Motivating, training and bringing together Malaga’s volunteers through laughter and play

Awareness-raising and development education · Third edition of the transformational laughter therapy programme

Project summary

The project runs workshops based on laughter and play, using Transformational Laughter Therapy, for volunteers from any association in Malaga, and as a priority for those whose volunteering involves direct contact with the people they support. This edition adds an in-depth reflection on Covid-19 and its impact on our lives.

Areas of work

  • Increasing volunteers’ motivation in their ongoing work.
  • Giving volunteers games and group activities they can then use in their own association, with colleagues or with the people they support.
  • Creating a sense of closeness between volunteers from different associations that can lead to future collaboration.

Results

  • Malaga’s volunteers motivated and equipped with new tools for group work.
  • A stronger network of contacts between the city’s associations.
  • A space for collective reflection on the impact of Covid-19.

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