Save World Draw (SWD)

Ya'pa' Sculpture Park is an evolving idea. As of December 2018, we have purchased roughly 12 acres of open land located in the town of Fort Bidwell in the far northeastern corner of California known as Surprise Valley. It is situated within the tri-state...

Artist, Figen Bico, is the recipient of the SWD Award 2016, “Small Grant For Marvelous Ideas” A one time grant to support artist's work. Figen's "Traces Left Behind"~ is about her insightful observations of Syrian Refugees in Turkey & Greece. For more information...

Facilitator & Organizer: Anita Williams. Mt Bidwell Paiute Reservation, 2014 Launched every October is a weekend celebration honoring the Paiute Elders that survived the oppressive Indian Schools here in northern California. Sadly these schools were developed to...

Fort Bidwell, California, USA Save World Draw bought two new Singer sewing machines for the 4H program in Fort Bidwell. The program offers excellent leadership by Lilli Sommer, Beth Tozier and with the help from some of the mothers. The children learn to sew their own...

Awareness through education & peaceful demonstrations. 2012 & 2013, Climate Change is real. SWD works regularly with local NGOs & Artists educating, making art for peaceful demonstrations & participating in events for social action and...

Save World Draw at Rileys Art Center in California....

SWD raises money to help provide a deep water well for Indigenous People in Kenya. 2012. SWD raises money to help provide a deep water well for Indigenous People in Kenya through the Lion Conservation Fund & KARE. The Samburu people who live in the far northern...

Tahir Khan Arzani a Pakistani Artist & Poet. SWD compiled and published a beautiful collection of his poetry in four languages using his fantastic art work as backdrops for his poems. Tahir makes his living as a potter, creates photo paintings and writes poetry....

Saving Oiled birds. International, based in US. 2010, It is no secret that the director of SWD loves birds. This organization is based near the SF Bay Area and I trained and worked at their facility to wash and care for oiled birds. It is one of the most physically...

Facilitated by Prateek Panwar. Annual bird count teaches local children about birds & conservation. SWD donates money to help program. What SWD loves about this program is that Prateek pairs up children in local villages with the trained birdwatchers so they can...

Location: Kenya Owner:Daphne Sheldrick 2009, I love this organization. SWD has participated in their adoption program for years. They rescue both baby Rhinos and baby elephants. If you go to Kenya, you MUST visit this organization and you will be glad you did! Truly...

One of the best SWD adventures with Directors: Jason & Jenni Doherty      Daraja Academy is the first free secondary school for girls in all of East Africa. SWD was at the school the first week it opened and put together a photo book documenting that awesome week...

Location: Nairobi, Kenya Mary Wykstra, Director. PHOTO: Predator Decoy 2009, Action for Cheetahs in Kenya (ACK) aims to promote the conservation of cheetahs through research, awareness and community participation in Kenya. They were an exciting group to visit. SWD was...

 Location: China, Russia & Africa. Based in USA, WI SWD has a special interest in this group partly because one of our offices is in the high desert of CA where we have some nesting Sandhill Cranes. This organization provide much of the data and learning...

Location: Kigoma, Tanzania. Facilitators: Roots & Shoots / Jane Goodal Conservation Program, The Roots & Shoots programs have been founded in refugee and national schools to promote knowledge of and caring for the environment, the community and wildlife. Four...

  Home Base: Washington, USA Facilitator: Dr.Carly Vynne     2007-08, This was one of the kids favorite projects to work on and they did some great drawings that we sold to raise money for Carly and her scat-sniffing dogs. I can remember reading Carly’s updates about...

Location: Kenya. Tina Ramme, Biologist, Teacher & President 2007, Lions once roamed much of the African continent, but recent studies suggest that lion populations may have decreased nearly 90% in just one past decade, with fewer than 20,000 remaining in just a...

Youth programs facilitated by Susanne Garrison 2007, Wana Duma means "Cheetah Children" in Swahili. SWD believes that an education holds the key to a healthy adulthood and Wana Duma tries to fulfill this mission. The Wana Duma Children’s Project is dedicated to...

 Research & Training Program. Director: DR. Jodi Rowley AMPHIBIAN CONSERVATION Jodi Rowley and Salamander Location: VIETNAM This was a fun learning experience for so many children here in the SF Bay Area. SWD sponsored Jodi and followed her research with...

Location: 2004, Yunling Mountains of Yunnan, China. Yang Fangy & Long Yongcheng Also known as the Golden Monkey. These monkeys live only in the Yunling Mountains of Yunnan, adjacent Tibet. Only 2,000 individuals remain in the wild. Please support the newly...

Location: Antarctica,avid@lastoceand.com 2002-2003, Children love penguins-- SWD draws information from the Ross Sea story to teach children about the environment and penquins. Ross Sea is recognized as the most pristine open-ocean ecosystem left on earth. In essence,...

Location: Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula. Facilitator: Jean Keene  In a letter she wrot to me, she said, "The only thing that I need for the eagles is money to help buy the fish for them...also there is snow plowing in the winter time to open their feeding areas as they...

I voluntered to fostered-cared injured and baby hummingbirds for over a decade through WILDCARE in San Rafael, CA. If you are interested in caring for rescued wildanimals. Please get the proper training from your local wildlife agency. Plz see the hummingbird page for...

The first half of the year, 2001 was Save World Draw’s first big project overseas in Belize. I was to design and build an education exhibit for the Belize Audubon Society. I was responsible for building a educational exhibit that teaches local children about...

  Location: Global Office / UK BirdLife International is the world’s largest nature conservation Partnership. Together we are 120 BirdLife Partners worldwide – one per country – and growing. BirdLife is a world leader in bird conservation. Rigorous science informed by...