The non-profit organisation Cre8 East Africa organises art educational projects for children and young people in East Africa and the Netherlands. While doing this we take into account the wishes, needs and potential of the communities and organisations with whom we work. (continue reading ...)

AMKA!

The project in Tanzania has come to an end. It has been a great project, considering the fun the participating young people have had (and we too), the talents that have developed and the many people that we have reached. This was all possible thanks to the time and/or money that many people and funds have invested in this Cre8 project. A big thanks to everyone!

In June the fifty young people made a music-theatre show, exposition and film by the name AMKA! (Wake up!). Their story tells how they ended up on the streets, the problems they come across, the solutions they consider valuable, and how the community and government can help achieving these solutions. After two weeks of workshops the young people have been able to tell their story to 12.000 people in seven cities in Tanzania and Kenya. People from the audience were asked to ventilate their opinion on the story of the street children. Most of them were tolerant, and found that every street child should get a second change. It amazed everyone how the youngsters were able to transmit a very serious message in such a nice way. (continue reading ...)

After two weeks of training, last week fifty young persons from Arusha and Moshi performed their second show. Among them thirthy youngsters from Mkombozi, centre for streetchildren, ten youngster who still live on the streets, and ten girls living close to Mkombozi. Read the latest news from Tanzania here!
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