Japanese woman uses origami to improve the lives of children
Kyoko Morgan is determined to ensure children don't wander the streets by teaching them how to use art to enhance their motor skills and hand-eye coordination.
Kyoko Morgan is making the world a better place by transferring one of her Eastern traditions, origami, to the young and old in South Africa.
The Japanese woman moved to South Africa in 1992 and has been involved in teaching children origami, a paper-folding craft that creates both two-dimensional and three-dimensional subjects.
Beautiful News states that Morgan has been involved in origami, an age-old Japanese tradition, since she was little.
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She formed Origami for Africa in 2009.
Since she opened Origami for Africa, she has transferred skills to children and adults in Khayelitsha and Delft.
According to Beautiful News, she has even taught the course in Pollsmoor Prison.
Although Origami for Africa started in Cape Town, Kyko is now doing work in Gauteng.
She says origami's biggest benefit is its ability to help with fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.
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