11-year-old Daniella Soje,a young artist from Nigeria, was one of the three girls from Africa that won the international PowerPuff Girl Award (PPGA) by using toothpicks, matchsticks, beads and other household materials to create artistic designs.
And she has set out to inspire young people in her community to embrace art as a tool for wealth creation and effective waste management.
Daniella has championed the conversion of turning every day trash into beautiful works of art and through her project, Trash to Art, she’s set to empower over 100 kids and teenagers in Lagos Mainland by equipping them with the skills that will enable them to become financially independent, while motivating them to care for their environment.
To ensure continuity and sustainability, participants of Daniella’s two-week summer art classes, participants will become members of the Daniella Art Studio Club, offering them a platform that provides networking opportunities and exchange of resources and ideas among kid art entrepreneurs. Besides juggling school, homework and art classes, Daniella will definitely help save the world before bedtime by raising an army of young art and environment ambassadors. Meet her: excerpts.
How does it feel, winning the PPGA? I am so excited, this has been a fun experience for me and its nice that I could make friends with girls from other countries What was your first experience with Trash to Art like? For me it felt inspiring, I could do something great with what people saw as waste. It makes me feel like anything is possible.
Helping the environment while creating beautiful art. In what way do you think the award will empower young girls everywhere to see art as a money-making career?
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