"The Sudan Canvas Project was founded to raise awareness of the atrocities towards women in Sudan. Through the power of art, this project strives to give victims of genocide hope through trade education."

- Cynthia Davis, Founder

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The Cause

My name is Cynthia Davis and I am a decorative artist and a Carl Wilken’s Fellow for the class of 2011. The Sudan Canvas Project is a grassroots effort that stems from my passion for working with Gabriel Bol Deng, One of the Lost Boys of Sudan. Gabriel founded the organization Hope For Ariang to bring primary education to his war torn village in South Sudan. This project has two missions. The first is to create awareness of victims of genocide through our art by exhibiting the artwork received by our participants. The second is to raise funds to empower the women of Ariang. The Sudan Canvas Project is not a 501c3. The money raised for the project will be donated to Hope for Ariang, Inc and designated for trade education for the women of Ariang and the surrounding villages.

NEWS ABOUT THE PROJECT

WOMAN'S ISSUES IN SOUTH SUDAN

Women in South Sudan have faced double oppression - as Southerners, they have faced violence from the North, and they are struggling for equality within their own community as Southerners.

- By Jen Marlowe, for the Pulitzer Center