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The Creativity and Social Change Advocacy Connection

Why Addressing Trauma Has to Be the First Step

A Model for the Future Lies in DRC: Invest in Girls and Women

What was said about us in the news:

The Real Play City Challenge 2022: Local communities, global challenges

The winners of the 2022 Real Play City Challenge were revealed on 18 November by the Real Play Coalition

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How Funders Can Use the Power of Art to Heal in Post-Conflict Settings

From our experience working in war torn towns in Liberia and refugee camps in Burkina Faso, we have seen

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Prioritizing Mental Health for Adolescent Girls

The difficult circumstances of the Covid-19 pandemic have led to increased attention on mental health. 

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All you need to start your own community Mural!

Don’t take our word for it, here’s what our participants say,

“This project gives us hope because we say that everything that the children have drawn is like a dream that can become a reality tomorrow.”

Fati Wallet Mohamed Elmoctar, Committee of Women, Mentao Refugee Camp, Burkina Faso

Resources for Practioners

Creative Assets and Program Content Guide: To Build Social and Emotional Learning and Promote Trauma Mitigation and Healing

Innovative and easily replicable creative activities for youth. Designed for low-resource environments, activities include drawing, theater, music, dance, and more.

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Read our collection of blog articles

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14 Rights Identified by Girl Awakening Participants
Christina Mallie
Christina Mallie

14 core human rights regularly violated in the girls’ daily lives prompted them to create their own Bill of Rights and two murals

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Christina Mallie
The Violation of My Rights: Our Failed Relationship 
Christina Mallie
Christina Mallie

I want to talk to you about our relationship, because my partner is enclosed in a vessel on which my community is sitting, my family, my traditions, my culture, my country, and the whole world is sitting. My partner’s name is My Rights.

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Christina Mallie
The Power of Transitional Objects for Activists
Christina Mallie
Christina Mallie

This summer I travelled to Freetown, Sierra Leone joining 1000 + other feminist activists for the 10th Annual African Conference on Sexual Rights and Health.

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Christina Mallie
Gender Equality, NGO Work, Mental Health and the Arts - Internship Reflections
Christina Mallie
Christina Mallie

I am an undergraduate student pursuing a B.A. in psychology at the City College of New York and was a social media intern with Colors of Connection this spring. Colors of Connection is a non-profit organization driven to create change within the lives of individuals through creativity.

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Christina Mallie
Community Mapping of the Bujovu Neighborhood in Goma, DRC 
Christina Mallie
Christina Mallie

Core to changing existing gender discrimination and violence is understanding how it is perpetuated and developing strategies to address it. Unequal access to community resources and exposure to risks and threats plays a big role.

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Christina Mallie
Those Closest to the Problem are Closest to the Solution
Christina Mallie
Christina Mallie

Those Closest to the Problem are Closest to the Solution: Dialogue was the main focus of this first phase of the Girl Awakening Program in Goma, DR Congo, reflecting our commitment to social justice and to shift the resources and decision-making into the hands of local communities where we work.

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Christina Mallie
Building Assets Collaborative Program Design in Goma, DRC
Christina Mallie
Christina Mallie

Last week we engaged in collaborative program design with our local partner, a girls’ arts collective here in Goma DRC in preparation for our Girl Awakening program for girls.

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Christina Mallie
Social Justice and Anti-Racism Organizational Strategies 2021-2025
Christina Mallie
Christina Mallie

Social Justice and Anti-Racism Organizational Strategies 2021-2025: This summer our talented board and staff developed a five year strategic plan for the organization with new programming and approaches. 

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Christina Mallie