AFROskop - Affirmative Racial Mirrors
Baobab Arts and Culture Association ·Slovenia
About this project
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif">With the project, we are addressing the specific needs of interracial adoptive families. Adopted Black children in Slovenia grow up with White parents in an almost entirely white society. They are perceived as part of the majority culture and thus no socialization into their minority cultures takes place. This paradox of interracial adoption contributes to:</span></span><br> <span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif">- lack of positive racial/ethnic self-image and pride of the child, and</span></span><br> <span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif">- greater vulnerability when facing prejudices and other race-related negative situations.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif">Adoptive parents have an additional responsibility to teach children ho</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif">w to navigate in a society full of racial stereotypes and prejudices. This learning is done through RACIAL SOCIALIZATION, but in order to be successful, it requires appropriate:</span></span><br> <span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif">- Attitude - reflect about own prejudices and rooted social patterns;</span></span><br> <span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif">- Skills (racial literacy) - how to identify and respond appropriately to negative racial situations;</span></span><br> <span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif">- Knowledge about the child's original culture, history, customs, etc.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif">The aim of the project is to empower parents through various activities (training and workshops, building honest relationships with the African community racial mirrors), self-help group, providing relevant information, networking etc., to enable them to acquire appropriate knowledge, skills and attitudes for successful racial socialization of their children.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif">We will also address Centers of Social Work (responsible for preparation for adoption) and schools – training for teachers to integrate black children better & awareness workshops for the children of the first triad. We will build awareness of the general public through online campaigns, cultural event and media contributions.</span></span></p> <p>UTAD Critical will share with us it's good practice with building community and integrating minorities. Lunina vila will carry out workshops and provide capacity building activities for our organization, together with DISORA.</p>
Bilateral cooperation results
With the Norwegian partner was prepared and implemented an educational program "Racial Socialization in Interracial Families"
Project partners
- UTAD Critical Donor project partner· Norway
- DISORA, Association for Education and Social Development (PREVIOUS PROJECT PROMOTER ORGANISATION) Project partner· Slovenia
- Lunina vila (Moon fairy), Institute for Child Protection Project partner· Slovenia