Rubbish into craft and art

from  £2000

Rubbish into craft and art

Countries:

Mexico

Duration:

from 2 months

Call:

0845 344 7588

more info:

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This placement would suit:

Creativity and imagination are essential to convert items found on the local rubbish dump into saleable art and craft products. Yu would need good communication skills to teach the community how to make and sell their products.

 

Cost details:

£475 each extra month

 

Duration details:

Project can be extended

 

      

Product Details

This art and craft project is based in Puerto Vallarta a beautiful town on the Pacific coast of Mexico.. On the edge of the town is a sprawling rubbish dump. There are several communities who live around the dump who struggle to earn a living.

Outreach International work with thirty women from one of the communities who have all demonstrated that they have skills such as sewing, making cloths, producing art and craft products and weaving. These women are from the poorest backgrounds. The only resources they have are their skills and rubbish which is collected from the local dump. They collect plastic, paper and cardboard and turn it into bags, baskets, picture frames and other products that are sold through a good outlet in the Puerto Vallarta airport. In addition to providing them with a reasonable income this gives them self-esteem, self-worth and financial stability.

Volunteer Activities

• The women are independently set up to run their own small businesses. They do this well but they have had minimal education and only the basics of reading and writing. Most of them have never had a bank account. They would benefit from being taught things that most of us take for granted such how to use a cell phone, how to use email, (there are email cafes in Puerto Vallarta) and how to keep their accounts.
• The women have demonstrated their talents but volunteers with art and craft skills are needed to work alongside them and come up with new ideas and new products that could be made out of rubbish. The customers at the outlet are tourists and volunteers often have a good understanding of what they might like to buy.
• All the women and their families want to learn English.

from  £2000

Rubbish into craft and art

Countries:

Mexico

Duration:

from 2 months

Call:

0845 344 7588

Outreach International places committed volunteers in carefully selected meaningful projects: small, worthwhile, grassroots initiatives working with communities where volunteers can make a big difference. All volunteers are personally met and briefed about their selected project and visited regularly by the Outreach Director. Outreach International has a clear mission statement and operates a carbon neutral programme.