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The implicit message I want to
give to children is:
'Look, here is
a villa made just for your children.
The villa is sturdy, mobile and made from sustainable design
materials. No expense has been spared; on the contrary. If your
children - the dolls - are happy, this contributes to your own happiness.' |
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At women’s shelters, the villa
stimulates contact between children who are in similar
situations. Feelings of shame and humiliation are released through the children’s ability to share
these feelings with one another. Their mothers also join in,
helping to create a relaxed atmosphere in which they can spend
quality time with their children, something which has been
absent in these families for so long. The villa is also used as
a form of therapeutic play. A sponsor recognised this value and
donated a LILIANE leading dolls villa to every women’s
shelter in the Netherlands. |
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translated from Dutch |
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Johan Gortworst
| Director of the Dutch Federation of Shelters [Federatie
Opvang]:
"The Federation believes it is of vital importance to invest in children in shelters [6,700 each year], as this can
help prevent problems in the future. Often, the children
themselves become perpetrators or victims of violence, domestic
and otherwise, later down the line. No stone is left unturned to
give these children a positive new start and a dolls villa such
as this can certainly help. It helps teach the children how to
play again, how to play with their mothers, and helps build an
ideal home where there is no violence. These are all fantastic
things that the children have not often experienced.
This process rebuilds the basis
that gives the children the freedom to be a child again. It
allows them to grow up in the way that every child should. By
investing in this dolls villa, you are investing in a better
future for these children." |
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19.04.2012 |
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DUTCH WOMEN'S
SHELTERS |
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All 225 women’s shelters and social shelters in the
Netherlands have received a
LILIANE
dolls villa. The Dutch Federation of
Shelters: "Investing in children in shelters can help
prevent problems. Often, the children themselves become
perpetrators or victims of violence later down the line.
The villa helps to build an ideal home where there is no
violence. This process rebuilds the basis that gives the
children the freedom to be a child again. By investing
in this dolls villa, you are investing in a better
future for these children." |
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DONATION TO DUTCH WOMEN'S SHELTERS |
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All women's shelters as well as
social shelters in the Netherlands
will receive a
LILIANE
dolls villa. In this way, the
sponsor is contributing to the
renewal of contact between mothers
and their children, victims of
domestic violence.
The Federation of Dutch Care Centres:
"The centres are very impressed with
this sponsor's gesture. The
LILIANE
dolls villa is an addition to the
help available to children at the
centres. However, it's not just for
children, the villa also invites the
mothers to play. This relaxed
contact between mother and child is
essential for both of them. The
dolls villa is also used to observe
children at play, establish a
rapport with a child and to recreate
difficult home situations so that
painful experiences can be handled." |
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