Davos 2023: Art has the power to help communities in crisis - this is how
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Loading... - Abdulahi Deng
- 14 Feb 2023
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Millions of people are displaced worldwide as a result of conflicts or climate change.
Exposure to conflict, violence and displacement leads to long-term physical and mental health problems.
Leaders in the arts have the potential, passion and skills to make life-changing impacts on displaced people.
A record 100 million people are displaced worldwide as they flee conflicts or the effects of climate change. Of these, 32.5 million are refugees and many are under 18. Migration and displacement reflect the changing nature of humanitarian crises. Exposure to conflict, violence and displacement leads to long-term effects and barriers to successful transitions to adulthood. Leaders in the arts have the potential, passion and skills to make life-changing impacts on displaced children, youth and adults who lack the resources and infrastructure to join arts programmes.
The Colour of Resilience
The Colour of Resilience is the first project to have teams of refugee teaching artists painting canvas murals with refugees in refugee camps and displaced communities across four continents: the Rohingya Refugee Camp, Bangladesh; the Azraq Syrian Refugee Camp, Jordan; the Bidi Bidi South Sudanese Refugee Settlement, Uganda; and Venezuelan refugee and internally displaced communities in Colombia. Read More…
