1. - Lion Ruth van Rensburg
Peace Poster Organiser

2. Thanks
• Director of the National Art Gallery in Bulawayo,
Vote Thebe and staff
• Director of the Natural History Museum,
Moira Fitzpatrick and staff
School Heads, Teachers and pupils
All who help and support this project

3. The Contest
Peace Poster Contest created 1988, in America
Gives young people, 11 to 13, opportunity to self
express creatively, feelings on World Peace
 Understanding of the World
 Opportunity for Lions world wide to interact with
young people in their communities
 400,000 children from over 100 countries
“Peace, Love and Understanding."

4. First Peace Poster Winner : 1988-89
Mustapha El Tawokji
13 years old
Lebanon
Sponsored by
Beirut Lions Club
" Peace Will Help Us Grow"

5. 2012-2013
Jenny Park
2012-13
" Imagine Peace"
13 years old
California, USA
Sponsored by
Northridge Lions Club

6. 2011-2012
Trisha Co Reyes
13 years old
Philippines
Sponsored by
Manila Centennial Lions Club

7. Bulawayo Contest
2010/2011 Lionistic year ,first contest organised by me
First workshop July 2010
30 government school children
Weekend art workshops
Clifford Zulu, Art Gallery Education Officer, Art facilitator
First contest judged October 2010 Jeanette Johnson,
Khumbulani Mpofu, Ann Visser
Peace Poster Contest expanded over the years

8. The Pupils Workshops
Workshop in 2010 consisted of two weekends in July
Two participants (11 year olds) -2010, won in 2012 (13
year olds) standard so improved
2011, Private schools & King George VI School
Masiyephambili Junior School won the contest
2014 Programme –workshops June
All provided – finances!
Funded and un-Funded Schools

9. SPONSORS.....some since 2009
 Alliance Française de Bulawayo
 Arenel Sweets and Biscuits
 Belmont Meat Supplies
 Directory Publishers (Pvt) Ltd.
 Eridene
 Heads and Hooves Butchery
 Jasbro Foods (Pvt) Ltd.
 L.N.A. Stationary Supplies
 Nationwide Wholesalers
 Paddy’s Fruit and Vegetable
• Paroan Vista
• Specialised Business Machines
• Springgate Stationary Supplies
• The Art Grove Coffee Shop in the
Gallery
• The Ware House
Venues:
 The National Art Gallery in
Bulawayo
 The Natural History Museum

10. Local Judging
Panel from the art, business, youth, education and media
communities

11. THE EXHIBITION
-Annually in
October
-All entries
-Guest of Honour
- Prizes

12. 2013-2014 Local Winner
•Several judging levels:
local, district, multiple
district and international
•Two categories Local
judging
•International - one grand
prize winner and 23 merit
award winners
First Place Private Schools
Contest

13. 2nd
& 3rd
Placed

14. ANNUAL PROGRAMME
Teachers Workshop in May (since 2013)
2014 three pupils workshops , in June
 2014 Programme sent to schools in January, also
appeared in Schools Extra Magazine
Need a copy or any other information email
cancervr1961.zim@gmail.com

15. Annual
Teachers
Workshop
-art teachers
-Brian Kumira
& fellow Lions
-Tour
museum

16. International Winner
Tongbram Mahesh
Singh, a 12-year-old
boy from Manipur,
India
“Like me, other children
also want to play with
their friends. We can play
when we are free from
violence and war,” said
Singh.
“Peace is [the] most loving
word to me,” said Singh.
“Where there is peace,
there is harmony. Where
there is harmony, people
will be happy.”

17. Merit Winner 2013-14
 2013-14
 Merit Award Winner
 Álison Dirley Jaimes Romero
 12 years old
 Sponsored by
 Ibague Monarca Lions Club
-COLOMBIA
" With good relationships and
harmony, without discrimination of
race and with mutual respect for
our differences, we will achieve
peace."

18. We do this to.....
Encourage the children to enjoy their art
Winning ACHIEVES community spirit
Lions Clubs International world’s largest service club
organization – promote.
Peace Poster Contest fosters a spirit of peace,
international understanding in young people in our
Community.
In July – Maphisa /Matobo District in conjunction
with Christian Youth Volunteers Trust.

19. " Peace cannot be achieved by only one or two people.
It takes all the countries in the world to maintain
peace.“
Jingxuan Guo 12 Years old
Sponsored by Zhejiang Chun Feng Lions Club-CHINA