Today, our trainer from the Gefühlsmonster Academy, Alina Juch, tells you about her work at a center for young people with mental disabilities in Rwanda: “Since March 2024, the Gefühlsmonsters – or “the friends”, as they are known locally – have moved into the A.V.E.H. Umurerwa center in Nyamata, Rwanda. Around 20 children, teenagers and […]
by Antje Vorndran Today I want to tell you a personal story about “Inside Out”, the movies and the Gefühlsmonsters. The long-awaited second part of the Disney/Pixar animated film “Inside Out” recently hit the cinemas. (If you don’t know what I’m talking about, these films show in a child-friendly way how feelings guide and direct […]
We recently received a call at Gefühlsmonster headquarters from Simone, who “only” had a question about one of our seminars. We got chatting and also talked about the fact that she has been using the cards for a long time in various situations as a youth welfare worker and always finds them very helpful in […]
Have you ever wondered where the colorful and expressive Gefühlsmonster picture from Africa on our home page comes from? For many years, the Gefühlsmonsters have maintained an active cooperation with the project “Akiiki” of the Belgian Marijke D’Herde in Uganda. Since then, packages with Gefühlsmonster materials start their long journey to Africa at regular intervals. […]
We received the following feedback from a kindergarten teacher. We were very touched to hear how naturally the kids already discuss unpleasant feelings and how they also do not shy away from the challenging topic of empathising: “The kids at our kindergarten always look forward to it when we bring in the Gefühlsmonster cards to […]