Nice in Nicaragua.

At Nice Images we support a home for social orphans in Nicaragua; a refuge for girls who have been victims of abuse and neglect. The orphanage, which is run by nuns, looks after 14 girls, giving them a warm and welcome place to live and study until they are old enough to leave. Every month Nice donates money to the orphanage to help it run. Our director Rachel goes out to Nicaragua at least twice a year, to go and help the nuns with her physical presence to look after the girls.

We are very excited at Nice as our money, as well as the help from friends of Nice, has helped to build an extension, named 'the Hogar' to the existing orphanage. Rachel tells us that the girls have love their new outside space and are running wild in it!

Here are some pictures of the orphanage and the building so far....

If you would like to donate, to help to continue this good work, please contact:
rach@niceimages.net.

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Bottlenose dolphins windfarm threat.

Drew Sutton , Nice Director, has been back out on the Scottish waters with Philip Hoare as they addressed the issue of the newly approved windfarm plans in the Moray Firth. Photo by Drew Sutton These waters are home to an array of wildlife, including the "UK's only resident population of bottlenose dolphins" and these 227 proposed turbines will disrupt their way of life since they depend on sonar. Have a read of Philip's article and if you can, pop along to Aquatopia: The imaginary of the ocean deep which opened this weekend at the Nottingham Contemporary and will continue at Tate St Ives in October. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jul/17/sea-invisible-trash-heap-aquatopia Let us know what you think or even better, get involved with the WDC and exhibitions such as Aquatopia! http://www.nottinghamcontemporary.org/art/aquatopia

Nana’s Manners, Confident Kids- Kickstart starts 21st June

Nana’s Manners believe in giving children the tools they need to learn to do the basics well. We want to empower kids to become confident and independent in the world around them. Nana’s Manners is the inspiration of Kathryn, a mum of two who taught in Primary Schools for ten years. It was whilst teaching in a Reception class that she realised the widespread difficultly 4-5 year olds had in using a knife and fork effectively and independently. As the cutlery kids need to help them learn this life skill didn’t exist, Kathryn decided she was going to design it herself. Nana’s Manners is launching their patented, ergonomically designed cutlery on Kickstarter on the 21st June. They need to reach their target amount in pledges in 30 days to fund their first production run and bring Nana’s Manners to life. Please visit their website to find out more and support them in getting their cutlery out and into little hands. http://www.nanasmanners.com

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