| The museum's profile |
| |
| About
us: |
| We are self-employed, independent,
free professions corporate managers and educators, now |
| pensioners who have been committed
to providing light, smile, joy and hope to society and the |
| community in Germany in general, and sick
children in particular. For this purpose we established |
| the museum for clowns. |
| |
| * The
museum's management: |
| Mr. F.M.Kahn
|
| * Friends
and members of the Presidium of the Museum: |
| Attorney,
K.El. Joghrafi |
| |
| * Goals
of the organization: |
| |
| 1. To raise the morale, joy
of life and motivation of sick children and hospitalized in various |
| therapeutic
environments. |
| 2. Transforming the trauma
and mental difficulty of staying in hospitals into something |
| experiential,
entertaining and encouraging, using the humor, imagination and fantasy
|
| of
the hospitalized 2. child. |
| 3. The introduction of the
"INNER HAPPINESS" lifestyle into the depths of society and
the |
| community
in Germany in general and in Frankfurt in particular, as an inseparable
part |
| of
daily coping with stress, tension, anxiety and distress. |
| |
| * Type
of activity: |
| |
| * Operating medical clowns
- volunteers: - specializing in therapy and treatment, with an |
| emphasis
on the mental aspect through imagination and fantasy, humor and laughter.
|
| The method
that was demonstrated in the film "Patch Adams" proved successful
|
| and
shortened recovery processes. |
| * Today there are in the U.S.
thousands of medical clowns in medicine and in the community. |
| * Professional courses for
doctors and nurses - Practical uses of medical clowning. |
| * Youth Volunteers. |
| * Initiating and running performances,
artists, singers, entertainers, etc., and fulfilling the children's
dreams. |
| * Establishing and operating playgrounds
and educational and challenging equipment for sick children. |
| * Special rehabilitative projects
with welfare bodies, such as: Municipality, Ministry of Social Affairs,
|
| Special
Education, etc. |
| |
| * Financing
sources: |
| The
museum's activities are carried out by private donations without government
budgets, and by |
| voluntary
activities |
| |
