Help us bring joy to the pediatric wards of 10 hospitals to celebrate "World Children's Day" together!
We know that stories move people and feelings, which led to the creation of the initiative "Together Creating Happy Stories" with the aim of bringing smiles through stories to hospitalized children.
The happiness of the children who write these stories when they know that their story is bringing wonder and smiles to hospitalized children and the good time that hospitalized children can have when reading these stories and the enthusiasm they will feel when they realize that they can also join this adventure as co-authors of this project is magical!
With the purpose of promoting literacy and aligned with the SDGs , we challenge all friends, friends of friends, to donate to 11 hospitals.
Help us bring the “Helperis Stories” to the pediatrics of 11 pediatric wards that have not yet been sponsored!
In the previous year , we managed to reach 50 hospitals, 10 Family Health Units and 2 Children and Youth Shelters nationwide with the support of 39 Sponsors and the remaining 10 were achieved through the crowdfunding campaign, supporters of the PPL.
We challenge you, the reader, to be part of this campaign . We ask for your generosity so that we can provide many smiles and meaningful experiences to hospitalized children .
- “I would like to inform you that the activity at the Pediatrics Department of the Mirandela Hospital went very well and all instructions were followed. I had the pleasure of being received by the Nurse in Charge, Maria Fernanda Reimão Correia, who welcomed me and the initiative with open arms. (...) I am very grateful for the invitation and congratulate the Ajudaris team for their remarkable work in promoting reading and writing among our children. Always at your disposal.”
- Ambassador of Affections Professor Lídia Machado dos Santos
- “The meeting was part of our Children’s Day celebrations, so a greater number of children enjoyed this experience, creating very special moments. We would also like to thank you for donating your magic box, which will enrich the spaces of the HDFF pediatrics department. In addition to being available in our waiting rooms, we will use your wonderful books to continue telling happy stories. Thank you for the initiative.”
- Marina Costa - Nurse Manager of the Pediatrics Service
And because we want you to be part of this story , we have a smile for everyone who will help make this dream come true! Studies show that reading to hospitalized children in a playful way benefits the well-being of both the children and their caregivers, providing emotional comfort to the child.
The various educational projects developed by Ajudaris have already impacted hundreds of young people in crucial areas such as reading and writing. For 16 years, it has been turning children into young authors under the guidance of Educators and Solidarity Teachers within the scope of the project “Histórias da Ajudaris”.
The "Histórias da Ajudaris" collection includes a diverse and wonderful collection of books written by young authors from various parts of the country and from Portuguese communities such as Switzerland, Germany, São Tomé and Príncipe, among others. These magical stories take us to imagine, travel and immerse ourselves in an enchanting world thanks to the magic of the story, in addition to the inspiring and colorful illustrations created by charitable illustrators who embrace the cause.
If you've made it this far, you've certainly already chosen your reward!
Shall we smile together?
Here is a very recent report on the impact of the "Histórias da Ajudaris" project on RTP1, presented by Tânia Ribas de Oliveira:
