Project Report
| Nov 29, 2021
We love theses animals ,......don't let them become extinct
By rebecca trujillo | directora
This is a report to say goodbye to all our supporters of Artists with Disability Fight Animal Extinction in Nicaragua. With the COVID problem and the economic situation, we could not sustain our artist program. We had to close the doors of our program and dissolve our goals of working for the animals in a creative and public way. We are all sad but we believe that we did our best to educate the public especially through local schools about the serious threat that animals are facing extinction. These artists have fought tirelessly to bring about awareness through fairs and drawing contests in schools, even poetry contests. However, we are aware that this problem of extinction is something very big and uncontrolled. Our program sought to help young people become more and more aware of that our life is connected to the natural environment. We brought about awareness in schools systems and the workplaces of many Matagalpinos that animals are truly in danger if we do not stop some of the development of our cities and farms. This was done through the use of art and public sharing. We created a positive work environment for artists with different handicaps to continue to grow in wellbeing and confidence as activists for the sake of the animals.
We want to thank all our donors for believing in us and really helping us to reach many different goals. The Young workers reached individual goals learning how to express and communicate this issue. They learned about the actual life of the animals in danger of extinction and held fairs and other public events. understanding of work relationships and such basics as punctuality and production. The young people grew in work values and skills.
Most of all we continued to offer quality guidance and mentoring the artists in their quest to save the animals from extinction. Staff shared in the lives of these artists as they showed up each day for their work. We have to leave this work now but we want to thank you for helping us develop it. We want to thank you for believing in us and giving us much support in trying to save animals through art., thus discovering different ways for young people to be involved in the environment, growing in their personal and economic independence.
Thank you again for your support.
Aug 26, 2021
Artists Sharing New Protection Policy on the Natural Environmentent
By rebecca trujillo | directora
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Congratulations, these special artists pulled off another successful fair to bring awareness to the plight of animals in danger of extinction amid COVID. The staff of Special Families worked with the artists to plan a fair with a drawing contest with three categories: Special Mothers, Children in Special Education, and Young People in the Employment Program. The In-person Fair consisted of nine contest winners; The artists had turned the park into a natural habitat for the animals, including three sites: Mammals in Danger located in the house of mammals, Birds in Danger situated on the treehouse, and Fish in Danger next to the new fish pond, water fountain. The winners entered these three sites to learn about the different animals in danger in Nicaragua. In addition, each place offered talks, videos, and games related to their animal class. They gave out artistic mementos made with recyclable materials to help people remember the animals. These sites were videoed and reshown to different schools and social agencies and all staff in Special Families. The first part of the Fair started in the newly refurbished entrance to the park with a treasure hunt.
One purpose of the Fair was to make people aware of Special Families' new policy on the Natural Environment. Thus, answering the question:" what can we do to help our natural environment instead of losing it to forces beyond our control?"
Each participant learned new facts and information about the animals in Nicaragua. They were each presented small donated prizes and ribbons, and certificates. Each drawing was made on a cloth now, on display at the sunflower café, helping raise awareness of the animals in danger of extinction.
One other event drew much attention. It was the start of the Yogurt campaign using paintings of animals in danger of extinction on the lids of the yogurt containers. Children and adults are collecting theses for different prizes as well as for personal collections. The artists were delighted with the Fair and have already moved on to planning for next year and keeping the issue hot with several animals being the target of extinction.
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Apr 26, 2021
Mini-Fairs: Give Mothers Environmental Passports to Learn About the Artists Work for the Planet
By rebecca trujillo | directora
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Mother shows stampted pasport for bags project.
"How do you do a Fair in the middle of COVID? Artiespecial is facing this question as they plan the 2021 Fair of Animals in Danger of Extinction in Nicaragua. The artists have not given up on the animals, even though they have been at times closed down for COVID. They are coming up with some creative ways to do their Fair at the end of May. By practicing the basics of COVID protection so far, none of these artists have been affected by the virus. In the meantime, they have teamed up with the Mother Leaders to do Mini-Fairs in neighborhoods on environmental work. These are fairs adapted for COVID. Together, they reflected that their work with animals in danger had been a journey of awareness; they then created an Environmental Passport to symbolize this journey. Small groups of mothers received their Environmental Passports. The first mothers Mini-Fair started on April 16. This Fair involves the mother traveling to different places within the Dorthy Stang Environmental Center in Matagalpa. The goal of this Mini-Fair is for the mothers to view the work the artists are doing to help the natural environment.
The mothers visited the Planet Of Piñatas, the State Of Sewing, the Region Of Recycle, the Kountry Of Kraft Bags, and the Animal Paradise Of Painting. Each mother masked up for the travel, a journey made with social distancing to learn about these works. The last stop was a Video Village where they could view environmental issues and values with possible solutions.
At each place, the mothers' passports were stamped with colorful seals and the artists explained their work for environmental protection. The Fair was successful, ending with a renewed commitment to join the artists with disabilities to ensure environmental protection and awareness of the animals in danger of extinction and assist in the May Fair.
The work continues as the artist plan the big Fair, which will involve more community members of Matagalpa, but with COVID guidelines. They will have a drawing contest with several schools. They are reviewing the Mini- Fairs to see how people are affected to develop the ideas for the big Fair in May.
They continue with their training in artistic-silk-screening during this COVID time. The hope is to have pictures of animals in danger of extinction in every possible place to create more awareness. The silk-screening is putting this dream to a new level. The next Mini-Fair is at the end of April in the southern neighborhoods. Doing these Mini-Fairs, the artists include the mothers of children with disabilities to join them in their quest. They are grateful for your support. We all know that saving animals from extinction is something we all want to do no matter which country, region, or paradise we live in on this planet.
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Painter with her creations
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girl prepares for drawing contest