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Art of Conservation (AoC)
Art of Conservation provides innovative and comprehensive year-long conservation and health education programs for children attending primary school in rural communities bordering Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park. AoC's overall approach is to teach lessons about the importance of maintaining a healthy environment for both people and animals, while instilling in them an understanding of and respect for themselves, their peers, and the natural world. For instance, to help combat deforestation in the mountain gorilla habitat, AoC supports initiatives in local communities using fuel briquettes as an alternative to charcoal.

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Art for Gorillas at Wildlife Direct.
www.artforgorillas.wildlifedirect.org

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CrossCourt
AoC's Ibirunga Tennis & Running Club made the cover page of CrossCourt, the United States Tennis Associations magazine. Read the article, Rallying in Rwanda, here!

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Methodology
AoC applies a unique methodology by utilizing visual, auditory, and performance arts to teach lessons and inspire creativity in its students.

Purpose
AoC addresses health conflicts that arise as a result of human and mountain gorilla populations living side by side around Volcanoes National Park. AoC recognizes the interconnectedness and necessity of good health in both populations. In partnership with other local and international organizations, which focus on the health care of the gorillas and people, AoC seeks to create a new paradigm through its approach.

Vision
AoC will become an innovative model for education sought and used in similar environments globally where rare species are endangered by human activities.

For more information, please write to
julie@art-of-conservation.org