International cooperation also creates innovation

AS IN BURUNDI, WHERE AID TAKES THE FORM OF ORGANIZING KINDERGARTENS IN JAILS

Break the vicious circle of poverty, offering those disadvantaged and suffering hardship new opportunities for socializing and for participating productively in society. The non-profit sector can fulfill this function, where the state struggles to support local populations, and the private sector is not always present. “Taking society a step further than it would do on its own is the positive impact international cooperation workers can bring, for the benefit both of the balanced development of a person in difficulty and society itself, which this way can count on a an additional actor for its civic growth”, says Alice Quagliato, head of delegation in Burundi for Terre des Hommes, a Swiss NGO which is committed to protecting internal migrants in the country and those who are subject to penal restrictions, many for minor charges, as well as carrying out advocacy a institutions by reporting cases which often don’t have adequate weight in current debates.

The world of international cooperation can also offer examples of innovative initiatives, such as that the program organizing kindergartens in Burundian prisons, says Quagliato, which has created favorable situations for the balanced development of children. "At its base there is a methodology that we have developed and applied with games and pedagogical tools, also validated by scientific and academic protocols, including those of Burundian Doctoral Schools", underlines the head of delegation of Terre des Hommes who graduated from Bocconi University with a Master of Science in Economics and Management of Public Administration and International Organizations (CLAPI).

by Camillo Papini
Translated by Alex Foti