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Valletta 2018

Once upon a time... - an intergenerational creative project

Project/initiative | Malta
Darba Waħda… is an intergenerational project led by Anna Formosa that took place between 2015 and 2019 during which children and older people were given a safe space to share and learn from each other through creative methods including drama, games and exercises, arts and crafts, storytelling, improvisations etc. By means of the carefully structured…

Darba Waħda… is an intergenerational project led by Anna Formosa that took place between 2015 and 2019 during which children and older people were given a safe space to share and learn from each other through creative methods including drama, games and exercises, arts and crafts, storytelling, improvisations etc. By means of the carefully structured workshops and involvement of professional artists, participants unleashed their creativity, built friendships and developed new skills together. Darba waħda… was about using creativity to harness the strengths, potentials and achievements of elderly people, and the joy and youthfulness of children to provide a line of communication that transcends the generational divide. There were 18 projects of 10 weekly sessions each, spread around Malta and Gozo over the years, the last one being a special edition. This was followed by another 3 projects in schools supported by the National Literacy Agency..

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