has been exemplary. The children have been incorporated into adaptation classes, and we have been lucky that there was already another Ukrainian student in the same center with knowledge of Spanish.<\/span><\/p>In addition to their school day, on Friday afternoons we offer them, from the NGO, extracurricular painting activities with the Polish artist, Izabella Jagiello, and on Saturday mornings they attend classes at a Ukrainian school in Madrid.<\/span><\/p>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>Is not dominating the Spanish language presenting itself as an important obstacle for adaptation?<\/b><\/p>
We are very aware that knowledge of the language of the country in which you reside is a key part of your integration into it, and in order to facilitate this essential communication, the University has organized intensive Spanish courses of three hours a day. All the adults are attending and their evolution is moving along quickly as they are already able to say single phrases in our language.<\/span><\/p>\u00a0<\/p>
How far will the support of \u201cCrusade for Children\u201d be able to reach foster families?<\/b><\/p>
\u201cCrusade for Children\u201d has made a comprehensive commitment to these families.<\/span><\/p>It is not just about allowing them to escape from the war, and bringing them to Spain, but rather we seek to make it as easy as possible for them to adapt to the new environment, and provide them with a genuine welcome that meets all their needs.<\/span><\/p>Our ultimate goal is that they can rebuild their lives, and that when they return to their country they know how to regenerate it from the heart, with the same dedication and commitment that they have received from us.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What was the reason that prompted the NGO to start this project?\u00a0 Since its foundation in 1995, the NGO “Crusade for Children” has been serving children and families who need urgent attention in times of armed conflict, or with basic…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":31747,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","_trash_the_other_posts":false,"editor_notices":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,106,78],"tags":[126,54,125,124,82],"class_list":["post-31740","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cis-en","category-crusade-for-the-children","category-news","tag-aid","tag-cis-university","tag-conflict","tag-crusade-for-children-ngo-maria-diaz-de-la-cebosa","tag-ukraine"],"yoast_head":"\n
Interview with Mar\u00eda D\u00edaz de la Cebosa, President of CIS University and Crusade for the Children NGO - CIS University<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n