In 2022, WwB implemented its ‘MotherSchools: Parenting for Peace’ Model in France with its local partner Banlieues Santé. The programme in France, which is supported by the L’Oréal Fund for Women, saw three groups convene across three districts: Clichy, Saint Ouen, Epinay sur Seine. This impact report offers an overview of the MotherSchools project in France, introduces WwB’s impact model, and presents the impact findings based on quantitative and qualitative data from the perspectives of project stakeholders, including Participants, Teachers, and Notetakers.
One iteration of the MotherSchools France Parenting for Peace programme was implemented by Women without Borders and its local partner Banlieues Santé in 2022. The project was made possible through the generous support of the L’Oréal Fund for Women.
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The following testimonials are taken as a snapshot into programme impact. To read more on the impact of MotherSchools France 2022, read the full report here.
“[I felt] relief. The first thing, relief. We talked about things, problems we have at home. I managed to find solutions to these problems. Me, I had a big issue with my teens. And today that’s it. I solved this problem. With advice from the group, advice from the trainers, I found the solution.”
– MotherSchools Participant, France 2022
“The first thing is maybe I’m more reflexive, I speak with myself, to understand, to analyse, to take a step back and this is something I do more with more with myself. And now, because I do this, I’m more confident in myself.”
– MotherSchools Participant, France 2022
“They have tools, a little bit more, they’re aware of the situation also. They have the support of other mothers, they know that they’re not alone. That’s important also to be aware of that. And also they are willing to open communication with their children, and that’s something I think that is really important in this situation.”
– MotherSchools Teacher, France 2022
“At the beginning they were really isolated, something they have also shared with us. They were on their own, each one, and their
family. The family is really important for them. […] They’re not trusting anyone in their neighbourhood, there are difficulties and they’re not trusting anyone. So it’s difficult to talk, to look for others because they’re afraid to be judged. […] When they speak it’s in the family. So that was another change in this group, because at the end they were willing to get together and to talk together. There were a trust that is built in their group and that is not easy to find that in another place.”
– MotherSchools Teacher, France 2022
“The thing that is very important is that I learned to share the responsibility with the father. And this is something very important. This is something I didn’t do before.”
– MotherSchools Participant, France 2022
