NEEDS

Our needs are many. This is one NGO in dire need of support. We intend to
(a) Urgently translate the VCDs into several Nigerian languages including French to reach a much larger audience at the grassroots level;

(b) To produce a variety of art supplies, tools, machines e.g. Sewing machines, milling machines, kilns, soldering tools, paints, paper, glue, beads, pliers, cutters, etc. This has been our area of greatest need. Teaching people who have never done art before is quite expensive because a lot of materials are used up in the process until they get the hang of it;

(c) To produce the next set of VCDs in Lessons II.

(d) To in the long term establish a school where people can run short and long term programmes in the arts. Widows, handicapped and orphans can benefit from this school;

(e) To acquire office equipment such as computers, printers, and Multimedia projector, Digital camera, Photocopier and stationery for administrative purposes;

(f) To rent halls for our two annual events;

(g) To make banners, posters, flyers, furniture-tables and chairs, canopies and buy a small generator for our outdoor workshops;

(h) A bus for transporting participants, and heavy equipment to the venue.

We are encouraged by the remarks, prayers, calls and letters we get from the public. We are open to criticism and strive to serve you better.

Why art? Because Art is life and Art is beauty. So we try to put in beauty into the lives of people by empowering them through skill acquisition. Art is one aspect through which Nigeria has contributed meaningfully to world civilization. We have had a rich traditional past and our heritage is of great renown....

The main mission of this Foundation is to empower women and youths, without any discrimination based on class, religion or age. We have trained so many women and youths in local and urban communities and also through religious groups that identify

The WYART initiative was borne out of her early life experience. Her mother, Princess Elizabeth Olowu is an artist and as a child she grew up learning a lot from her. She was always engaged in one activity or the other. She was also involved in art training and as a teacher, she not only taught her students while in school but was involved in several