Artemisa

The Heart Wings Creation Garden project arose from 2005, by its natural (self-taught) promoters Rafael Agustín Sánchez Espinosa and Noraida García Ríos. They intended to contribute to the creation of a space in Circumscription 23 in "Arroyo Grande", San Cristóbal municipality, Artemisa province; where a set of actions are developed to achieve the bond of children, youth and women in the community.  

This is just possible in an environment that favors and strengthens the development of values, artistic creation and the promotion of environmental awareness, through appreciation and creation workshops. The help of specialists and instructors from the Municipal House of Culture is required; a space that will also allow environmental training to be carried out.  

The House of Culture is intended to become a meeting place for popular educators and other public objectives, in interaction with already consolidated projects in San Cristóbal municipality. The project has the antecedent of a work that demonstrates the will of the coordinating group of the Creation Garden, in the development of these activities with children, youth and women; using the available means and with the contributions of teachers, parents and art instructors from the House of Culture.  

The incorporation into these workshops of children with conduct disorders and dysfunctional families -who have achieved the enrichment of their cultural heritage, the modification of the behavioral manifestations, the incorporation into the world of social relations and communication, others  have been endorsed by the results in the numerous events in which their promoters have participated-  constitute, in the opinion of the presenters, a guarantee of their sustainability and a motivation to contribute to their better development. 

Location: The project has -as its main stage- Omaida Scott Alfaro’s house, located in “Carambola” Mountain Community; belonging to the Pre-mountain Popular Council in Candelaria municipality, Artemisa province. It limits to the north with "Hoteles Horizonte Soroa" Tourist Center; to the south with “Fria” Community"; to the west with “Las Minas” Mountain Community; and to the east with "La Flora". All these rural communities are located in the buffer zone of Sierra del Rosario Biosphere Reserve.

Objectives (general and specific).        

General objective: Influence the citizens’ awareness -particularly children and adults- about the importance and need for environment caring, for the transformation of the popular council; especially the reforestation of the hydrographic basin, by creating recreational spaces that respond to a varied programming, aimed at different population segments, without distinction of creed or religion.