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AVSI
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - A theater school in the slum in Kibera has become a unique experience for the children of the Little Prince. The school, supported by the NGO AVSI, is a Christian school founded in 2000 as an after-school and attended by orphans and the needy. In order to engage the small pupils to education, a theater as a means of involvement, educational growth was set up. Some time ago the Little Prince needed to fix the hall used for theatrical activity. What emerged was the idea of the "Curtain up for the children of the Little Prince" which had a successful outcome and today children follow courses, attend music lessons and read. (AP) (Agenzia Fides 03/11/2015)
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