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Data: 25/03/2016
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• VIVE16.15 Art Therapy for Children Morelia Michoacan Mexico 07/09-20/09 KIDS 6vols +18 FEE: 155€
PROJECT: Cancer patients suffer not only physical discomfort, but also various psychological alters: depression and anxiety. In Mexico, cancer is the second leading cause of death, it is estimated that each year 7,000 new cancer cases occur in women under 20 years. Plastic art and music therapy can help cancer patients, this will help to have a better quality of life, to cope with their disease and get a better life. Volunteers will develop art therapy workshops helped by music and visual art, through various art techniques that brings benefits such as reflection, expression and relaxation. This activity is a process of self-expression, which helps patients to organize their internal reaction product of the events happening in their lives. These art therapy workshops, developed by volunteers and artists who work on a voluntary basis, will be an outlet to channel and express the point of view from patients without pressure, just being guided by artistic techniques. It is important that volunteers notice that we do not necessarily work with psychologists, since these therapies are occupational made by artists. No courses are given to volunteers by any psychologist or psychiatrist.
ACTIVITIES: The activities are driven to benefit both patients and volunteers:
• to conduct art therapy workshops in an organization who assists children with cancer disease; led by volunteers and professional artists on a voluntary basis for children and teenagers with cancer aged under 20 years old, where the subject is music;
• to create plastic works of sculpture and collage, inspired by specific musical pieces;
• to raise public awareness through the pieces of art produced by children and tenagers with cancer;
• to raise awareness through activities that involve the visual arts, so that volunteers contribute and help these fragile groups;
• to ensure that volunteers and artists will contribute with their knowledge, time and effort to this vulnerable group.
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• NAT-WC-16-15 JAGUAR DE MADERA BICIMAQUINAS 07/10-21/10 +18 FEE 145
THE PROJECT: Jaguar de Madera (the Wooden Jaguar) is an educational center of ecotechnologies established in 2007 in order to promote the bio-construction, permaculture, carpentry and cultural exchange. After a process of rescue and cleanup of a vacant lot and the support and collaboration of other organizations, it was carried out the rehabilitation and construction of what would become a training center for use and application of various alternative technologies for recycling materials and natural resources. The mission of Jaguar de Madera is to aim the use of efficient natural resources, the sustainable self-sufficiency and improvement of life quality with a positive impact in the environment. Some of the bio-construction techniques applied are; superblock, construction with bottle, cob and adobe. It also develops organic agricultural projects and renewable energies such as bicimaquinas (bike-machines), solar panels and wood stove. Likewise, members of the center, follow the alternative philosophy of energetic Kung Fu, with the slogan : Learn to fight for not to fight. The warrior s battles are with himself . So this way they give a spiritual sense to their work (optional practice for volunteers).f
WORK: Volunteers will be able to learn and practice different techniques of bio-construction, using low cost local recycled materials and natural resources. The tasks will depend on climate conditions and needs of the center, but hard physical work as to be considered, each workcamp will have as principal aim to achieve the following activities according to the next calendar. *October; Making of bici-maquinas (bike-machines)
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