HOMELESS COOKIES : Development Project of a Wellbeing Improvement Model
Hekkala, Mirjam; Moilanen, Milja (2016)
Diakonia-ammattikorkeakoulu
2016
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http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201604285320
http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201604285320
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Hekkala, Mirjam & Moilanen, Milja. Homeless Cookies – Development Project of a Wellbeing Improvement Model. Diak, Helsinki, spring 2016. 60 pages, 2 appendices. Language: English. Diaconia University of Applied Sciences. Degree Programme in Social Services, focus on Community Development Work and Diaconia. Degree: Bachelor of Social Sciences.
The aim of the thesis was to create and implement a development project improving the wellbeing of the chosen target group. The pilot execution of the model was implemented in co-operation with Hirundo day center employees and its clientele consistent of mainly Eastern European Roma. The specific target group was narrowed down to Roma women, aiming to offer them a grassroot level experience of empowerment and at the same time create a tool for social work professionals. We have worked with the Hirundo service users before and last spring carried out a campaign sharing the stories of Bulgarian and Romanian Roma in social media. After the success of the public campaign and relationships built with the clientele, we wanted to develop a project with more tangible and sustainable solutions for the daily struggles of the marginalized community.
The tool is a model of a service combining the basic components of grassroot level client work. The model guidebook applicaple for various social sector and diaconial work environments is attached as an appendix. This thesis report follows the process of developing the model and introduces the theoretical framework justifying the procedure.
The aim of the thesis was to create and implement a development project improving the wellbeing of the chosen target group. The pilot execution of the model was implemented in co-operation with Hirundo day center employees and its clientele consistent of mainly Eastern European Roma. The specific target group was narrowed down to Roma women, aiming to offer them a grassroot level experience of empowerment and at the same time create a tool for social work professionals. We have worked with the Hirundo service users before and last spring carried out a campaign sharing the stories of Bulgarian and Romanian Roma in social media. After the success of the public campaign and relationships built with the clientele, we wanted to develop a project with more tangible and sustainable solutions for the daily struggles of the marginalized community.
The tool is a model of a service combining the basic components of grassroot level client work. The model guidebook applicaple for various social sector and diaconial work environments is attached as an appendix. This thesis report follows the process of developing the model and introduces the theoretical framework justifying the procedure.