Kokoro is a unique global digital platform that connects children and youth around the world. Kokoro aims to fill a gap of available digital games used to develop global citizenship, particularly to learn about other cultures, beliefs and take collaborative and global action to support or initiate projects that promote peace, mutual understanding and respect. The increasing level of religious intolerance, racial discrimination, prejudices, stereotypes that lead to violent conflicts require that children learn about other cultures and beliefs and are encouraged and facilitated the space, physically and virtually, to meet and work with others. Goals: • To provide opportunities for children and youth to develop as global citizens and take collective action on topics that affect them; • To promote collaborative learning and problem solving among children and youth across countries and cultures; and to promote respect, responsibility, empathy and reconciliation. • To nurture children’s and youth’s capacity to contribute to a culture of peace;

1. Maria Lucia
Uribe Torres
Director
Arigatou
International
Geneva
Kokoro
A virtual global
community to develop
intercultural and
interfaith learning and
collaborative ideas to
transform the world

2.  A digital game
 A collaborative
platform
 A journey of
discovery,
reflection and
action

3. Potential of digital games…
• Africa is the
second biggest
mobile market
• More than 65% of the
world’s 3.5 billion mobile
phone users are in
developing countries
• 45% of the
world’s Internet
users are below
the age of 25

4. 30 countries
10 languages
8000 children
and youth
800
facilitators
15 trainers

5. KOKORO aims to…
Develop a global digital
platform to connect
children and youth
around the world
Promote collaborative
learning among children
and youth across
cultures
Learn about other
cultures and beliefs
through edutainment
Promote respect,
responsibility, empathy
and reconciliation
Learn ICT through digital
games
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6. But…
WHAT IS IT?

7. 12 – 16
years old

8. Reflect on their
values, beliefs
and identity
A Journey :
Children and
youth
Learn to
make ethical
decisions

9. Encourages
self-reflection
and service
Journey…
Empowers them
to respond to
community
needs

10. Reflecting
about issues
that affect
children and
youth
Through…
Learning about
theirs and
others’ beliefs
and ideas
Developing
solutions,
joining
initiatives and
raising
awareness

11. Contributes to
developing…
Collaborative
Skills
Problem-
solving
Critical
thinking
Awareness
about social
issues
Ethical
values

12. Unique content
and approach
Supports
quality
education
Mobilizes
children and
youth around
the world
Contributes to
conflict-
prevention

13. What is needed
to make
Kokoro a
reality?

14. Technical
support and
expertise
Partnerships
…To make it
interactive,
collaborative, fun,
engaging, easily
accessible and
available!Funding
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15. ARIGATOU
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