HIPPY stands for Home Interaction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters and, loosely translated, means “home visit program for parents with preschool children”. The home visit program is aimed at parents with 4 to 6 year old children of preschool age, especially for families with a migration background.
HIPPY builds on the resources and skills of the parents involved, strengthens the parent-child relationship and promotes the children's cognitive and social skills. HIPPY encourages and supports parents and children in learning the German language. The intercultural family language and education program lasts two years and essentially takes place within the family. The families are provided with a package of play and learning materials every week and are instructed in how to use them. This task is performed by a house visitor who comes from the family's cultural area. After the parents are familiar with the use of the play and learning materials, they carry them out with their children at home. In order to carry out all activities, it is helpful to play and learn together with the children for around 15-20 minutes five times a week. The results will be reflected on between parents and home visitors over the next week. The work is supplemented by group meetings that take place twice a month with all program participants, the project coordinator and the house visitors.
HIPPY is supported by the Diakonisches Werk of the Promigration department in the districts of Bemerode, Döhren, Linden Nord, Mittelfeld, Mühlenberg and Sahlkamp offered and carried out.
Contact: Diakonisches Werk Hannover gGmbH. Dept. ProMigration, Burgstr. 8-10, 30159 Hanover, www.diakonisches-werk-hannover.de
Contact persons:
Natalia Letuschow Tel. 0511-3687-135, Mail: natalja.letuschow@dw-h.de
Isabell Pauli 05113687123 isabelle.pauli@dw-h.de
Information on the HIPPY project
HIPPY flyer German
HIPPY flyer English
HIPPY Flyer Arabic
HIPPY flyer Russian
HIPPY flyer Russian
HIPPY Flyer Turkish
The Diakonisches also offers advice in various languages on Burgstrasse:
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