“I Leaf Art” youth group organized between the end of
April and the beginning of May 2013 a technical workshop for the implementation
of murals paintings at both Amel Association International Center located in
Haret Hreik and the International Catholic Organization in Shatila Palestinian
refugee camp.
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| Graffiti at Amel Association International |
The workshop was carried out at Amel Association on
Saturday April 20th, within two phases: a first phase when the crew
removed impurities on walls to leave the surface smooth and clean, and a second
coating the walls. When the painting process ended, drawings were carried out
representing giant flowers swaying to the right and the left, denoting love and
beauty together and reflecting the importance of harmony and fun that can
friendship bring with the features of childhood in terms of clarity, purity,
honesty and simplicity. The name “Amel” was also painted in an artistic way through
the adoption of the graphitic order to promote positive relations between the young
visitors and the beneficiaries of the services on one hand, and the association
itself on the other.
Moreover, the same group carried out a workshop at the
center of the International Catholic Organization - Shatila camp on Saturday
May 4th, in support of the “Teach For Syria” project, relying
on a set of ideas aiming at improving teaching and learning together to replace
the images of war and displacement imprinted in the minds of children with positive
images since children are the most vulnerable to crises through several
techniques. Circular shapes overshadowed most walls where the sun brokered one
of them in the form of a glowing ball to indicate the energy, vitality and
warmth, change and move from one place to another, but this time in pursuit of a
new life. The rest of divergent circular shapes showed the emotional status of
children and emerging nature of their vision of the surroundings in which they
live. These circles represent close people and emotional bonds between them and
others, especially people they love such as parents, relatives and childhood
friends, and that in an effort to support them and help them to overcome the
fear inside.
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| Children painting with I Leaf Art team at Shatila School - Teach for Syria project |
It is worth mentioning the participation of about 10
children aged 9 years and above in this initiative, in an effort to highlight
the importance of the Organization’s activities, its objectives and its role in
disciplining children’s psychic characterized by an artistic sense, thus
granting them the skill of dealing with things and the surroundings in
particular, and aiming at supporting, serving and defending the rights of
refugees and forcibly displaced people.
Finally, I Leaf Art seeks through undertaken activities
and initiatives to leave positive impact on the mood and behavior, health and
way of thinking of individuals belonging to different affiliation,
nationalities and backgrounds, and stir up emotions of comfort and reassurance
and to get away from stress and turmoil.
"Together more colorful, safer spaces"
