Future Plans

January 2009 - Gaza / The West Bank

We are currently investigating the possibility of making a contribution to the rebuilding work taking place in GAZA. Contact has been made with Sharek Youth Forum, who have invited us to run a series of programmes in Ramallah on the West Bank and ion Gaza City.

We are currently seeking funding for these projects and hope to begin work sometime in May 2009

Support/sponsorship scheme

A programme of support, for individual children and families in Addis Ababa Ethiopia. A Sponsorship scheme, financial and practical – books/clothing/contact, is being designed to create the possibility of individuals in Britain giving direct support and aid to some of the most disadvantaged children and families in Africa.

Sharing scheme

We are currently investigating the logistics of setting up a sharing scheme. Collecting clothes and blankets in London and re-distributing them to street children and desperately poor families in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Art & Education Centre

Purpose/Aims of the Centre

  • A focused centre, where sustainable creative educational programmes will be maintained and developed.
  • A dedicated centre of creative investigation, where creative educational training programmes will be offered. Providing a range of creative programmes to other ngo's working in associated areas.
  • A space in which children, women & young people could fully explore their creative abilities and fulfil their potential.
  • Encourage creative, independent thinking.
  • Engender self confidence & self belief.
  • Foster hope.
  • Provide non-formal education.
  • Vocational-training schemes. In which independent creative work, flowing from the creative workshops is encouraged.
  • A centre dedicated to all forms of visual & performing arts, from Ethiopia, Africa and western cultures.
  • Provide a 'safe' space, free from competition, comparison and fear, in which suppressed feelings may be freely expressed in some creative form.
  • A space, in which an exchange of cultural & creative ideas could take place.
  • Establishment of an art & culture library (including IT), providing a much-needed resource for local schools and Colleges.
  • Organise regular counselling sessions, both individual and group sessions.
  • We would employ local people who would be trained to work in a truly creative, inclusive way.
  • Offer health educational & awareness programmes.
  • The centre would be free to all and funded by donations made through Create.