Hip Hop 4 Hope Refugee Youth Empowerment

Children should be full of dreams, ambition and hope. Dance can give wings to people, it can start new fires, which previously seemed extinguished and it brings people together. Our team brings together an incredible collective of very different people from very different origins, but whom all share the same passion.  We use Hip Hop for Hope to uplift the youth and give them confidence to change their life and become a role model and leader in their local community.

With the elements of the Hip Hop culture (Breakdance, Rap, Graffiti, DJ and Knowledge) we aim to inspire the youth. We motivate them to join regular activities and to express themselves with their selected and prefered artform. Through events that contain competition we keep the kids motivated to challenge them in exchange with other dancers. This helps them to gain self confidence and to meet new people. Instead of hanging around in the streets the kids will focus on practise. Confidence comes through their self earned skills. They form dance groups to experience the healthy feeling of community and get included in the local greek dance scene.

Next to our projects in Manila/Philippines, we started to expand a new project in Athens/Greece to empower refugee youth in cooperation with the organizations "Respect for Greece" and "The Home Project".

With your donation we are able to host regular dance classes and a Kids Block Party (Event):