Dissertation title

I would like to begin my blog by saying that I have abandoned my weekly writing blog because in these past few weeks we have had a lot of deadlines and I found it difficult to cope with everything at once.

This blog is all about my dissertation title. As I wrote in the past blogs, my dissertation is going to be focused on orphanages. 

I chose Orphanages for my dissertation because some orphanages in Malta lack the correctly planned environment for children to live and grow happily.

The big problem in orphanages is that they were not design accordingly for users.   Probably in the past they only thought about how many children could fit orphanages rather than the comfort and wellbeing of the children.  This is a problem that creates crowded small spaces that many children live in.  I believe that everybody needs their space, especially if these children are new to an unfamiliar environment and people.

Some orphanages lack even playrooms and activities. For children, playing is the best therapy. Playing could help the children get their minds off their problems they are going through or have been through.

Another point are white walls. White walls are boring for children. Orphanages should have colours and patterns to help with a more friendly and fun environment.  My belief is that for children to live better and thrive, they need to have a suitable environment. 

I’m not quite sure about my hypotheses although I will continue thinking about what to write about it in the next blog.