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Murals: Lagos, Nigeria

• Sports and Culture
• Sports and Cultural Diplomacy
• Governance and Transparency
• Public Sector

Meridian - in collaboration with UR4Africa , a social enterprise dedicated to fostering creativity and unique African content amongst youth and young adults, - implemented a mural arts exchange in Lagos, Nigeria, on the theme of peace and security from April 1-15, 2017. Philadelphia-based artist Paul Santoleri spent two weeks there working with a group of students from Yaba Technical High School to paint the façade of the Ikeja Area F Police Command Headquarters.

The activity served as a backdrop for 30 younger children to discuss similar themes through art and music. Their ideas contributed to the full composition of the two-story piece, while they painted words of encouragement to the police force on the perimeter fence. Read more about Paul's experience here . Project summary Murals: Lagos, Nigeria | May 2017 Regions: Africa Countries: Nigeria , United States Impact Areas: Sports and Cultural Diplomacy , Governance and Transparency Program Areas: Sports and Culture Partners: Public Sector See Program Page .