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Description

First suggested by Save the Children
Design and display signs that show refugees and displaced children are welcome in your local community.

Resources

You’ll need
Coloured pens or pencils
A4 paper
A4 card
Craft materials (for example, paint, tissue paper, pipe cleaners, stickers)
Familiar symbols sheet (optional)

Instructions

Make a sign
Everyone should work together to design a ‘welcoming symbol’ that sends the message that a place is ready to give a friendly welcome (and a helping hand) to refugees and displaced children. They should work together to decide on the basics, for example, shapes and rough colours. They should avoid using any words, as the people using their sign may not speak their language.
Everyone should make their own version of the sign using the pens and craft materials. They’ll all be a bit different, but the basic symbols should be the same. People could add flourishes, for example, or vary the shade of colours slightly.
Display the signs
Everyone should think back to the places they thought would offer a friendly welcome. Someone should jot down a list, and someone else should help them research. It may be that there’s more than one doctors’ surgery, for example.
Everyone should work with an adult to get in touch with all of the places on their list. They may want to pop in to see people, or they could send an email or call them if they have their details. They should explain why they’ve created signs, and ask if the place will display one of the signs they’ve made.
Everyone should thank anyone who’s happy to display their sign and explain how it could make a real difference. They should ask if they’re allowed to take a photo of the sign, and whether they mention the place in any media they create.
It’s likely that, even if lots of places says yes, there won’t be a new home for everyone’s sign. People could vote for which signs they think should be stuck up around their community.
Everyone should think of a use for the signs that won’t be displayed. Could they take them home and ask someone to display them at work? Perhaps they could take them to school and ask to display them there?

Tags

• cards
• refugees

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