Since a couple of weeks I’ve worked 2 days a week on our Tjeko project. As many of you know, we want to create a social profit Theme Park for all children of Jinja Uganda.
Tjeko embodies article 31 of the Convention on the rights of a child, which states that every child has the right to (1)rest and leisure, to engage in (2) play and recreational activities and to participate in (3) cultural life and the arts.
We want to create a 'community' of animals that will help children discover these areas. They are very important in a healthy childhood, but are often completely neglected. Childhood is hanging by a thread, because of extreme poverty, a HIV/AIDS pandemic and the ever lasting turmoil in the North.
So far we've created Tjeko and Tjeka, two monkeys who live in a tropical rainforest.
What we want to do is create 3 animals that represent these 3 area's of Article 31. These animals want to help kids understand the fun you can have with (1)rest and leisure, (2) play and recreational activities (sport and games) and (3) cultural life and the arts.
My question to you is: What kind of animals should we use, and what should their personalities be?!
Help us create these cartoons! Leave your comments or emails!
Thanks!
