The Namu Project

Hi all,
I’m sorry this is a late update.
The waters have started receding thankfully though there are reports that some are still trapped.
More than 5000 people are spread over 36 makeshift camps.

In the next fortnight, the State Government will look at trying to get people access again to their homes if they are habitable and support where they can to get them back to life before the floods.

They are also doing a lot of work around pest control and drainage in these sites.

Volunteers continue to do amazing work feeding large groups and medics give their time to support too.

We have raised £50 in the last 24hrs and I will send that directly to the feeding teams.

Thank you, thank you, thank you for helping in any ways you can. You are appreciated 🙏🏾

https://www.gofundme.com/f/urgent-support-to-flood-victims-in-maiduguri-nigeria?utm_source=copy_link&utm_medium=customer&utm_campaign=man_sharesheet_dr&attribution_id=sl:b86c4c72-82eb-4654-9ba2-1ca1b69373b1

Pelumi’s reflections on yesterday’s class at the orphanage
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The kids have done quite well in the last project. All hands have been on deck. They've learnt quite well, to replicate an image in their own unique expression of creativity.
Moving on to something new; we are exploring 'Still life arts'. A step higher than replicating an image, we are working with live objects.

Fruits. We are starting with fruits. I took an apple along to the home. We placed the apple before us and created a whole collage piece of it.

'As much as your eyes can see', would be a good way to describe this work. Every detail that can be picked is important.
As their major project this week, the kids will be giving back on cartons, live fruits placed before them. Colours and details, well expressed in each of their pieces.
Their coordinator will get fruits for them. Her interest and inputs in the art works is quite encouraging.

I realized that part of the curriculum is for the children to make use of waste papers, especially magazines and other colourful prints, for their collage work. Presently though, there's shortage of waste papers for this purpose. There are more waste fabrics available than papers. Hence we would pay more attention to the fabrics and possibly venture into other materials later.

We have a major project coming up soon. We are clearing up bottle caps, which would serve as our work material, from the environment and we would be making such a beauty out of them. We started gathering already.

Waste papers. Waste fabrics. Bottle caps.
Arts doesn't just create beauty, it cleans and heals the environment while doing.
It's been amazing with the kids thus far. They're lively and excited. And we bond quite well. Art sure connects hearts and art does make hearts come alive.