We wrote here about about a new group of MiniActive Youth. On July 19 they started action. First stop was beside the boys’ elementary school and boys’ middle school in Silwan. Here’s some pictures:
MiniActive Youth summer 2016
They started working on the area that borders the schools. First they cleaned up the space.
Cleaning up the work area
And then they started painting. First they needed to paint the wall white.
Painting the wall
And then the decoration. Because it’s adjacent to a school, they painted images of Winnie the Pooh,
Winnie the Pooh
SpongeBob Square Pants, Bambi and others, universal characters for children the world over.
SpongeBob, Bambi
Here’s a compilation of “before” and “after,” as well as in between.
Showing the progression
And here’s the first post from the MiniActive Facebook page (in Arabic):
But they didn’t stop there.
Here come the Smurfs too!
A few days later, shaded from the heat, they continued painting favorite characters.
Work to be proud of
Here’s more pictures from the work in progress. The July 26 Facebook post (in Arabic):
And on the next day you can see the progress that they made:
They continue to make progress – in decorating more parts of the outside wall.
Every school should be decorated like this
Or in painting garbage receptacles nearby.
Making even throwing away the trash more pleasant
Notice the graffiti on the wall above the garbage receptacle. Thanks to MiniActive women and the work of the Jerusalem Municipality, this, too has been removed.
MiniActive women and youth, improving the environment in Silwan
Here’s the link to the MiniActive Facebook post (in Arabic):
So great to see the progress! I’m sure we’re not the only ones.
Many thanks to the Jerusalem Foundation for their continued support of this project. Many thanks also to the Tambour paint company, which donated the paint.
