a child's COVID diary during lockdown

This is the testimonial of a 6yrs old child who lives in Singapore in 2020. Its the time of Covid. She questions what is this virus and starts to draw. Her mother is intrigued. They investigate and get caught up in the fun of telling stories. It is a narrative created by mother and child who face uncertainty; it is a therapeutic response to cope with something we can't control, it is a child's world. 

Saveria Cristofari is the mother of the child, and a psychotherapist and artist in Singapore. She believes that if we are able to be creative and playful, we can cope with a lot more than we think. It is deeply rooted in us. We just need to access it. This book is a genuine invitation to inspire adults and children to be creative and to express their feelings in the language they can be spontaneous. 

The funds will be used to map, bind and print the book. You will be able to borrow it from the library of the Alliance Francaise of Singapore and buy it. We wish to make it available to schools, communities and even little cafés in Singapore and other cities so that anyone can be invited to reflect on how to process this unpredictable phase. You will be drawn into storytelling and maybe create a reflective space to explore the meaning of this pandemic.

We would like this book to reach as many people as it can. It is meant to be translated into multiple languages even though we have just started with two.

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In order to contribue, you can contribute as you would like or you can choose from the following options:

- 50 SGD and you get the book with traditional Asian sewing binding

-100 SGD: you get the book and the details of the art process for two drawings you choose

- 200 SGD: you get the book and the details what happened at the last drawing, regarding the security guards.

- 500 SGD: you get the book, an original copy of one drawing you choose

- 800 SGD: you get to play a part in the film we are making about this book.