After school programs to inspire children & youth

In this report we will do a feature on two clubs, Journalism and Mural Painting. 

Teaching journalism club is Valeria Saenz, a former journalist in Ecuador. At the end of eight weeks, the students will have put together a blog each with their own piece complete with photos to share with the community of Puerto Lopez. This past week, we had a special guest in journalism club, Daniel Zapata who is a professional photographer. He brought his equipment to teach the students how to take photos for their articles. The students were thrilled to use professional cameras and take stupendous photos for their final blog posts. 

Mural painting club is taught by Sheyla Cobos. She has painted murals around nearly all of Puerto Lopez and was the perfect teacher for this class. In the first couple weeks, the students learned about murals and what they consist of. Then they came up with personal ideas of what they would like to put in a mural in Puerto Lopez. We then combined a majority of these ideas into one mural. We then had the task to go find the perfect wall to paint in Puerto Lopez and that was right outside one of the high schools. Two weeks ago, the students started painting the mural and are still working on the finishing touches. 

These vacation courses are serving their purpose by giving youth in Puerto Lopez activities to do during their vacation and keeping them involved. These courses would have been impossible without your help. So thank you, and know you are making a difference in many youth of Puerto Lopez.