Published on October 3, 2023

The painting of colourful murals has been an opportunity to brighten the daily routine of children in child-care and educational facilities in the region of Moka while raising their awareness around essential values. The project has met with success through the collaboration between the Moka’mwad citizens’ collective and Indoor Jungle.

This initiative is part of the mission of Moka’mwad to work with local residents to improve the quality of life in the city. The collective has therefore identified three beneficiaries in the area: Saint Pierre RCA, a primary school, St Joseph’s preprimary school and the Ti Pouce nursery. “We know the importance of early learning stages. This initiative is aimed at giving the little ones in Moka a dynamic environment where they can enjoy meeting up with their friends and learning new things! We would especially like to thank the talented creative team at Indoor Jungle for making this happen,” says Ketty Lim Ka Lan, Manager – Moka’mwad.

Driven by Indoor Jungle, a team specialised in mural painting, the creative aspect of the project involved three phases: consulting with the management of each of these facilities to define the inspiration for each mural, presenting sketches inspired by the themes identified and producing the artwork. “I enjoyed the entire project, from drawing up mind maps with the management of each institution to producing the works, with a number of teachers and children joining us,” says Sandhya from Indoor Jungle. “We are all the richer for having been able to convey important themes, from ecology to family and unity, through our drawings.”

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In addition to enhancing the walls of these childcare and educational facilities, art has the power to raise awareness of various issues. This potential is fully understood and developed by their respective management, which was fully committed to the project, like Saint Pierre RCA, with the environment as their chosen theme. It seemed a natural choice for this eco-school, which had been carrying out various environmental activities until the COVID-19 outbreak unfortunately brought them to a halt, says the Headmistress, Mrs Ferry. “This beautiful mural has rekindled our ambition to get our environmental activities back on track. We were so enthusiastic about this project that we regularly went out of class to admire the artists at work. These repainted walls are a precious gift that brings light into a school where many children come from disadvantaged backgrounds. It is a good example of solidarity that gives us the opportunity to teach the children the importance of taking care of our heritage, as well as the planet,” she adds.

This project beams with positivity, promoting values of unity and inclusion in the area’s rich social fabric.

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