Bumblebee Creative Social Enterprises
Projects
Bumblebee Creative Social Enterprises is involved with numerous projects in Australia and overseas. These projects are developed by communities in Australia for communities in the developing world. They foster awareness of the major issues facing the global community amongst Australians and give constructive support and sustenance to projects in the developing world.
Projects are designed by Bumblebee’s design arm, the Bumblebee Factory. While the projects deal with the most challenging and serious issues facing the world today, they are also fun, creative and designed to engage with all members of the community.
Current Projects
Koala Spirit
We care for the earth,each other, our children, we respect all life and we enGage in activity -ACTION that leads alto this understanding.In March 2009 Bumblebee Creative Social Enterprises launched... Read More...
Rainbow Hands
What does a Rainbow Hands hive look like ? A hive is a collaborative model of different individuals and organizations, farmers, workers and skills persons who come to gather... Read More...
Windows on the World Exhibition
MUSIC , INTERVIEWS AND PERFORMANCE OVER THE THREE WEEKS. PROGRAM WAS HOSTED BY KOALA SPIRIT LTD. Bumblebee/Koala Spirit Ltd. was proud to host the Windows of the World exhibition presented... Read More...Let's do 10 on 10.10.10 (Sunday 10th Oct 2010) Event
LETS MAKE A BETTER WORLD Please JOIN IN THE DANCE on 10.10.10, have fun and create awareness around the Globe - that... Read More...
Project Peace
HAPPY HANDS REACHING OUT IN LOVE TO SOMALIA, Thank you beautiful Jamel, from our Sikh Community, for drawing the milk and honey pots for others to colour as a gift for... Read More...
Project Pueblo de Vuidas
CHILDREN IN THE POORER REGIONS NEEDING SUPPORT AFTER THE EARTH QUAKE FEBRUARY 2010. kOALA SPIRiT Ltd WAS HAPPY TO SUPPORT C.E.L.A.S to find schools and community to support their efforts.... Read More...
We Feed Nepal
WE FEED NEPAL... WE LOOK AFTER THE EARTH. OUR RAINBOWHANDS CHILDREN MAKING HONEY BISCUITS WITH ONE OF THE KAOLA SPIRIT’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS --- OUR BEAUTIFUL JACQUIE BROWNE AS SHE... Read More...
Philippines Sustainable Village Development
UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF THE FOREST. http://www.un.org/en/events/iyof2011/resolution.shtml As we journey though life, and we share our bread our fruits and all our food, as we create together to sustain ourselves ,we... Read More...
Chocolate City Project Liberia
Symbols of food... gown as we protect the skin of the land. This image is done by Aunty M.K.TURNER ST THERESA MISSIONCENTRAL AUSTRALIA.Help us to provide food and the means to... Read More...
Project Animal Watch NOAHS ARK.... WHAT WE DO.
Bumblebee Factory has designed the project and has commenced this work in collaboration with Global Dialogue Foundation. YOUTH AT MPYE WATING FOR VOLUNTEERS TO SUPPORT THEM AS THEY BEGING TO LEARN... Read More...
Project Kenya
See also the Spring of Hope Orphans photo galleryFebruary 21 - 2526th Session of the UNEP Governing Council Global Ministerial Environment ForumUNEPNairobi, Kenya WE CARE FOR THE WORKERS. WE EMBRACE THEIR SKILLS,... Read More...
Project Eneegma Youth Mentorship Programme
Eneegma Youth Mentorship Programme WE RESPECT TRADITIONS AND WE CARE FOR OUR CHILDREN, WE PASS ON THIS KNOWLEDGE AND A RESPECT FOR THIS KNOWLEDGE TO THE NEW GENERATIONS, SO WE CAN... Read More...
Project Food for Food
IN OUR FOOD FOR FOOD PROGRAM WE INVITE SCHOOLS TO WORK WITH US TO CREATE HEALTHY FOOD FOR THE CHILDREN’S LUNCHES,.WE WORK WITH THE MULTICULTURAL COMMUNITY AND WOMENS GROUPS TO... Read More...
Project Education for Little Feet
Our elders in all cultures passing their skills to the new generation. The Bumblebee Factory ensures these skills, this wisdom from the past is respected and documented in their minds of our... Read More...
Project CREATE
C.R.E.A.T.E Community.Renewal Employment and Training Enterprise This project is designed to support sustainable enterprises development that will provide the ongoing financial path in support of the long term plans for village... Read More...
Project Nishkam
You can see photos of this project over in our photo gallery. WHILE WE WORK TO EMPOWER AND CREATE COMPLETE SUSTAINABILITY IN THE COMMUNITIES WE ARE WE DEVELOP DESIGNS IN OUR COTTAGE INDUSTRY,,,... Read More...Past Projects
Here is a list of our past projects:
Education Projects:
- Established an Indigenous learning centre in Gol Gol on the banks of the River Murray.
- As joint author of a reading series for indigenous children, Bumblebee’s founder, Pauline Crosbie, provided 126 art works.
- Designed a project for an Indigenous child care centre in Mildura
- Established a creative learning centre, “Learninhon”, on a 20 acre property in Diamond Creek.
- Established a creative centre for aged care.
- Designed programmes for youth at risk and set up kitchens and restaurants for youth in Mildura.
- Designed holiday programmes at Monsolavat for gifted children.
- Designed the first project in the world for a gifted children’s class for children with an IQ above 160 for the C.H.I.P. unit in Melbourne.
Exhibitions and Design Projects:
- Presented the “Flowering of Talent” exhibition in support of drought affected farmers in Sale Gallery.
- Toured numerous exhibitions about Fair Trade including one at Melbourne’s Kooyong Tennis Centre.
- Designed an “African Heart” cape for the annual “Fashion Aid” Fundraiser held in aid of the Fred Hollows and Fight Cancer Foundations at Melbourne’s Crown Casino’s Palladium Ballroom.
- Full windows display with creative fashion design at top of Collins Street.
International Development Projects:
- Designed projects based on Ghandian philosophies in collaboration with communities in India.
- Designed economically and environmentally sustainable organic farming projects with women’s groups in the Philippines.
- Created a sustainable project in support of an orphanage in Monrovia, Liberia. This included sending shipping containers stocked with donated resources.