Peru Community Mural 2010

In 2010 I was fortunate to spend my gap year in Peru visiting community projects where I created and designed murals for the community with local children.

I spent most of my time in Iquitos which is the only city in the world to be reached by boat or plane. I worked closely with a French NGO called Proynos which built compost toilets to solve the sanitation problems in small communities based around the city of Iquitos. These community toilets provided opportunities for local children to meet in the afternoons and take part in art workshops using recycled materials and learn the importance of being environmentally conscious. 

Los Niños De Belen

This video was produced to show local children taking ownership of their local environment.

The children were excited by the project and created banners to tackle the issue of rubbish within their community which they shared in small parade around the neighbourhood.

The video was shown to various communities around the city to inspire people to recycle and reduce their rubbish .