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Arts For ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½

A teacher in Malawi receives a box with 20 pencils. What is the first thing she does with them?

Answer: Break them all in half so each of her forty students has something to write with.

ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½n classrooms brim with bright young children bursting to learn and make and do. But even basic classroom supplies are critically lacking throughout many ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½n school systems. When artist and activist Karen Friedland, founder of Arts for ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½, visited Malawi, Namibia, and South ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½ in 2013, she met schoolchildren just like those she taught at home in New York City. She saw their joy in dancing and singing, and heard the longing in their voices when she talked with them about the art she made.

Why couldn’t they paint too?

Of course they could! Back in the U.S., Friedland teamed with education psychologist Shayna Kalish and the globally recognized nonprofit organization, ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½, to establish a new initiative: Arts for ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½.

Our mission: Bring basic art supplies found in American classrooms to our partner classrooms in ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½.

                              


Your donation will help put art supplies into the hands of students, providing the joy of creative self-expression!

Your generous donations will go directly to the purchase of paints, pencils, crayons, and paper. Their teachers will partner with Arts for ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½ on an arts curriculum in their classes.

You can make a difference! 100% of monetary donations go towards purchasing art supplies for ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½n classrooms!

                              

Do you remember the thrill of gazing into a new box of crayons, how it felt to hold color in your hand? How it felt to take pencil to paper for a doodle or drawing? Or the joy of wielding a paintbrush? Then select art supply gifts on our . Or if you prefer to , it will go for other needed supplies.  

You can feel a direct connection to the ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½n students when your gift is automatically sent to our Atlanta warehouse, and then, on to its ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½n destination. Many items on the have free shipping to our Atlanta warehouse. The cost of shipment to ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½ is completely covered by ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½, so 100% of your donations go to funding art supplies and art education in ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½, with zero administrative costs. Selecting your donations on Amazon is the next best thing to showing up at the school with a truckload of gift bags!

If you prefer to , your funds will go towards the completion of our wishlist. A targeted venture of ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½, Arts For ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½ is a BFA subsidiary with a joint mission to enhance education in ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½. ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½ has earned its 4th consecutive 4-star rating from , and is a "Gold Participant" on the . These ratings, the highest awarded by both organizations, show a great ability to efficiently manage and grow organizational finances. Since Arts for ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½ is part of Books for ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½, a registered 501 (c)(3) charity, your contribution is fully tax deductible!

Your donation directly brings the joy of creative self-expression to children in ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½â€”one of the world’s great birthplaces of artistry. Won’t you bring color, beauty, form and imagination into the hands of a waiting child?

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