Erikshjälpen Framtidsverkstad offers study time
In residential areas where Erikshjälpen Framtidsverkstad is located, many children and young people feel that there is a negative image of their area and those who live there. They want to change that. The Future Workshops have become a platform where young people can make their voices heard. But also a place for their own interests and dreams.
Homework help is a popular activity that Erikshjälens Framtidsverkstad in the residential area Ekön in Motala organizes together with the football club Dribbla United. One of those who helps the children with their homework is sixteen-year-old Nassir Ali. Although Nassir has never received help with his homework himself, he would like to give this opportunity to the younger pupils in the area.
I see myself in the children
- I see myself in the children," he says. When the homework is done, the children have a coffee break to replenish their energy before the football training begins. For those who don't want to play football, other activities are organized.
Ekön is a multicultural area where many children live. It is also the only area in Motala where there is no recreation center. By offering children and young people free activities, homework help and discussion groups, Framtids- verkstaden is helping to even out growing-up conditions in Motala, while giving more young people meaningful leisure time.
- "I wish Erikshjälpen's Future Workshop had existed when I was younger. Then I would have had something to do and it would have been easier for my mom, says Nassir.
Published: 20 May 2023
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