HNMKY Monikulttuurinen isätyö

30/12/2025

💛 Isä ja lapsi -tapahtuma 💛

Oli erittäin tärkeää ja koskettavaa nähdä, kuinka lapset viettivät aikaa isiensä ja vanhempiensa kanssa, nauttivat musiikista, yhteisestä olosta ja aidosta ilosta. Tapahtumissa näkyi vahvasti lämmin vuorovaikutus, ilo ja yhteenkuuluvuus.

Tämä toiminta toteutettiin kurdinkielisissä ryhmissä, mikä mahdollisti vanhemmille ja lapsille luontevan osallistumisen omalla kielellä. Yhteinen kieli vahvisti osallisuutta, luottamusta ja rohkeutta olla mukana.

Juhlistimme yhdessä tämän vuoden loppua ja keräsimme voimia juhlan ja yhteisen tekemisen kautta. Näin jaksamme ensi vuonna jatkaa, oppia lisää ja rakentaa entistä vahvempaa arkea lapsille ja perheille.

Kiitos kaikille isille ja perheille, jotka olivat mukana tekemässä tästä hetkestä merkityksellisen. 🌟
Yhdessä olemme vahvempia.

19/12/2025

Helsingin NMKY:n monikulttuurisen isätyön hankkeen on käynnistänyt kurditaustaisten isien ryhmän yhteistyössä Roda ry:n kanssa.
Yhteistyö on tukenut ryhmän perustamista, toiminnan käynnistämistä sekä sisällön rakentamista. Ryhmässä käsitellään isyyteen ja isän ja lapsen suhteeseen liittyviä teemoja, arjen haasteita sekä muita perhe-elämän kannalta tärkeitä asioita. Toiminta perustuu keskusteluun ja vertaistukeen.
Ryhmä on kehittynyt myönteisesti.

04/11/2025

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🌍👨‍👧‍👦 Series of Thematic Peer Support Sessions for Multicultural Fathers in Finland Continues…
📅 Next Meeting: Saturday, 15 November 2025
💔 Topic: Fathers Feeling Alienated from Their Children
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We invite you to join our free workshop and peer support session for multicultural fathers, organized as part of the Helsinki YMCA Fatherhood Project.
🕙 Time: 15.11. from 10:00–14:00 (including a lunch break)
📍 Place: Kaisaniemenkatu 8, Helsinki
💬 Language: English
🍴 Bonus: Free lunch for all participants + possibility for a free ticket for your kids to enjoy Duudsonit Park or Leo’s Indoor Park
⚠️ Limited spots available — register soon!
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💭 What to Expect
• Reflection on common situations in which alienation can occur
• Development of practical communication tools for navigating these situations constructively
• Experience of empathy, understanding, and a sense of belonging in a supportive space
• Positive impact of being truly heard and understood
• Opportunities to build meaningful connections and social networks
• Sharing of a warm group meal to celebrate the day together
• And last but not least, the joy of spending quality time with your child — each participant will receive a free ticket for their child to enjoy an indoor park (Duudsonit Park or Leo’s Indoor Park)
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✨ This project offers a series of thematic workshops followed by peer support sessions designed to help multicultural fathers navigate the diverse challenges of family life, separation, and divorce.
This is the second workshop, with more to come — and we’ll keep you informed about upcoming sessions. (You’re warmly welcome to join this session only; participation does not require commitment to future workshops.)
⚠️ Please note: Childcare is not provided, as the focus will be on fathers’ self-development and emotional well-being.
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✅ Register now for free:
👉 https://www.hnmky.fi/isatyo
📩 For more information, contact: Coordinator Arsene Towa 0503229510 / [email protected]

23/10/2025

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🌍 Are you a multicultural father in Finland experiencing uneasiness or pain due to separation or divorce?

We invite you to join our free workshop and peer support session for multicultural fathers, organized as part of the Helsinki YMCA Fatherhood Project.

🗓 When: Saturday, 1 November 2025, 10:00–14:00 (with a lunch break)
📍 Where: Kaisaniemenkatu 8, Helsinki
💬 Language: English
🍴 Bonus: Free lunch for all participants
⚠️ Limited spots available!

What to Expect in This Workshop + Peer Support Session

• Understanding and reflecting on the key steps to rebuilding after a relationship ends
• A small, safe group of fathers in similar situations — offering validation, understanding, and a sense of belonging
• The positive feelings that come from being truly heard and understood
• Opportunities for meaningful connections and social networking
• A shared group meal to celebrate the day together

This project offers a series of thematic workshops followed by peer support sessions designed to help multicultural fathers navigate the diverse challenges of family life, separation, and divorce.
This is the first workshop, with more to come — and we’ll keep you informed about upcoming sessions.

Please note: Childcare is not provided, as the focus will be on fathers’ self-development and emotional well-being.

✅ Register now for free:
👉 https://www.hnmky.fi/isatyo

📩 For more information, contact:
Coordinator Arsene Towa 0503229510 / [email protected]

09/04/2025

Join our Peer Support Group for Multicultural Fathers — only 2 spots left! Happening this Saturday!

We have a new peer support program for multicultural fathers facing the challenges of family life, divorce, or separation.

* Small & Supportive Group

* Personal Well-being Counselling Sessions one-on-one

* Free Summer Camp

What You Can Expect:

*Meaningful connections & peer support

*Practical tools from the Nonviolent Communication framework

*Relevant insights on building resilience and fostering change

(You’ll be contacted soon. If you don’t get a spot this time, no worries—you’ll have a confirmed place in the next peer group.)
The group will be held in English, is open to everyone, and completely free of charge at Kaisaniemenkatu 8.
Note: kids are more than welcome to join the summer camp—it’s all about spending quality time with our children! Just keep in mind that during the sessions (which happen every other week), there won’t be childcare, as fathers will be focusing on support and self-development. So, the sessions themselves aren’t a space for children.

Sessions: 12.4, 26.4 & 10.5 – Saturdays 13.30-17.00
Session themes:
• Improving Mental and Physical Health While Facing the Challenges of Multicultural Fatherhood
• Being a Man and a Father in Today's Modern World
• Being a Multicultural Father in a World of Discrimination and Racism
Participants of all three sessions will get a free summer camp experience with their kids in beautiful Pelli Camp Center in Lohja (23–25.5.)

Registration form:

https://www.hnmky.fi/isatyo

More info from Coordinator Arsene Towa 0503229510 / [email protected]

01/04/2025

Football School for Dads and Kids - Free Event! ⚽

Join our multicultural Dad & Child exercise group where we learn football techniques under the guidance of a former Veikkausliiga player and a trained UEFA coach. Free snacks will be provided after the activities.

📅 Dates:
Saturday, April 12 & Saturday, April 26 from 10 AM to 12 PM

📍 Location:
Maunula Sports Hall, Maunulanmäki 5a

🕙 Schedule:
Ages 5-7: 10 AM - 11 AM
Ages 8-12: 11 AM - 12 PM

We speak many languages. No registration needed.

Contact Information:
Arsene: 050 322 9510 (Finnish, English, French)
Suar: 050 365 2179 (Finnish, Kurdish, Arabic, Turkish, Russian)

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Jalkapallokoulu isille ja lapsille - Ilmainen tapahtuma! ⚽

Tule mukaan monikulttuuriseen Isä&lapsi -liikuntaryhmään, jossa opetellaan jalkapallotekniikkaa entisen Veikkausliigapelaajan ja koulutetun UEFA-valmentajan johdolla. Toiminnan jälkeen tarjolla ilmainen välipala.

📅 Päivämäärät:
Lauantai 12.4. & Lauantai 26.4. klo 10-12

📍 Paikka:
Maunulan liikuntahalli, Maunulanmäki 5a

🕙 Aikataulu:
5-7 vuotiaat klo 10-11
8-12 vuotiaat klo 11-12

Puhumme monia eri kieliä. Ilmoittautumista ei tarvita.

Yhteystiedot:
Arsene: 050 322 9510 (suomi, englanti, ranska)
Suar: 050 365 2179 (suomi, kurdi, arabia, turkki, venäjä)

06/03/2025

Helsinki YMCA has a new fatherhood project that is closely related to TAT. This program is for multicultural fathers facing the challenges of family life, divorce, or separation. Join the group for this spring!
• Small & Supportive Group
• Personal Well-being Counseling Sessions one-on-one
• Free Summer Camp Experience for fathers and their kids
What You Can Expect:
🔹 Meaningful connections & peer support
🔹 Practical tools from the Nonviolent Communication framework
🔹 Relevant insights on building resilience and fostering change

Limited spots available. Sign up now!
The group will be held in English, open to everyone and completely free of charge in Kaisaniemi.

Sessions: 29.3, 12.4, 26.4 & 10.5 – Saturdays 13.30-17.00
Participants of all four sessions will get a free summer camping experience with their kids in beautiful Pelli Camp Center in Lohja (23–25.5.)

Registration form, also in profile's linktree:
https://www.hnmky.fi/isatyo
More info from Coordinator Arsene Towa 0503229510 / [email protected]

21/02/2025

Kurdi
Çalakiyên Bêpere Ji Bo Bav û Zarokên Koçber - Bi Me Re Be!

Helsingin NMKY (Civata Ciwanên Xiristiyan a Helsinkî) niha çalakiyên bêpere ji bo bav û zarokên koçber pêşkêş d**e! Di projeya karî bavên çandî ya pirçandî de, ji bo salekê agahî li ser rewşa û hewcedariya bav û malbatên koçber hatine berhev kirin. Agahî hatine berhev kirin ji eksperan û, herî giring, ji xwe firoşgehê. Spas ji hemû eksperan, civakên ku beşdar bûn û bavên ku beşdar bûn!

Dema kirinê ye - Çalakiyên komê ya karî bavên çandî ya pirçandî di Adarê de li Helsinkî û Espo dest pê dikin!

💡 Em çi pêşkêş dikin? 🤝 Komên piştgiriya hevkarî bi zimanên xwe (kurdi û erebî) - cihê gotûbêjê, parvekirina tecrubeyan û wergirtina piştgiriya di baviyê de. 🏃‍♂ Çalakiyên bav û zarok - demeke xweş û çalakiyên fizîkî ji bo bav û zarokan. 🙌 Mijarê wergirtina piştgiriya kesane - rêberên me alîkarîya kesane û rêberî pêşkêş dikin dema ku hewce be (ziman: finlandî, îngilîzî, fransî, kurdî soranî, erebî, tirkî). 👥 Rêberên me mêr in ku tecrubeya baviyê di welatekî nû de hene, û hûn têgihiştin astengên ku bav bûn heye. Hûn dikarin bi awayekî xwe tê beşdar bûn!

📅 Çalakiyên komê di hefteyên nêzîk de dest pê dikin! Em ê demjimêr û cihên hûnermendan nêzîk ragihînin - rûpelên me bişopînin da ku hûn bi yekemîn agahdar bîn! 🔔

📍 Li ku? Helsinkî, Espo 📩 Çawa beşdar bûn? Hûn dikarin bi rêberên projeyê re rastî têkilî daynin, nimûne, bi şandina peyama whatsapp. Arsene Towa (îngilîzî, fransî) 050 322 9510 / Suar Sulaiman (finlandî, kurdî, erebî, tirkî) 0407222224

💡 Em ji bo hevkarîya vekirî ne! Heke hûn eksper in an jî profesyonel in û hûn dixwazin bi me re hevkarî bikin, neqehlî têkilî daynin. Em jî dikarin hûn bibînin da ku li ser mijarên têkiliyê û xweşîya malbatê axivin.

💡 Dengê bavên girîng e! Em dixwazin ku çalakiyên bav û malbatên bi awayekî herî baş xizmet bikin - heke hûn hewcedariyan an îdeyan hene li ser çi çalakiyekî hûn dixwazin, ji me re bibêjin!

Armanca me ew e ku em derfetên bavên ji bo baviyê ya baş biparêzin û xweşîya bav, zarok û hemû malbatê biparêzin ❤

Ji bo agahdariyên zêdetir, seredana malpera me bikin li vir.

📢 Heke hûn kesekî dizanin ku dikare ji vê re hinekî bistînin, vê peyama parve bikin û wî/wan bibînin!

19/02/2025

💙 انطلاق مجموعة الآباء الناطقين بالعربية ضمن مشروع الأبوة متعددة الثقافات في HNMKY في إسبو! 💙

يسعدنا أن نعلن عن بدء أنشطة الأبوة متعددة الثقافات في تابيولا، إسبو! هذا البرنامج موجه للآباء الذين يرغبون في تعزيز دورهم داخل الأسرة والحصول على الدعم والمساندة في رحلة الأبوة. في لقاءاتنا، نناقش أهمية دور الأب، نتبادل التجارب ونتعلم معًا كيف يمكننا دعم صحة أطفالنا ونموهم بأفضل طريقة ممكنة.

🔹 موضوع هذا الأسبوع: أهمية بقاء الأب في حياة الطفل والتعاون مع المدرسة

تناولنا هذا الأسبوع موضوعًا مهمًا للغاية وهو مدى أهمية دور الأب في حياة الطفل وأهمية التعاون مع المدرسة. ناقشنا مختلف وجهات النظر حول دور الأب في الأسرة وحياة الطفل، وتبادلنا الأفكار حول كيفية تقديم الآباء الدعم اللازم لأطفالهم والمساهمة في نموهم المتوازن.

👨‍👧 دور الأب لا يمكن الاستغناء عنه:
• وجود الأب ودعمه يعززان ثقة الطفل بنفسه ويمنحانه شعورًا بالأمان.
• العلاقة بين الأب والطفل تؤثر بشكل مباشر على التطور العاطفي والاجتماعي للطفل.
• مشاركة الأب الفعالة والإيجابية في حياة الطفل تعزز رفاهيته وقد تساعده على النجاح في المدرسة.

🏫 التعاون مع المدرسة أمر أساسي:
• عندما يشارك الأب في أنشطة المدرسة ويتواصل مع المعلمين، يدرك الطفل أهمية المدرسة ويتلقى الدعم في تعلمه.
• التعاون بين الأب والمدرسة يساعد في التعرف على احتياجات الطفل مبكرًا وتقديم الدعم في مواجهة التحديات.
• دعم المجتمع والمنزل معًا يخلق بيئة آمنة لنمو الطفل.

💬 خلال اللقاء، تبادلنا الأفكار والتجارب حول كيفية تمكن كل أب من إيجاد طريقته الخاصة في أن يكون حاضرًا في حياة أطفاله. كل أسرة فريدة من نوعها، ولكن دور الأب في حياة الطفل يبقى أساسيًا ولا غنى عنه.

نريد أن نشجع جميع الآباء على لعب دور نشط في حياة أطفالهم – مساهمة الأب لا تقدر بثمن! هذا مجرد بداية، وسنتناول في المستقبل العديد من المواضيع المهمة الأخرى حول الأبوة والتربية.

شكرًا لجميع المشاركين – معًا نبني مجتمعًا أقوى وندعم بعضنا البعض في رحلتنا في عالم الأبوة! 💙