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How do you show parents’ strength? How do you ensure that they have to worry less about today and dare to dream more?

Economic security reduces stress and problems and allows parents to take better care of their families. But how do you get more economic security? As part of the ‘family development training’, 20 sets of parents learned that by taking simple daily steps in this regard, dreams can be within reach. For example, parents gained insight into the financial situation of their household and which daily or weekly expenses were unnecessary. If you set aside the money you use for gambling or stimulants every day, how much would you save per week, per month and per year? And what could you do with that money? Dreams were drawn out and expressed. The future suddenly didn’t seem so far away. It was wonderful to see the sets of parents becoming increasingly enthusiastic and cheerful as the training progressed.

In the coming weeks, the DRRA team will discuss the step-by-step plans with the parents at their homes, in part to see if the dreams are feasible and/or if the discussions may lead to new insights. As additional encouragement to make a step in the right direction, all sets of parents received about 100 euros. We are very grateful to 2Mothers for supporting this project.