ECO-EDUCATIONAL COLORING BOOK - TAYRONA COLOMBIA

Hi ! We are the Sierra Artist Residency Foundation, a non-profit organization which is dedicated to sharing environmental education creating experiences linking art, nature and culture with the local children and young people of the coastal communities of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Colombia, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve & World Heritage.

Two years ago, we created our first educational eco - coloring book, which we donated to more than 2.000 children and teenagers of the Sierra’s rural communities. This first edition was incredibly well received and turned out to be a huge success. Now, we are working on the second edition and we need YOUR HELP to be able to produce and share 10.000 units of this renewed environmental education-based piece of art.

This new edition maintains the artistic style of the first one, and is of course made for coloring. The essential difference is the quantity, the quality and the topic of the contents. We have new artists, writers and national and international scientists who have dedicated themselves with passion and enthusiasm to extend, improve and guide our efforts especially to inspirate our young people to action.

Because it’s ACTION what this place needs. We are located in the Heart of the World, the home of 4 indigenous tribes which populate this territory with their ancestral knowledge and wisdom. This area has a lot of Sacred land belonging to the Indigenous that is being threatened, along with many unique and endangered plants and animals. It is for these reasons that we want to give the power and knowledge to these new generations, for them to become the environmental and social leaders of tomorrow.  With this goal, we want to facilitate them to engage in conservation practices and behaviors which protect and regenerate  the region’s nature and culture. 

Hence, this second edition is full of marvelous stories about indigenous cosmovision and their connection with nature, rigorous scientific information regarding the Sierra Nevada’s ecosystems and biodiversity, and the real possibilities of acting for its protection.

Every page will have a call to action with distinct activities and initiatives which children, schools and communities can develop to confront the environmental challenges the region is facing. From reforestation to food sovereignty, through art and citizen science.

We need your help to cover the costs of designing, elaborating, printing and delivering 10.000 books for 10.000 children from the Sierra Nevada’s schools. The collected money will go to pay the writers, illustrators and videographers ; the processes of revision, edition, laying out and printing ; the book shipments from Bogotá, the deliveries in the communities of the Sierra, and administrative and management related expenses. Also to organize training workshops for school teachers, for them to be able to get the best out of this beautiful tool to involve their students in the learning process, exploration and protection of their communities’ natural and cultural resources.

In these uncertain times we are going through, education is more important than ever, and children and teenagers of the area do not have access to the resources to be able to continue with their educative processes through technology. This is why we NEED YOUR HELP, to be able to provide the new generation of the Sierra a unique educational resource adapted to local circumstances, guiding it to the sustainable development and protection of the Heart of the World.

With only 15 US dollars, you will be helping us provide 5 of these educational books to 5 children of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. That way, you will be contributing greatly to the creation of this project designed to safeguard the splendor and magic of one of the most emblematic places of our country Colombia. With 30 US dollars, you will be funding the production and distribution of 10 books ; with 60 US dollars, 20 books, and so on. If your donation is equal or higher than 75 US dollars, we will include your name in the back cover of the book as a major donator. In any way, any contribution, as little as it is, helps greatly the cause, so even if your finances only allow you to help with 3 US dollars, we will use it wisely ! 

We invite you to be part of this mission.

A grateful greeting from La Sierra Artist Residency.

- For every 15 $ donation :
   What you give : Help us bring 5 books to 5 children.
   What you get : You will receive a virtual copy of the book for you and your children to learn together about the magic of this place. ;

- For every 30 $ donation :
   What you give : Help us bring 10 books to 10 children.
   What you get : You will have your name in the "thank you" video and a virtual copy of the book for you and your children to learn together about the magic of this place.

- For every 60 $ donation :
   What you give : Help us bring 20 books to 20 children.
   What you get : You will receive 1 book in Europe or in the USA, you will have your name in the "thank you" video and a virtual copy of the book for you and your children to learn together about the magic of this place.

- For every 75 $ donation :
   What you give : Help us bring 25 books to 25 children.
   What you get : You will receive 1 book in Europe or in the USA, you will have your name in the "thank you" video and in the book (!) and a virtual copy of the book for you and your children to learn together about the magic of this place.

- For every 90 $ donation :
   What you give : Help us bring 30 books to 30 children.
   What you get : You will receive a t-shirt of the foundation, 1 book in Europe or in the USA, you will have your name in the “thank you” video and in the book (!) and a virtual copy of the book for you and your children to learn together about the magic of this place.

- SILVER SPONSOR - For a 1.300 $ donation : Get your logo in the book, spend 2 nights for 2 persons in Gitana del Mar Boutique Hotel in a bungalow suite with meals included, a t-shirt of the foundation, 5 books and your name in the "thank you" video.

- GOLD SPONSOR - For a 2.600 $ donation : Get your logo in the book, spend 4 nights  for 2 persons in Gitana del Mar Boutique Hotel in the bungalow treehouse with meals included, a t-shirt of the foundation, 5 books and your name in the "thank you" video.