Greetings from Proyecto DCR

The last months have went on in a quiet and gently manner, but the other week I received an e-mail from Andrés from the organization Proyecto DCR in Quito, where I did the photo project Kids’ Perspectives. He told me that the new photo workshop that was planned to begin during summer had to be postponed, since new pupils were about to arrive to the school. The new comers therefore needed to be acclimatised to their school activities before a new photo workshop could start.

Andrés attached some words from some of the participants from the March workshops. The words regarded the kids’ general thoughts of the project and also which of the photos they were most proud of:

It was awesome because it was the first time for me to handle a camera.

I liked the ones in the river because it was really exiting to take them.  

Angela

Photo: Angela

I think it was a good project because it was fun.

I liked the one I took in the river with the plants because it is part of the nature.

Fahir

Photo: Fahir

I think it was very interesting and helpful because I learned to take pictures.

The one I liked the most is the one of the mountain because there I saw how beautiful my city is.

Angie
                                                                  

Photo: Angie

And then a short brief about Kids’ Perspectives activities in Sweden:

Once in a month I meet the people in Yennenga Art Team (YAT). It is a sweet and small group yet with five individuals, whose ideas are to get along in a very interesting artist exchange project. More information will come in time!

Except the team work of YAT, I now am reflecting around how I can realise my dreams concerning a development of my photo project with the prize money I have received. The financial support will first and foremost go to some kind of exhibition project. I have some ideas, and I have got really nice input on how I could work it out. My thought is to do a portable photo exhibition which could be easy to move from a place to another.

Do you have any ideas on how I can arrange a photo exhibition? Maybe you work at an office with an urgent need of having really beautiful art on the walls?

Contact me!

/Helena, helena_claudia@hotmail.com

Kids’ Perspectives in the final of the challenge Refresh Love!

Last Friday Kids’ Perspectives participated in the Pepsi challenge Refresh Love.

Kids’ Perspectives were on top 10, and won 10 000 SEK for its following photo projects.

Thanks to all of you who voted for the KP!

Clip from the jury session (ca 1:58-2:32) här.

/Helena

Do you want to join Future Perfect?

The last weekend this month (28th to 31st of July) the festival Future Perfect will take place. It is a festival which contains lots of cool seminars, art, music etc. Everything with focus on sustainability! Sustainergies will be there of course. Will you?

Check out the link to read more about the event here. And apply for a ticket to a special price here!

Helena

Vote for Kids’ Perspectives in the competition Refresh Love

Kids’ Perspectives participate in the Refresh Love Challenge:

Support our idea by give us a hand: here.

Thanks a lot, and have a wonderful summer!
Helena

Inspiring meeting with Stina at Yennenga Progress

Yesterday I had a meeting with Stina Berge at Yennenga Progress. It was amazing and very inspiring!

Stina is a social entrepreneur and her business is focusing on getting individuals with special competences in certain fields, together, to share ideas, knowledges and experiences in development projects. Either in an already existing project, or in a new project that the individuals shape together. All the projects shall of course fundamentally build upon a positive social development concept.

The idea is therefore that Stina and I with time, will start a cooperation to have photo exhibitions. This we will do together with Simon, Carro and the other fantastic and enterprising persons at Sustainergies.

At the moment I unfortunately have a lot to do with my studies, and due to that we have decided to start with the planning of the exhibitions this coming autumn. I will get back to you about that!

And if YOU have any ideas – crazy or not, contact me!

I hope you all get a really lovely summer!

/Helena

Proceeding photo projects on the DCR

The work with the photography project will proceed on the organization Proyecto DCR:

“We are planning to use the cameras that Helena gave us through an annually workshop with the children. The workshop will function similarly like the one’s that Helena held. The children will learn how to use the cameras, about the basic functions, to take pictures from ‘their world’, and we will apply for economic capital to develop them and have an exhibition each year.”

The acitivity is planned to begin already in June, and the results will be shown here on the blog.

/Helena

Sustainergies Cup 2011 – You can win 25 000 SEK

Case competition arranged by Sustainergies is now being held. Students are now able to improve Ica’s and/or PwC’s efforts, when it comes to sustainability and CSR work. Do not hesitate to come up with ideas and be a part of the competition!

Last day to participate: 10th of June, 2011.

GOOD LUCK

/Helena