The Green Ribbon

The Green Ribbon Aiming to develop basic arithmetic and art skills of psychiatric patients in rehabilitation

Today’s little win: we helped one of our patients learn how to compare prices and figure out which product is cheaper.It...
21/04/2025

Today’s little win: we helped one of our patients learn how to compare prices and figure out which product is cheaper.

It may seem like a small skill, but for her, it’s a big step toward independence and confidence in everyday life.

We’re so proud of her progress—one calculation at a time

Today, we helped another patient with simple arithmetic. She seems to have trouble doing addition and subtraction. We ho...
09/04/2025

Today, we helped another patient with simple arithmetic. She seems to have trouble doing addition and subtraction. We hope to improve her math skills after the holidays.

Wishing everyone a joyful holiday season and a happy new year in advance!

Yesterday, we worked with another patient. She was able to carry out simple arithmetic functions. She was able to find t...
26/03/2025

Yesterday, we worked with another patient. She was able to carry out simple arithmetic functions. She was able to find the change after buying some groceries. She has had amazing progress!

✨ Poetry from the Heart ✨Today, we’re honored to share something truly special. One of our incredible patients has expre...
11/03/2025

✨ Poetry from the Heart ✨

Today, we’re honored to share something truly special. One of our incredible patients has expressed their sad life through poetry—two powerful pieces filled with raw emotion, sadness, and hope.

Small Steps, Big effortToday, I was helping a patient with basic arithmetic—just simple addition and subtraction. We had...
03/03/2025

Small Steps, Big effort

Today, I was helping a patient with basic arithmetic—just simple addition and subtraction. We had gone over the same concepts a while back, but when we started again today, he had forgotten most of it. So, we went back and repeated everything.

It was a reminder that progress isn’t always linear. Sometimes, learning isn’t about moving forward every day but about patiently reinforcing what was learned before. And that’s okay. Repetition, patience, and encouragement can make a difference, no matter how small.

Today, I had the privilege of witnessing something beautiful. A patient picked up their pencils and, stroke by stroke, b...
21/02/2025

Today, I had the privilege of witnessing something beautiful. A patient picked up their pencils and, stroke by stroke, brought a garden to life on paper. Not just any garden—their garden.

For them, art isn't just an escape; it's a language. One where words don’t have to be perfect, but emotions can be understood.

This beautiful painting, created by one of the inspiring psychiatric patients we work with, captures a moment of love an...
13/02/2025

This beautiful painting, created by one of the inspiring psychiatric patients we work with, captures a moment of love and hope - a mother's dream of her two children playing freely in a peaceful garden.

Yesterday, we engaged in art therapy with 2 patients. One patient wanted to draw about her garden and her family. The ot...
24/01/2025

Yesterday, we engaged in art therapy with 2 patients. One patient wanted to draw about her garden and her family. The other patient wanted to draw a tree. We believe drawing pictures helps them express their emotions.

Yesterday, we followed up on 2 patients and we found out that they are able to do basic arithmetic. They were able to ca...
06/01/2025

Yesterday, we followed up on 2 patients and we found out that they are able to do basic arithmetic. They were able to calculate the change after buying groceries. We hope to help more people like them in the near future

Hello everyone! It's been a long time. Yesterday, we followed up on a patient we worked with before and realised that no...
25/12/2024

Hello everyone! It's been a long time. Yesterday, we followed up on a patient we worked with before and realised that now he's able to carry out basic arithmetic without using a piece of paper. He was able to calculate the change he gets after buying several grocery items.

Merry Christmas and happy holidays!

Yesterday, we identified a patient that we have already worked with before. We realised that he still remembers the thin...
27/11/2024

Yesterday, we identified a patient that we have already worked with before. We realised that he still remembers the things he learned from the previous day.

After a long time, yesterday, we helped a patient improve her arithmetic skills.  We taught her basic addition
16/11/2024

After a long time, yesterday, we helped a patient improve her arithmetic skills. We taught her basic addition

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