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GFDD\u2019s ReCrearte program celebrates its most successful month to date<\/STRONG> I<\/SPAN>n 2013, GFDD launched the ReCrearte<\/EM> Program with the goal of becoming the Dominican Republic\u2019s leading program in artistic creation of useful objects through recycled materials. <\/P> Since the program\u2019s inception, GFDD has been able to engage individuals across the country to rethink their conception of trash, raising environmental awareness while promoting the sustainable use of natural resources through the 3’Rs of proper solid waste disposal: reduce, reuse and recycle. By its first year, the program carried out over 25 workshops across the county in Santo Domingo, Ban\u00ed, Puerto Plata, and Saman\u00e1, and graduated 24 students who are now serving as leaders and multipliers in their own communities, passing on their knowledge of recycled art and generating income through the sale of their artwork.<\/P> Though the program initially set a target of 30 workshops per year, demand for ReCrearte<\/EM> workshops has increased dramatically across the country. Just this past month the program celebrated a record 18 workshops in March alone! Not only have the program advances been quantitative but also qualitative, as ReCrearte<\/EM> has been successful in engaging all levels of society, empowering many marginalized groups such as disabled youth, the elderly and female inmates, providing them with a sense of purpose and self-worth. The program has also evolved to offer community and grassroots organizations not one, but a series a workshops meant to train individuals how to generate their own craft from waste, providing an alternative source of income for many families. <\/P> Workshop Schedule<\/U><\/P> A total of 23 workshops have been carried out since March 2014, including<\/U>: <\/P> About ReCrearte<\/EM><\/STRONG><\/P> The ReCrearte<\/EM> Program (www.r3crearte.org) is an initiative of GFDD\/FUNGLODE that was launched following the success of Bertha Santana\u2019s Recycled Art workshop during the second edition of the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF) in 2012. The main objectives of the program are to raise awareness for environmental issues among Dominicans, while at the same time enhancing the protection of the planet and its natural resources through the promotion of the three golden rules of proper waste management: reduce, reuse and recycle. Via this system of proper waste management, the program seeks to empower women, youth and children by launching a unique recycling scheme that can become a source of income and entrepreneurship for individuals and communities. Each session begins with an introductory 30 minute lecture, followed by an arts and craft project using recycled materials found in the local community. <\/P> The long term goal of the initiative is to spur a new generation of artists that can serve as multipliers and waste management leaders in their own communities. GFDD\u2019s ReCrearte program celebrates its most successful month to dateSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic, 04\/16\/2014 In 2013, GFDD launched the ReCrearte Program with the goal of becoming the Dominican Republic\u2019s leading program in artistic creation of useful objects through recycled materials. Since the program\u2019s inception, GFDD has been able to engage individuals across the country to … Continue reading “GFDD\u2019s ReCrearte program celebrates its most successful month to date”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6920","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-noticias"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6920"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6920"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6920\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 04\/16\/2014<\/P>
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To find out more about the ReCrearte<\/EM> program and its activities, please visit www.r3crearte.org<\/A>.<\/P>
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