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The Memory Project – Thailand

9/9/2015

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My students’ portrait projects have been delivered to orphans in Thailand!
The Memory Project
These children are not orphans in the sense that both of their parents are deceased, but rather they are living in 
orphanages because of the same reasons that put kids in the USA in foster care: abandonment, abuse, and neglect. Sometimes one or both parents are living in extreme poverty and not able to properly feed and care for them.
  
We've been fortunate to participate in The Memory Project for four years now! 
In 2013, students created portraits for orphans in Guyana. In 2011, we made portraits for children in Indonesia. Last year, we made portraits for children in Sierra Lione, and this year our portraits were for children in Thailand. 
The Memory Project
The Memory Project
The Memory Project
The Memory Project
The Memory Project is a unique initiative in which art students create portraits (drawings, paintings, digital art, etc.) for children and teens around the world who have been orphaned, abandoned, neglected, or otherwise disadvantaged.

To do this, the artists receive pictures of children who are waiting for portraits.
The artists then create the portraits, and The Memory Project coordinates the delivery of the portraits to the children. The goal of the project is to inspire caring and a positive sense of self. 

Given that children who have been abandoned, orphaned, abused, or neglected usually have few personal keepsakes, the purpose of the portraits is to provide them with a special memory of their youth, to honor their heritage and identity, and to help them build a positive self-image.

Regarding the art students who make the portraits, this is an opportunity for them to open their hearts to children who have endured many hardships, and to promote the value of sharing kindness with others.

Since 2004, The Memory Project has created more than 60,000 portraits for children in 35 countries!
More information on The Memory Project can be found online here. 

Hope you're having a wonderful and inspiring week!
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4 Comments
Ceciliaswatton
9/9/2015 10:46:29 am

These beautiful smiles warm my heart, Mary! Many thanks for bringing joy to the often forgotten orphans of Thailand!

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9/15/2015 09:57:06 pm

The children and their smiles are so adorable! Let us hope they find a permanent loving family. We hope we'd be able to draw or paint them too and send them their pictures.

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Mary L Hockett Thoma link
9/19/2015 05:55:25 am

OK so I start looking at your whole blog, during the blog hop. How can anyone get through these blog hops without loosing their place in the big scheme of things. I see posts like this one that just pulls at my heart strings until I am playing a harp concert emotionally. Thank you for taking the time to do this work.

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An
9/21/2015 04:09:45 pm

Thanks for telling us about an amazing project. There are so many opportunities to do our little bit of good in this world.

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