April and May; Duo of colors

“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.

Graffiti at Amel Association International

The workshop was carried out at Amel Association on Saturday April 20^th, 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 4^th, 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.

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"