Memory Project

I just saw this on CBS News and I think it is so amazing.

There is something called the Memory Project in which a man gets American high school students to paint portraits of orphans from Nicaragua. All they have to work with is a photograph and for some reason having to gaze at the face of the child every day builds a special connection. They say the students feel especially connected to the child in the portrait when they paint the eyes. The photo album on cbsnews.com doesn't really do justice to the video they aired, but it's better than nothing. It was so cool to see the kids get really emotional over receiving a portrait of themselves....the guy explained that they never had parents taking baby pictures of them and snapping photos while they were growing up--something we all take for granted--so it really touches them to see someone paying special attention to them as individuals.