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ATEG was founded in 2014 with a core mission of using the power of art to educate about human rights, and provide advocacy actions to improve the health outcomes of vulnerable children in the developing world.
ATEG is limiting the spread of COVID-19 in Mali
 
As Covid-19 spreads to Africa, ATEG is committed to helping the children in Mali stay safe. To prevent Mali’s fragile healthcare system from getting overwhelmed, it is essential for them to take preventative measures. We have all been taught of the importance of hand washing. The only water that is available to the street children of Bamako is contaminated river water. So ATEG is providing a new sources of clean water. We have installed sinks on the exterior of our clinic. They are operated by foot pedals and are supplied with bars of soap. Our medical staff is educating the children on the importance of hand washing, social distancing and proper hygiene. ATEG  is also distributing mobile hand washing stations to schools and to IPD camps and supplying them with clean water.
 
The City of Children's Clinic of Mali
On October, 2018 ATEG opened a free clinic to treat the street children in Bamako, Mali, which is one of the world’s poorest countries. Bamako has about 6,000 street children. These children have had little, or no access to health care. The clinic was made possible through a generous grant from Rotary. During our first year of operation we were able to examine and treat over 3,000 children. They are treated not only at the clinic, but our physicians also travel to see them on the streets and at institutions for abandoned and poor children. Our clinic provides street children with free medical care, comfort and a hope for their future.
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ATEG responds to humanitarian crisis in Mali.
Escalating violence in Northern Mali caused by armed forces allied to Al-Qaeda, have sparked a humanitarian crisis. 3.9 million people are in desperate need of assistance and protection. The number of internally displaced people have jumped from around 80,000 to nearly 200,000 in one year, with more than one half being children and women.
Many of the refugees have fled to Bamako in Southern Mali, where they are living in tent cities.  Our Bamako clinic is sending our physicians and nurses to treat these displaced children.
Heeling Our World
This project impacts and improves the lives of children both in the U.S. and in Africa. It addresses the plight of the 300 million children around the world who are going barefoot. This leaves them at great risk of disease and death due to the lack of footwear. In the U.S. we work with students, the faith based community and with service organizations to raise awareness and give volunteers a pathway to advocacy. At our workshops volunteers make KLEMs similar to those being made in Africa.  In Africa we teach mothers and caregivers in rural villages how to make shoes for children. It is a simple design called KLEM and can be easily made by hand using locally sourced materials.
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Stomp Out Genocide
​"Stomp Out Genocide 2013" is a  video collaborative engaging children from around the world. The video became their vehicle for self-expression to speak out against the genocides happening today throughout the world. They danced in a display of solidarity against genocide and of the intentional targeting of children.  We filmed in U.S. schools as well as in Ethiopia, Zambia, Ghana and Rwanda.
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​Towards Greater Awareness
In response to the genocide that is still happening today throughout much of the world, Mitch Lewis created a sculptural exhibition titled “Toward Greater Awareness.”  These works initiate a dialogue with the viewer about the physical and psychological scars left on mankind by a culture of violence and brutality. It engages viewers, and invite contemplative exploration of this troubling issue.  For the past few years it has been traveling around the country, being exhibited in University Art Museums and Holocaust & Human Rights Centers. In 2020 the exhibition will be returning to North Carolina where it will be on permanent display in Kinston.
Arts To End Genocide is a registered 501(c)3 charity
info@artstoendgenocide.org