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«CARANO 4 Children » Foundation

“Leonardo 4 Children 2020: Climate Action”

Non-profit initiative dedicated to the theme

of sustainability and fight against climate

change to stimulate and help children in need

through Art and Science

www.carano4children.org

#Leonardo4Children2020

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1. OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTNERS AND SPONSORS

The initiative "Leonardo 4 Children" was launched by the Carano 4 Children Foundation, with the support of numerous partners and sponsors, with the aim of stimulating children's creativity by supporting their artistic and scientific skills and creating a cultural bond and solidarity between children and young people of greater and lesser opportunities, showing that all children have similar potential to create and become 'geniuses'.

The Foundation invites bodies and organisations that want to support these objectives of solidarity and social responsibility - such as institutional bodies, foundations, private companies, non-profit organizations - to support the following activities:

a) "Leonardo 4 Children" concerts and events

Support to the organization of classical music events and concerts, focused on the initiative "Leonardo 4 Children", for example by offering the theatre and covering the costs of the orchestra, or by making a donation in exchange for a number of seats that the sponsor can offer to its employees, its partners or children.

The next scheduled events are as follows:

• 4th of June 2020: Conservatory of Turin • 25th October 2020 : BOZAR in Brussels

b) Purchase of the books "Leonardo 4 Children"

Purchase of the book “Leonardo 4 Children 2019” or coverage of the production costs of the book “Leonardo 4 Children 2020: Climate Action”, which are based on the contributions of the winners of the competitions. The foundation has a non-exclusive license on the copyrights of the winners. This book will be distributed nationally and internationally and used for charitable fundraising on a non-profit basis with cost coverage. The book "Leonardo 4 Children" can be purchased at the price of 10€ at the following link https://carano4children.org/product/book-leonardo-4-children/.

c) Support for children in need, in particular orphans, abandoned children or refugees, mainly outside the EU

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Support through donation of funds or material on art and science, creative or educational workshops for children and young people, coverage of the costs of educational modules on art and science, meetings with experts in the fields of art and science. To this end, beneficiary projects have been selected through a public call for proposals.1

d) Prizes for children (6-12 years), and for young people (13-18 years) winners of the "Leonardo 4 Children" competitions

These include for example: special experience to visit art/music/science site, virtual or physical meeting with high-level personality or art/music/science expert, material or products related to art/music/science, a workshop on art/music/science, visibility for the winning works on website or publications.

The forms of collaboration listed above are still available for the newinitiative "Leonardo 4 Children 2020: climate action" dedicated tosustainabilityandthe fightagainstclimatechange.Aspartofthisinitiative,the Foundation also intends to create a sort of international nobel prize forchildrenandyoungpeopleinhonorofLeonardodaVinci.Sponsorsandpartnerscan support the initiative by collaborating in the preparation of competitions,publicationsandconcerts.The"Leonardo4Children2020:climateaction"competitionswillbelaunchedon30th November 2019 and will end on 2nd May 2020. The winners will beannounced at the concert to beheld at theConservatoryofTurin on4th June2020 and the award ceremonywill take place on25th October 2020 at theBOZARinBrussels.

1 Art and music for Syrian children in refugee camps in Jordan (UNICEF), Art and science for orphaned and abandoned children in Ukraine (Charity May), Art and science for street children in disadvantaged neighbourhoods of Nairobi, Kenya (Action for Children in Conflict, Fondazione Pianoterra).

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2. PURPOSE

The "Leonardo 4 Children" 2020 initiative is dedicated to the theme of sustainability and the fight against climate change. If Leonardo were to be reborn 500 years after his death, he would probably devote his creative and inventive energies to trying to understand and solve this serious problem.

The flagship initiative « Leonardo 4 Children 2020: Climate Action » has the following objectives:

• Stimulate the creativity and participation of European children and youth on art and science topics, inspired by the example of Leonardo da Vinci, to contribute to their balanced development and psycho-physical well-being;

• Support children - primarily in developing countries with focus on orphans or abandoned children - to develop their artistic and scientific skills and develop their personality, and help them to overcome post-traumatic stress;

• Create a cultural and solidarity link between children with higher and those with lower opportunities, such as between European children and children in developing countries outside Europe, showing that all children have similar potential to create and be “genius”.

The initiative is supported by the “Leonardo 4 Children” Advisory Board which includes 15 professionals acting pro-bono and on a personal basis, of five different nationalities with extensive multi-disciplinary experience in children’s education, culture, music, science, development aid and philanthropy.

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3. BENEFICIARIES

The funds and material raised by the initiative will be entirely used for education in art and science of children in need, such as orphans, abandoned children, children without parents, sick children, children in refugee camps.

For this purpose, these projects have been selected via an open call in 2019:

a) Art and music for children in refugee camps in Jordan, UNICEF.

www.unicef.org

UNICEF’s child-friendly Makani (which translates as ‘My Space’) centres provide an integrated set of services to children in refugee camps and informal settlements, including learning support, community-based child protection, early childhood development, adolescent and youth participation, life skills and innovation labs. In Azraq and Za’atari Refugee Camps (Jordan), there

are 22 Makani centres serving nearly 20,000 children.

UNICEF’s new musical therapy programme “Musiqati” in Makani centres is helping Syrian refugee children to heal and teach them musical communication techniques to contribute to the strengthening of social cohesion among children and their families. Music therapy provides a safe space for children to be creative and share their emotions through words, harmonies, rhythm and

melodies. In the programme, children learn free expression and group communication through solos, duets, trios and groups. It also enhances their decision-making abilities.

UNICEF Ambassador, Jordanian pianist and composer Zade Dirani supports Musiqati in Makani centres. After playing with children, he explains: “Evidence shows that music therapy is

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of great benefit to children in Makani centres. It is wonderful to see boys and girls laughing, playing music and just being children again. Musiqati’s goal is to provide a music therapy model that is both effective and sustainable and can reach thousands of vulnerable Syrian children in Jordan with the healing power of music. We don’t want to stop here. This programme could help children all over the world who have been traumatized by conflict, loss and displacement.”

b) Art, theatre & science for street and slum children in Kenya, Action for Children in Conflict (AfCiC) and Fondazione Pianoterra.

www.actionchildren.or.ke www.fondazionepianoterra.net

Street and slum children are the most deprived and under-privileged members of our society. They lack proper food, accommodation and education. AfCiC with support from Carano 4 Children seeks to change this narrative by breaking this vicious cycle of poverty through

harnessing the skills and knowledge that the children have. AfCiC will work with Carano 4 Children to promote science, art and music project that will facilitate the transformation of the community by empowering the children with skills in photography, art, theater, dance and storytelling. The project will use Leonardo 4 Children’s experience with the Leonardo Da Vinci fables to promote children’s creativity using African fables. Science will be applied with a view of improving access

to water, managing the scarce water available and reducing water wash and water-borne diseases. Using science and technology the children will help to keep a clean environment, recycle as a way of improving the living standards and welfare. The project is participatory and led by the children: their perspectives are the foundation of sustainability and long-term elimination of poverty. Pianoterra Foundation promotes culture as an instrument of emancipation of people living in marginalized and difficult contexts. Through its projects, the Foundation supports mainly mothers, children and teenagers, creating synergies with other organizations in Italy and worldwide.

c) Art and science for orphans and abandoned children in Ukraine, Charity May.

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There are more than 100,000 children in the orphanage system in Ukraine without parental care. The situation in the country is such that state funding is sufficient only for basic needs and provision, such as accommodation meals and the most necessary things. The main aim of

Charity May fund is to help children who are unable to fully develop and enjoy life and adaptation of children from orphanages to real life in community.

The project “Leonardo 4 Children of Ukraine” will support children in need, including orphans, abandoned children and children without parental care in up to 80 orphanages in Ukraine, implemented by Charity May. The purpose of the initiative is to educate children to develop creative skills, develop teamwork and sense of belonging to society,

improve their well-being and joy of life, positively evolve towards adult life and to overcome post-traumatic stress via educational activities in art and science.

Other projects are supported via specific “Leonardo 4 Children” initiatives and events in favour of children in need via art & science, such as:

Support to orphans and abandoned children and care-leavers in Kyrgyzstan, in cooperation with Oasis

Oasis Kyrgyzstan focuses on young people who have been brought up in childcare institutions and vulnerable women in marginalized communities. It supports young people as they prepare for the transition to independent life as adults, so that they are able to contribute to society and are economically empowered. The foundation and Oasis Kyrgyzstan partner in helping children in need become independent and positively contribute to society, with focus on education on art and music. The project “Leonardo 4 Children” in Kyrgyzstan focuses on working with four orphanages where more than 350 orphans are brought up. Our mission in Kyrgyzstan is to help reveal talented children in orphanages and help them to develop their talents through different trainings in art, music, life skills.

Support to children via play therapy at Meyer Children's Hospital in Florence, Italy

Play is an integral part of care at Meyer Children's Hospital: it reduces stress, alleviates pain and fear and guarantees the patients' right to remain kids even while hospitalized. These are the

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objectives of the "Play Therapy" project managed by the Meyer Foundation: a range of playful and creative activities that flank the hospital's commitment to providing the highest quality healthcare possible. From play and theatre in the playroom to colorful furnishings, the joyfulness of clowns, the snuggly dogs of the pet therapy program, the cultivation of a vegetable garden, and the relaxing notes of live musicians, play therapy is a fundamental aspect of the hospital's holistic vision for paediatric care.

Support to children in schools in suburban areas via art and music, in cooperation with MUS-E Italy

The MUS-E initiative was created by Yehudi Menuhin in 1993. It is based on the idea that music and arts should be part and parcel of daily education and accessible to all. In its present form, MUS-E is targeted at primary schools which are facing the challenge of educating a growing multicultural group of children, many of whom come from migrant or disadvantaged families and are at risk of social exclusion or other societal problems. In the presence of classroom teachers, professional artists actively engaged in MUS-E introduce and share various forms of art (singing, dance, music, movement, drama, visual and multimedia arts, etc.). Thanks to this collective work, the MUS-E program encourages dialogue and togetherness, while awakening children’s sense of creativity, empathy and resilience.

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4. “LEONARDO 4 CHILDREN 2020: Climate Action”

COMPETITIONS

Timetableoftheinitiative• competitionopenfrom30thNovember2019to2May2020• winners’announcementonthe4thJune2020attheConservatoryofTurin• awardceremonyonthe25thOctober2020atBOZARBrussels

The initiative includes the following competitions at European scale, open to children and young people resident in one of the 28 EU Member States:

The initiative includes:

1. Competition " Fables on climate action" for children from 6 to 12 years old, open until 2 May 2020

- open to children aged 6-12 years resident in the European Union

- object: to conceive a fable, inspired by the genius of Leonardo, on the theme of climate change and environmental sustainability, interpreting the problem and, if possible, offering a path to a solution;

- bonus for teamwork and multicultural content;

- bonus for adding the moral of the fable;

- work: cartoon illustration; multimedia interpretation option (music, dance) of the fable

2. Competition on "Art and Science on Climate Action" for 13-18 year old, open until 2 May 2020

- open to children aged 13-18 years residing in the European Union

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- object: to integrate an artistic theme with a scientific one, inspired by the genius of Leonardo, on the theme of climate change and environmental sustainability, interpreting the problem and if possible offering a track for a solution;

- bonus for teamwork and multicultural content;

- work: on physical product (paper, materials) or multimedia (audio, video)

3. Competition on "Fables on climate action in music"

- for musical composers aged 18-30 years,

- open from 4 June 2020 to 30 October 2020,

- subject matter: the fairy tales created by the children who will participate in the first competition (see point 1) will be the subject of a competition for young European musicians, entered or

graduates of conservatories or music schools, who will interpret them with classical music in an original and creative way.

Awards for children, teenagers and young people who have won competitions include certificate, award ceremony, publication in the book "Leonardo 4 Children 2020", exhibition in museums and prestigious places, artistic and/or scientific experiences, meetings with leading figures or experts in the artistic and / or scientific fields; participation in workshops.

The competitions will be managed via online platform www.carano4children.org

5. “LEONARDO 4 CHILDREN” EVENTS

Concerts and events are organised to promote the works of the winners of the competitions and to raise funds in favour of support children via art and science, for the projects indicated in the section §3. Beneficiaries.

• Turin Conservatory, 4th June 2020 o Announcement of the winners of children's and teenagers’ competitions.

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• BOZAR Brussels, 25th October 2020

o Award ceremony of the winners

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6. “LEONARDO 4 CHILDREN” BOOKS

The book “Leonardo 4 Children” published by GIUNTI aims to stimulate the creative potential of children with art and science and raise funds for children in need.

This publication, available on the website at the price of € 10, includes:

a) Favole di Leonardo da Vinci", with the 12 fables selected in English, Italian and French, comic book illustrations of the children who won the relevant competition, and music/songs of the young musicians and composers who won the relevant competition.

b) "Art & Science" works by the children winners of the relative competition.

For the year 2020, the Foundation plans to publish the book Leonardo 4 Children 2020, which will include the works realised by young participants in the competitions of the initiative "Leonardo 4 Children 2020: Climate Action" following the objectives pursued by the previous publication.

The net funds raised by the book, which is offered to institutional entities, foundations, private companies, schools, etc will be entirely dedicated in favour of children education in art and science in the selected beneficiary projects.

In the future, a toolkit may be developed including material on art and science to stimulate children on “Art & Science” – possibly offered by sponsors, such as:

• Art: painting material, paint brushes, colors, drawing material, for example book with Leonardo da Vinci drawings for children to color;

• Music: musical instruments, illustrated music CDs to learn dance and rhythms, or Leonardo da Vinci’s novels;

• Science: machines, airplanes, trains for children to build, for example Leonardo da Vinci’s machines, construction educative toys for children, kit for scientific experiments, astronomic kits (binoculars, telescopes), human body education kit, education material to use natural resources and preserve the environment, IT equipment.

The purpose is to both stimulate children on creativity, integrating art and science and to raise funds in favour of children in need.