Art therapy for a healthier future...

Today, we want to share with you some of the progress made by our partner office, Mumbai Smiles Mexico. We have told you earlier on this blog about how the Mexico chapter functions; though it works towards raising funds for and awareness about the Mumbai Smiles projects in Mumbai, it is also collaborating with local NGOs in Mexico itself to help the underprivileged communities of that country (See post).

As a part of this, Mumbai Smiles Mexico organised a series of art therapy workshops for the children in the community of Chichimequillas, through an alliance with the NGO Saber Qué Sigue (which roughly translates to Know What’s Next). Most of the children attending the workshop have suffered from issues of domestic violence, mental health problems (child or a close relative), addictions, abuse, and more. Saber Qué Sigue has been working closely with this community and the Mumbai Smiles Mexico team was happy to support their efforts.


Conducted by psychologist Rebecca Rogríguez, the workshop had activities that allowed the children to express, through art, several aspects of his life. For example, she asked them to draw what they like, themselves, their dreams... And, after a careful analysis of their drawings, she conducted individual interviews with family members and worked out plans to treat the more cases.

Here we leave you with some pictures of the little ones, distracted, at least for a little while, from their tough lives.