Orphans and Vulnerable Children - CRIN

Me Drawings

In this activity, you will:

 Do this activity to get participants to learn more about themselves

Facilitator’s notes:

This activity expands on Activity 1. ‘Me drawings’ can be used to help caregivers to define what
inner resources they have, in a fun and non-threatening way. This activity is also aimed at giving
the participants a chance to relax and self-reflect.

You will get each participant to draw a drawing that depicts themselves and manages to capture the
following ideas about their life:
 Important people in their life
 Their likes and dislikes
 Their strengths and weaknesses
 Their dreams and hopes for the future
 Their health.

For this activity you will need:

 Enough extra sheets of blank paper for all participants

 Enough coloured markers or crayons for all participants

To facilitate this activity:

1 Give each participant a sheet of paper and some coloured crayons or markers to share.
You will get each participant to draw a depiction of themselves that manages to capture the
ideas about their life listed above.

2 Remember that the focus of this activity is on participants’ view of their own lives, and not on
their drawing ability. They do not have to draw a self-portait. Allow them to be creative about
how they want to depict themselves. For example, they could show their strengths as budding
flowers and their weaknesses as wilting flowers. Circulate amongst the participants as they
work to ensure that they depict all the points on the list and don’t get stuck on one aspect of
their lives for too long.

3 If time permits and participants are willing, volunteers can show and explain their drawings to the
group. It is, though, not necessary for participants to do this, as this exercise was also intended
to be one of deeply personal self-inquiry, even though it was fun to do.

Activity 3

30 minutes

Guide to Mobilising and Strengthening Community-Led Care for Orphans and Vulnerable Children Unit 2, Module 2^211