BIOS

Elicia Blodgett has worked with marginalized youth for thirteen years in New York City, Oakland, California and Philadelphia through extensive community involvement and as a high school literature teacher. Elicia felt drawn to the Brazilian community while volunteering with children in Salvador, Bahia in 2005. A firm believer in the healing power of the arts, Elicia relocated to Brazil in 2006 to establish Youth Art Haven.
Email: eblodgett@gmail.com

Rachel Santos has been living in Bahia, working with at-risk youth and community based organizations since 2004. She has been working with organic and sustainable agriculture, permaculture and natural building for the past ten years. She is strongly committed to social justice, environmental responsibility, the preservation of ancestral cultural values and the cultivation of creative expression and edible organic gardens.
Email: gaia.rachel@gmail.com