Spreading a little peace and friendship

Niños Promoviendo Paz y Amistad

My PC friend Stacia worked with an organization in the States called E.R.A.S.E who´s missoin is to eradicate racisma and discrimination in the world. One way they work to promote their mission is by donating pencils to kids in underprivledged villages....in hopes of ¨erasing¨ rascism. So, basically, Stacia had box after box of pencils sent to her by this organization. AWESOME, but the boxes arrived at the end of her service and she passed out as many pencils as she could in her community but ran out of time to get them all passed out.
Lucky for me, I inherited all the pencils with the promise to keep the project going.
This got me thinking....because International Peace Day is in September, Kristen and I decided to put together a mini-program in the elementary and highschools where the students not only receive a pencil but learn a little bit about geography, what kids their age like to do in other countries and particpate in a drawing contest. The kids had to draw their interpretation of a world filled with peace and friendship.
The idea took off, and Kristen and I had fun working with the kids!

The elementary school kids in Kristen´s site...so adorable

Peace : Paz

The group of high school students who participated in the drawing contest from my siteWinners of the drawing contest

Teaching a little geography

Peace links with the students commitments on how they are going to promote peace and friendship in their communities.

Paz y amistad: Peace and friendship

One of the winning drawings

Elementary School in Emaus where I live

The little kiddos learning about the E.R.A.S.E. program and the group of students who donated the pencils.

Preciosa

Alvy...love this little kid

Thanks Stacia! Thanks E.R.A.S.E.!