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What is Mobile Mini Circus for Children?

• International non profit NGO, working in
  Afghanistan since 2002
• Providing educational and informative
  entertainment for children
• Educational entertaining performances, workshops
  and teacher trainings
• Reached more than half a million children and
  teachers in 17 provinces in Afghanistan since
  2003
• A Children Culture House where new creative
  educational teaching methods are constantly being
  developed
• 80-100 well trained MMCC-junior artists
  performing in Kabul and abroad

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Organizational structure

• MMCC-International registered in Afghanistan.
  Initiated the activities - now functioning as a
  supervising umbrella organization
• Afghan-MMCC established in spring 2006. Gradually
  taking over the responsibility
• 13-15 well trained and enthusiastic Afghan staff
• 8 young Afghan trainers assisting to teach
  circus, acrobatic, painting and radio

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MMCC

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MMCCs Children Culture House is the base for all
activities

• Since November 2003 MMCC is running a Culture
  House for Children in Karte-Se in Kabul
• In the school season from April to November
  120-140 children get daily circus training in the
  centre
• In the winter the number of children is increased
  to 350 of whom the most talented are invited to
  become part of the circus activities in the next
  season
• The culture house also functions as a laboratory
  for developing of new creative and cultural ideas

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Winter program and Children Radio

• Every year MMCC run a three month winter program
  for 350 children
• The program consist of 45 different classes with
  subjects from theatre, singing, circus, painting,
  calligraphy and acrobatic to Pashto, Quran and
  English among many others
• MMCC also have a very active group of children
  journalists who are making high quality children
  radio programs

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MMCCs talented children artists perform in Kabul

• MMCC have 80-100 talented children artists, who
  get training on daily bases in the MMCC-center
• In the school season the children perform at
  schools in Kabul on weekly bases
• The childrens performances are a mix of
  traditional circus, comedy and educational
  performance pieces
• MMCCs very talented group of singing girls is an
  essential part of all performances

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Financial structure

• MMCCs annual budget is roughly 200,000 USD
• The budget is covered by three income sources
• Donations and funds for specific projects
• Sale of educational entertaining services
• General contributions including individual
  donations and equipment

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Mobile educational performances in the provinces

• MMCC has a well trained team of 6 professional
  mobile Afghan senior artists
• Since 2003 the mobile artists have performed for
  more than half a million children in 17 provinces
• All performances include one or two educational
  performance pieces about themes such as health
  issues, landmine awareness and social education
• The mobile artists also conduct teacher training
  and workshops for children in the provinces

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Teacher training in creative educational methods

• MMCC offers training for teachers in the use of
  creative teaching methods
• Traditional school subjects such as geography,
  biology, Dari and Pashto are utilized as themes
  for the workshops
• All activities in the teacher trainings are
  developed in close interaction with children in
  MMCCs Children Culture House.

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MMCC activities in Bamyan

• Since 2006 MMCC is gradually starting permanent
  activities in Bamyan
• The Bamyan project functions as a base for
  developing methods to expand MMCC to more
  provinces
• The aim is to provide children nd teachers of the
  entire region with joy, fun and education through
  creative methods of teaching and learning
• Since spring 2007 three local Bamyan staff are
  being trained in MMCCs centre in Kabul

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Focus on disabled children

• In 2006 MMCC started a project to integrate
  disabled children
• The overall aim is to develop creative and
  educational methods that will enable disabled
  children to participate on equal bases with other
  children in all MMCC activities
• Part of the project focuses on developing of new
  methods that will be utilized for making
  workshops for teachers and organizations working
  with disabled children
• The most talented of the disabled children are
  gradually becoming part of MMCCs junior circus
• The long term goal is that the childrens
  performances will thereby help to create a
  positive image of disabled childrens capacities
  and resources

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MMCCs Super Mini Kids are the coming up stars

• MMCCs smallest children age 4-7 years is
  given a high priority as they are the absolute
  future of the country.
• The Mini Kids take part of all daily activities
  at the MMCC center and perform together with the
  older children
• The Mini Kids also have their own special program
  with pre-school classes and education on hygiene
• In the winter-program separate classes are made
  for the smallest children. The classes includes
  theater, painting, pre-school, music and acrobatic

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MMCC children perform abroad

• In 2005 12 of the MMCC children artists performed
  in Germany and Denmark for two month. In 2006 a
  new group of seven boys and six girls visited
  Japan
• In the tours abroad the children present a bright
  and colourful Afghanistan to the world outside.
• The tours naturally need a lot of preparation.
  They thereby help to improve all parts of MMCC
• A new tour to California is currently being
  organized for January 2008. For more information
  and updates about the tour please see
  www.afghanmmcc.org/california

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Sponsors and Partners are highly appreciated

• MMCC only exists due to major help and generous
  contributions from a large number of individuals,
  donors and partners
• We are constantly looking for new partners and
  sponsors to enable us to continue the activities
• Any contacts and/or contributions are highly
  appreciated
• For more information please visit
  www.AfghanMMCC.org