniors’ own artistic skills. The therapeutic function is based on expressive arts as a medium through which individuals can process complex emotions. Photo: Victoria Berman on Unsplash.

Learning & teaching

Project Stories: Empowering seniors through the arts

Carlo Smaldone Villani of the Italian NGO Prometeo discusses his insights from the FSW project, which develops activities to help social workers work with seniors. The key lies in the arts, he says.

10.09.2024 Katriina Palo-Närhinen