In 2007, the Children's Art Village began its first art & music program at the Village of Hope orphanage in Ghana Africa. The orphanage is located 26 miles southwest of the capital, Accra. Ever since that first program launched in the summer of August 2007, CAV has supported an on-going sustainable art program at orphanage school - Hope Christian Academy, affiliated directly with the Village of Hope Orphanage. During the school year there is a full-time teacher dedicated in teaching the Creative Arts Curriculum at the Hope Christian Academy. Each summer there is a special week-long art & music program whereby American artist teachers travel to the Village of Hope and are joined by local Ghanaian artist teachers to work exclusively with the orphans at the Village of Hope.
The Village of Hope is an exciting place that is filled with love
and laughter. There are over 175 children living at the
Village of Hope orphanage. All of the works that the Village of Hope is doing are done in order that children, the
most vulnerable people in the society, will be loved and
cared for.
Click here for the VOH website
Theme: "Getting Water". Mariama is the youngest of nine children in her family.
Artist: Mariama - Age 12
Artist: Sandra - Age 10
Theme: "Happiness" Sandra was an abandoned orphan whose smile lights up an entire room!
Artist: Richard - Age 10
Title: "About Me" - Richard is a former child slave who is now safely residing at the Village of Hope Orphanage
Here children in Grades 5 and 6 have been taught how to play the guitar by one of our artist teachers from the United States. After only 5 days of instruction the children can play chords and are able to read notes! This is one of the many classes that the Children's Art Village is introducing to our programs in each of the different countries we serve.
Artist: Belinda (Theme: Happiness)
Belida - Age 9 (left) & Agartha - Age 12 (right)
Artist - Agartha (Theme: Favorite Places)
Emmanuel Asare ~ Art Teacher (Ghana)
Emmanuel Asare is a
full time faculty teaching Creative Arts at
the Village
of Hope - Hope
Christian Academy in Ghana. Emmanuel has a 4-year University eduction
focused on teaching art. The Children's Art Village is so fortunate to
support Emmanuel as he executes our vision of building a sustainable
art program at
the Village
of Hope. He is a very gifted artist and a
patient and wonderful teacher.
Emmanuel teaching the children
Art & Music Camp - Ghana
Artist Teacher, Michael Smith and his students - Art Camp Ghana
Ghanaian Orphans - Dancing
Ghanaian Orphans - Playing African drums (Dec 2007)
Ghanaian Orphans - Singing (Dec 2007)
Children's Art Village, Inc. is a 501(c)3 not for profit organization
