Getting Ready for the Camp

10/7/09-15/07/09

As part of the practical part of the course, for a period of five days, most of the time working day and night and with our instructor "locked inside the house" we worked on preparation of a puppet show for the children of Larache. The idea came from the small workshop that we had done the month before (see the blog entry of "I Love Puppets") they liked the idea so much of using puppets to teach that they asked the instructor to help them bring to life an idea that they had for the Day of A Right to a Clean Environment during the camp. They wanted to use puppets to teach the children not to throw trash on the ground and to be aware of the effects of human contamination on the environment. In the five days of work, we created some big puppets, a stage, and a script for the performance. Thanks to the teacher and to the dedication of the students, their idea became a reality.

We take these little cut up pieces of magazines

and we mix them with water and flour

to give shape

and later paint and decorate

Our dear.........Papa Tree aka....Baba Shjara

And other puppets

And a stage

To show these young people that anything is possible in this life

Thanks to the students and to our dear and loved instructor who played a fundamental part in transforming the ideas of my students into a real, tangible evidence of the beauty that exists in this world

Memories of Summer II

Memories of Summer

I want to say thanks to everyone...we have created some unforgetable memories of the camp this summer. After a month away, I already appreciate the accomplishments that we made this past year so much more. I think not many people would have been able to do what we did and this is possible because of the enormous effort that everyone put into making this dream a reality. Soon the Board is going to evaluate the past year and start to talk about the future here in Morocco. I hope that we can learn from the good and the bad of the past year and improve what we can offer to the lives of all those that are touched by our work here in Morocco.

Workshop of Musical Instruments

• Smallest
• Small
• Normal
• Large
• Largest

Our dear clown, Haninu.

A bit of song and dance before starting the workshops

All of us have a right to an education

Workshop on Children´s Rights

Workshop on the development of the Rights of Women in Spain and in Morocco

Moving street theatre with the theme of "Everyone together for a cleaner natural environment"

From here everything is starting to look so beautiful. We hope to continue being blessed with the opportunity to make people feel good. A better future is possible and its all contained inside the palm of our hands.

Walking the Camino de Santiago

I want to say thanks to the artisits who took these pictures...

Jessica and Devora

Many people ask me about the Camino...and its difficult to express the feeling that one has on the Way. You have got to dream with me...imagine that you dont have to study, that you dont have to work, the only thing you have to do today is to walk, and while you are walking you find yourself closer than ever to God, you are surrounded by nature that is so beautiful it is sublime, and there is a parade of divine people passing by that never ends. This is the Way...and all this you do every day for 30 days.

We Love Puppets!!!

In the middle of the project of the Social Cultural Center, the alumnos were in need of a distraction for at least a day. And we immediatly jumped at the opportunity to host the Puppet Mistress, Lady Sache. The idea was simple enough...show the students how to use puppets as a tool to teacher with.

In a hour and a half the students had to write two different dialogues, one which respected a certain human right and another which did not. Create the different puppet characters and perform their sketch infront of the group.


From the first minute that the students got their hands of needle and thread and begin to create, we had a great time and learned alot.

Little by little we realized the power of a puppet. A costume, a face, a little bit of color and wer have a way to resolve conflicts, talk about a difficult topic, or propose an idea. We were amazed at the potential of the workshop.

¡¡¡We Love Puppets!!!