Something marvelous for a Friday afternoon
Friday, June 22, 2012 at 1:04PM When One Million Bones was working on the 50,000 bones installation in New Orleans, one of our amazing community partners was an organization called Artfully Aware. When you check out their website you'll understand we're a partner match made in heaven.
One of the amazing projects that Artfully Aware has produced is called The Story of the Acholi - A Village Tale from Uganda.
Photo: Christine Ade sketching her picture for The Story of the Acholi - A Village Tale from Uganda
We're sharing this photo from Artfully Aware. You can see more images from the creation of the storybook here on their facebook site. Oh, and why not like them while you're there checking out their photos...
Here's how they describe the storybook:
The Story of the Acholi – A Village Tale from Uganda was born out of a project that encouraged Acholi community members living in Gulu, northern Uganda to write, paint and perform about their own personal stories consisting of family, positive health and peace & reconciliation after the 20 year civil war. The 56 page storybook is written in both English and Acholi languages, is full of colorful illustrations, displays photographs of participating community members and captures personal quotes about this intimate and ultimately empowering project.
Here's the even BETTER part:
The Story of the Acholi – A Village Tale from Uganda was made possible through a strong collaboration between Artfully AWARE, Childcare and Development Organization and Karin Parents Association. 100% of proceeds raised through the purchase of the book goes straight back into developing more educational arts programs for community members in Uganda to promote empowerment, support psychological well-being, increase self-esteem and enhance local capacity building.
That's right! You, or someone you love, gets a gorgeous book, and the proceeds help provide great programming for people in Uganda. At One Million Bones, we call that feeding two birds with one hand.
Where can I get one, you ask?
Right here, from Amazon. Or, here from Barnes and Noble.
Give yourself a Friday present!
Reader Comments (1)
You are doing a great job in Uganda.I will collect my book shortly.I always wanted to help people one way or another.Keep your good work.God help you!