Namibia, Windhoek On request of Orange Babies (a Dutch NGO) Sylvia made a big painting Zambia, Livingstone After visiting the orphanage "Lubasi home" in Livingstonewe decided to give Mambo is a very remote village in the Western Usambara Mountains. There are living 5.000 people in this village and 1.700 of them goes to the primary school. We visited the
new build Dutch lodge (MamboViewPoint) on top of the mountains with a marvellous view over the Masai plains and the Kilimanjaro. This eco-lodge is set up especially to support and develop the region. We support their ideas and philosophy.
Wallpaintings
After visiting the school we, together with MVP, decided to decorate this
greyish school. We started with two big wall paintings with money that we collected via our travel-blog.
All hands together
We involved the teachers and children by painting hands and feeds on some walls. Classroom
We made a total make-over of a classroom.
Moddy
This project is still running. A local artist “Moddy” is now making wall
paintings at all the primary schools in the region.
We absolutely believe that through painting, we give attention, inspiration and even an example how to change your environment in a more lovely place.
Hitting
Together with local artists and staff from the lodge we organised a
special event for the teachers in the region about 'hitting' children Handmade Paper making
We learned local boys how to make handmade paper from old dirty paper. Re-styling art/workshop Local artists worked at a small workshop. To promote sales, we re-styled it We made an inventory of the primary schools in the region, about status of the Mambo Vijana Center
The second time that we
visited Mambo we were asked by local people, especially Moddy to support
the children who finished primary school (age 14/15) and who are Mambo Vijana Center We started with a small
group of children, doing creative things for fun and of course they learned a little bit. Later on we learned the children to make things, that could be sold on the market, in the lodge or the art-shop. Mambo Vijana Center 2 When it seems to be
successful we decided to stay and supported Ndege Mambo Vijana Farm To generate income for the
Vijana Center, the idea was born by Ndege and local people |