Dhivehi Story Books Pdf
Bertha Simmons
Following the success of the 2020 small grants cycle, another competitive grants round was implemented in 2021 as the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continued globally. The grants supported nine projects (implemented by a total of 10 alumni) that contributed to the priority areas of economic recovery, health security and stability. These projects, each of which received a small grant worth AUD5000, included initiatives targeting gender equality, the empowerment of women and girls, and mental health. The 2021 grant projects are profiled below.
Fathmath Nishan, Assistant Professor at the Maldives National University, used her grant to support families parenting a child with special needs, focusing on three main special needs topics: autism, learning disabilities and ADHD. Because the COVID-19 pandemic necessitated school closures and lockdowns, children with special needs were deprived of services such as learning with the support of a special education needs teacher, different therapies and other learning support (such as sessions at the Autism Centre and academic support for learning disabilities). Special needs students were, like much of the rest of the population, confined to their family homes during lockdowns. Their parents lacked the knowledge and skills to help their children with home learning and there were no materials available for them to access.
Leesha completed a Master of Counselling from Monash University in 2010 with the support of an Australia Awards Scholarship. Her journal offers around 250 pages of motivational quotes, self-reflective writing, note-taking pages, positive affirmations and colourful motivational illustrations. A total of 1000 journals were printed, and the book was launched by Fazna Ahmed, the First Lady of the Maldives, in Mal in November 2021.
Nahida completed a Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy at the University of Adelaide in 2013 and Shanoora completed a Master of Counselling at the University of Queensland in 2012, both with the support of Australia Awards Scholarships. After the pair distributed their posters and the handbook to different islands of the Maldives, many mental health professionals encouraged the team to keep developing more such resources. Members of the public also expressed gratitude and a desire for additional mental health healing tools, which led the group to apply for the small grants scheme for a second time in 2022, this time to create activity books targeting depression and anxiety.
Umar Fikry, Deputy Chief Executive at the National Disaster Management Authority, created a platform for small businesses to scale up and manage their home-based businesses online. The objectives of this small grant activity were to establish a platform for small businesses to have an easy-to-use online presence, enhance product order placement, and efficiently manage orders and payments, supporting the businesses with order management and e-commerce solutions.
Fikry completed a Master of Human Rights Law and Policy at the University of New South Wales in 2014 with the support of an Australia Awards Scholarship. This human rights background, and the accompanying awareness of gender equality, factored into his project. In the Maldives, especially given the effect of COVID-19 on employment, many women have developed online income streams by using Instagram to sell homemade products. Of the six businesses currently using his new system, Fikry notes that four are owned and managed by women.
Gasith completed a Bachelor of Agriculture at the University of New England in 2012 with the support of an Australia Awards Scholarship. His small grant project has additionally created a stable working relationship with the most prominent agriculture consultants in the Maldives. This relationship will assist in arranging future activities while maintaining the quality of the programs. The demand for the type of initiative spearheaded by Gasith has increased and he is now seeking new funding sources to continue such programs to deliver similar outcomes.
Aminath Inan Abdul Muhsin is a Sustainability Consultant who developed a central National Volunteer Platform for those who were willing to contribute their time and expertise to the COVID-19 response and recovery efforts in their local communities. The goal was to create a simple, accessible platform that could be utilised both by people looking to volunteer and by organisations/institutions looking for volunteers. Local volunteers have been instrumental in the COVID-19 response in the Maldives.
Ashfa Hamdi used her small grant to develop a series of accessible digital books and social stories in Dhivehi that focus on emotional regulation during the pandemic. These resources were aimed at children between the ages of 2 and 8. Emotion regulation is often defined as the ability to monitor, evaluate and modify emotions that arise following a stimulus, and to respond to them appropriately. The concept of emotion regulation has been widely adopted in studies looking at conditions such as depression and anxiety, suggesting that an inability to regulate negative emotions is a central feature of these conditions.
The final grant recipient, Khadheeja Majidha Hassan, Secretary General of Care Society, used her small grant to develop and disseminate awareness materials on mental health to vulnerable groups. Khadheeja completed a Master of Economics and Public Policy at the University of Queensland in 2014 with the support of an Australia Awards Scholarship. Her grant-supported project focused on empowering people with disability. The project involved developing a social story that aims to raise awareness of the concept of consent among children and people with disability in particular. This was done through an interactive story session to engage the target audiences when explaining the topic to them. During these sessions, age-appropriate and relevant information was disseminated about the importance of reaching out to get help and about how to reach out when necessary.
Now, the public will be able to access free e-resources for kids by the National Library of Maldives through its official website. This includes a large variety of resources from story books to articles and researches.
National Institute of Education introduced these digital stories in Dhivehi and English for students to enjoy there reading time and are made for Windows Platform and you may need flash player. Download the stories, unzip and start using them. Thank you.
Storyline Online is available for all children especially for blind and print disabled children, parents, caregivers and educators worldwide. Each book includes supplemental curriculum developed by a credentialed elementary educator, aiming to strengthen comprehension and verbal and written skills for English-language learners.
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