Payasos Sin Fronteras

Payasos Sin Fronteras, or Clowns without Borders, is a Spanish humanitarian organization of clowns that performs for free for children affected by war. It was founded in Barcelona in July 1993 and has performed in many war-torn regions such as the former Yugoslavia, Palestine and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1][2]

Origins

In 1992, a professional clown from Barcelona received a request from a group of students at the Projecte School in Barcelona to put on shows in refugee camps in the former Yugoslavia. The students offered to accompany the clowns and pay for the costs. On 26 February 1993, the artists performed in the Veli Joze refugee camp on the Istrian peninsula. The reaction from the children validated their impact and the clowns decided to put on a second show two months later with a group of jugglers. This second trip cemented the idea of setting up an organization. In 1992, different artist groups from Spain (clowns, dancers, magicians, etc.) launched eight trips to the former Yugoslavia and invited other international artists to participate. In 1994 there were 19 trips and in the following years, similar organizations were founded in Belgium, Canada, Germany, Ireland, South Africa, Sweden, USA, Finland and Australia. In 2012, these eleven organizations created an International Federation to improve communication and coordination among entities.

On member por this group, support new borders and the situation of the former Yugoslavia in Spain[3]

References
  1. "Clowns bring smiles to DR Congo". BBC. 27 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
  2. "Payasos sin fronteras". 27 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
  3. El "Payaso de ERC" que se burló de la Guardia Civil "frena en seco" ante los cortes de Marchena


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