Art India Initiative For Girls
Our Mission
To advance the education and development of the girl child among disadvantaged and underprivileged communities in developing countries, especially but not exclusively working with children in India, and using the medium of art as a key catalyst
Educating the Girl Child
It is well known that poverty, social inequality, and the abuse suppression and exploitation of women in many parts of the world are linked to illiteracy and ignorance. In the Indian subcontinent similar socio-cultural factors - a patriarchal bias in society, ignorant belief that the son can better look after old parents, fear of dowry, etc - leads to the menace of female foeticide, and continued deprivation of opportunity for the girl child, especially among the poor, underprivileged and disadvantaged.
Successful education of the girl child, and empowering girls through education, is effective in breaking down these ignorant norms, the exploitation and the suppression of women that is often a causative factor in propagating an incessant poverty cycle among the underprivileged
Engagement with the arts has been known to have a positive impact on young children, and has the power to transform lives.
We believe involvement with the arts helps children to stay engaged with the pursuit of education and strive for a better future.
By unlocking creativity, increasing confidence, improving communication skills, engagement with arts and creative activity gives children the power of expression, and raises the aspirations of young children
Using Art As A Platform
for the personal and social development of the girl child
These Are Our Aims
Introduce young children with underprivileged backgrounds to the arts, and use art as a catalyst to inspire them to learn more
Enhance their educational experience through participation in creative endeavour and facilitate and encourage them to express themselves by creating their own art
We aim to create long term art initiatives in local schools in disadvantaged areas with the help of partnerships with charities and local institutions that work in these areas, with the help and support of arts organisations, donors, and volunteers
We run art and educational workshops, and aim to help bring arts into each classroom and educational initiative for underprivileged girls
We aim to expand this platform to create volunteer opportunities for students with an interest in art and a passion to use their skills to conduct workshops and help contribute to society
Support Us
Sponsor :
Individuals, Corporations, Trusts, Foundations can make a huge difference to our work in India by sponsoring an entire workshop, or sponsoring and facilitating parts of a workshop whether it be a venue, facilities, transport, catering, or art materials.
Volunteer :
If you are like minded about education and development, passionate about or skilled in art, and interested in volunteering to help conduct an art workshop or help expand the Art India Initiative For Girls to a wider set of institutions and regions, we would love to have you to join our team
Donate :
We welcome donations in kind -of art supplies and materials- which are unaffordable luxuries for the type of students we focus on. We also welcome donations in cash to help cover costs of materials and of conducting our workshops.
Past Workshops
Contact Us
Art India Initiative For Girls is a non-profit company registered in the UK with Company Registration No 9111059.
Please address all enquiries to:
kriti@artindiainitiative.org