We began as a group of young performers with a passionate, collective vision to nurture our own theatrical and musical talent and to use those same gifts to benefit the Kibera community by promoting local activities that focus on art, theatre and music.supports the unfortunate and needy young children in naturing andempowering their up coming talents.
Since then, the group has managed to help this young ones in various ways and by more so giving them the moral support they need and require. We have managed to pay a visit tovarious unfortunate homes and likewise various children's homes likeMama Ngina Children's home in South c, Kibera PrideChildren's' homein Olympic Kibera, Watoto wa Ibrahim children's home Ngong road, St.Mercy Children's home Githurai45 just to mention but a few.
KVA was formed on 6th April, 2013 and registered as a Youth Group on the 29th December, 2013 based in Kibera (Nyayo Highrise Ward). We began as a group of young performers with a passionate, collective vision to nurture our own theatrical and musical talent and to use those same gifts to benefit the Kibera community by promoting local activities that focus on art, theatre and music.
Our initial activities were mainly live street performances. As membership increased we realized that our principle aim of nurturing young talent could be better achieved by producing short and feature-length films, and by producing small-scale television shows to be aired on local tv networks which we have got Kenya Institute of mass and communication as our partiners to empowers the young youth and student based on making film in the film school. We are currently waiting to start out first project this year. .
Aim
- To nurture the artistic talent of young people in the Kibera community through creative expression in theatre and music.
- To create and maintain a KVA video library that contains all the movies and short films produced by our group for profitable distribution and to showcase our achievements so that we might continue to inspire and uplift the Kibera community.
Objectives
- To promote the value of environmental conservation in Kenyan society.
- To promote peace and reconciliation through re-enactment, theatrical and musical comedy and social satire.
- To promote equality among Kibera residents by empowering young women to explore their talent.
- To eliminate social stigma towards minority groups.
- Reduce the number of vagrant children that live on the streets of Kibera by supporting children’s homes and other youth groups.
Current Projects
NAIROBI CHILDREN HOME MUSIC FESTIVAL
We endeavor to organize a music festival for children in the community Home’s, with an open invitation to aspiring artists, music and dance lovers that wish to bless the lives of young, impressionable children. We look to well-wishers and longtime supporters to provide funding for the undertaking Expenses of the project (Stage, props, décor, music instruments, transportation [for the children], hiring of a DJ, sound system, tenting, and refreshments. The event will be one day event that will be held on the 10th December.
In Kenya only three musicians have got the platforms to show case their talent and there are more talent hidden in the homes around the children. The children who grow under parental care and those who grow under communal care at the end of the day are left to the community and both face same serious challenges. The one who grew from a community home will have difficulties to handle some challenges because they are exposed to basic life skills from the parents. Though both children have same potential in life and can make it.
Most community homes focus on big career forgetting that the children also have their dreams and goals. Their vision is to have all children icon in the community but drilling their mind to become pilots, lawyers and doctors forgetting that music in Kenyan environment today is a tool and a career too when used properly.
Goals/Objectives
- Empowering young talents
- Creating platform for children in Community Home’s to show case their talents.
- To nature the talents in community home’s
Procedures/Scope of Work
The group of 10 will be divided into individual will be assigned to a children home. With the help of the project manager they will approach 10 different children’s homes. If the home committee accepts the proposal and give acceptance letter the training will commence immediately start for three weeks. The all team after training for 3 weeks they will organize fundraise for the final event that will take place December.
The marketing team of three people will ensure the project is well represented to the community through all mean of media including social media. The banners, poster and brochure will be provided by the same team.
The finance team that will take control of all financial transaction throughout the project and make sure they provide necessary account numbers and information to the office. They will be capable of paying the bills that will be incurred during the period of the project. Then they will create a donation M-Pesa pay Bill Number for the well-wishers who would like to support the project.
All the money that will be donated will be used to cater for expenditure of the project and if incase there will be any amount of money left over after the event it will be equally distributed within the 10 children homes.
