About CMAP and JUCONI
http://cmap.org.uk/
CMAP work internationally to support disadvantaged children and young people’s personal and social development through art; one of the most powerful languages there is. They do this by providing creative opportunities for them to explore, express and enjoy.
UK charity Charlotte Miller Art Project (CMAP) have worked closely with NGO Juconi sucessfully since 2005.
Volunteer Arts Educators are sourced and trained in partnership with ICYE (The Inter Cultural Youth Exchange, a UK based charity).
CMAP Arts Educatorsoffer innovative creative experiences to children who live or work on the streets; helping to build their self-confidence, self-worth, and developing transferable practical skills.
Junto Con Los Niños (Together with Children) JUCONI works to address the issues that drove the children onto the streets – domestic violence, poverty, family breakdown, addiction.
“Art – creating it, sharing the effect it has, is one of the most powerful language there is.”
Baroness Sue Miller, CMAP Project Founder
http://www.juconi.org.ec/
Following JUCONI´s success in Mexico, the organization was invited to establish another project for street children in Latin America.
Ecuador is one of the most unequal societies in the world. Over the last 10 years, the differences between rich and poor have been exacerbated by major political and economic upheaval. Around 35% of Ecuador´s 13.5 million people live on less than $2 a day – even though the average family of four needs US$508.94 a month to cover their basic needs.
Street-working children - those who work on the streets but who go home to their families at the end of the day - make up the majority of the street-involved child population in Guayaquil. These children are exposed daily to the risks of accidents, violence, sexual abuse, drugs and assaults. The increase in lawlessness and acute economic recession in Guayaquil has also led to increased levels of violence both within the community and inside the home.
Many of the children work from the age of four, and are on the streets unsupervised for up to 13 hours a day. Their chances of gaining an education are diminished by the long hours they work, the poor standard of local facilities and the high cost of going to school (money must be found for uniforms, registration fees, transport and school materials).
