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Can Art Help Save A Life?

Can Art Help Save A Life?. Stephen Silliman and Dan Buonadonna Benin Coloring Book Project. From the CIA Fact Book, 2000. There is a VERY different world out there!. Think about what could happen if 1 out of 10 of your classmates gave 1 week every five years. Just think . . .

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Can Art Help Save A Life?

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  1. Can Art Help Save A Life? Stephen Silliman and Dan Buonadonna Benin Coloring Book Project

  2. From the CIA Fact Book, 2000 There is a VERY different world out there!

  3. Think about what could happen if 1 out of 10 of your classmates gave 1 week every five years. Just think . . .

  4. Local Ownership: The belief by the local population that they have contribution to planning, financial interest in, and responsibility for project

  5. Lack of Local Ownership may not stop a project, but . . . • It will certainly make it more difficult to make it successful in the long run

  6. Why Water? Water Is Life • Water is Life • Water is Religion • Water Requires Use • Water is Science • Water is Contaminated • Water Requires Education • Water is Purity • Water is Death • Water Requires Protection

  7. Benin, Africa Country of Approximately 4 Million People

  8. Scenes From Benin

  9. Food / Shopping In Benin

  10. Religious Life in Benin

  11. History in Benin

  12. Future Spirit in Benin

  13. Working in Benin

  14. Water Challenges

  15. Water Opportunities

  16. Summary: Motivation IMR ~ 10% Rate of Death by Age 5 ~ 30%+ IMR < 1% Rate of Death by Age 5 < 5%

  17. Keys to Making This Happen • Technology Transfer • Improve University-Level Education • IMPROVE PRIMARY LEVEL EDUCATION • IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING

  18. Players • University of Notre Dame: All Phases of Projects including Lead on Financing • Universite Nationale du Benin: Education of Students and Research on Wellhead Protection and Augmentation • Central Afrika Obota (CAO): Oversight of Driller’s Training and Local Education • Direction L’Hydraulique: Government Oversight of Project, Particularly Drilling and Augmentation • Office of the Ambassador to the United Nations: Political Support / Moral Support • Local Government: Local Support

  19. Training / Drilling Extensive Training Crew Drilling Placing Screen / Casing Bailing the Well

  20. Components Base Mud Pump Tools Drill Stem Swivel / Motor Mast Bits and Supplies

  21. Local Ownership Locals / Students Working Together And Contributing to Slotting of Screen Locals Transporting Water for Drilling Locals Have Built Pad for Pump

  22. Needs Regarding Education and Understanding • Education and Understanding • Create Education Tool at Low Cost but High Impact • Distribute to Children in U.S. and Benin • Encourage Communication Based on Education Tool

  23. Successful Campaigns • Smokey the Bear • Don’t Litter • “Brains on Drugs” • Restaurant Advertising through Coloring Books

  24. Concept Little Drip Benin South Bend

  25. Goal of this Group • Connect “Little Drip” to the minds of kids • Benin, Africa • South Bend, Indiana

  26. How? • Kids Love Coloring / Activity Books • 4-8 Page Book Inexpensive to Produce • Crayons Inexpensive to Obtain • Coloring Pictures Jumps Language Barriers

  27. AMAZE - ING Hand Pump Faucet Washing Hands Dirty Hands Rivers Puddles

  28. Find The Good and Bad Drops

  29. Where’s the Little Drip With . . .

  30. Ideas to Get Across • Clean Water = Good Water • Dirty Water = Sickness • Hygiene = Happy • No Hygiene (hands, food, etc.) = Sickness • Proper use of Latrines / Bathroons = Happy • Improper Disposal of Waste = Sickness • Others???????

  31. Constraints • Prefer Zero Language - or - English and French • Black and White • Easily Copied • Socially Sensitive • Even Number of Pages

  32. Time Line • Draft By April 15 • Feedback from local school • Second Draft by End of Semester • Bring to Benin for feedback • Final Modifications in Fall Semester

  33. Thanks for Caring Enough to Help

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