Smart’s head for community partnerships, Darwin Flores (fifth from left) with master sculptor Rey Contreras (sixth from left) with some of the sculptors
Smart’s head for community partnerships, Darwin Flores (fifth from left) with master sculptor Rey Contreras (sixth from left) with some of the sculptors

“The program has instilled in them a deeper respect for the environment. It teaches the sculptors to work with nature—to ‘listen’ to what the raw materials want themselves to look like. It also leads them away from work that harms the environment, such as illegal logging and charcoal making,” said Smart community partnerships head Darwin Flores.

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