Art for Gorillas

Category: Art of Conservation (AoC) | Date: Feb 22 2009 | By: Julie

By Fahad
I am now going back to university after working with Art of Conservation during my holidays. It was my pleasure to work with the team of AoC again in our mission of teaching kids to understand our natural world through the arts.

I am going to study two dimensions in second semester at the Faculty of Art and Industrial Design at Kyambogo University based in Uganda. I am doing a 3-year program and I will finish 1 year now.

I will miss the kids I was teaching and the staff of AoC but wherever I will be, my heart will be with them and when I get holiday I will be coming and continue working with my great team educating kids around Volcanoes National Park about conservation and the need to create a healthful connection between people and mountain gorillas.

Eric and Fahad monitor our hand-washing program to ensure a more healthy population living next to Volcanoes National Park. Students are returning to the classroom from their 15 minute recess.

Back at the AoC House, everyone - including my dog Ibyiza - join together to celebrate Fahad’s birthday and his last day with the project before returning to univeristy in Uganda.

Fahad, a dedicated artist and conservationist, cuts the cake.