Amazon Theatrix Ensemble

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Description

Amazon Theatrix Ensemble (ATE) is a community youth-led organization for awareness creation and advocacy to communities through performing arts and media on matters relating to community development and empowerment. We employ performing arts (spoken word and theater) in championing for the voices of communities in relation to social Issues such as, sexual reproductive health and rights, gender based violence, climate change, democracy and governance, peace and security, mental health, HIV and child protection.

ATE prioritized arts as a social tool for advocacy embracing it as a professional platform where members could earn a living as they focus on communal sensitization and enabling through performance in the quest of building their self-esteem and socio-economic gain.

ATE envisions a society that is informed offering a platform for artists to relay messages to the community revolving around social behavior change as we believe that performing arts is a powerful tool for activism as it houses components of both educating and influencing mindsets on how people view things, triggering dialogue at the grassroots level for change and development towards achieving sustainable development goals in Kisumu County, Kenya, and beyond.

ATE's thematic areas include:

  1. Sexual Reproductive Health (SRHR, HIV/AIDS) Advocacy and Awareness Creation
  2. Democracy and Governance
  3. Peace, Security and Violent Extremism
  4. Women Empowerment, Leadership and Devolved Government System
  5. Climate change and Environmental Sensitization
  6. Agriculture and Food Security
  7. Drugs and Substance abuse
  8. Mental Health

MISSION

To develop programs that use performing arts and media as the main tool for development among youths in addressing health, democracy and governance, peace and security, climate change, and women's and girls' empowerment.

VISION

The Arts and Media are unique means to educate, stimulate tolerance, raise awareness, foster holistic growth and social integration. A well expressed creativity among youths empower strong personalities coming back to the society.

Primary Functions

  • Awareness Raising/Advocacy
  • Capacity building/Technical assistance

Secondary Functions

  • Networking/Convening

Geographic Scope

  • National

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Education topics addressed

Other skills

  • Life skills/sexuality education
  • Rights/empowerment education

Skills

  • Civics education
  • Literacy

Cross-cutting topics addressed

  • Adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
  • Climate change
  • Community sensitization
  • Early/child marriage
  • Empowerment
  • Menstrual hygiene management
  • Social and gender norms and beliefs
  • Violence (at home, in relationships)
  • WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene)

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Website

Amazon Theatrix Ensemble

Headquarters location(s)

  • Kisumu City, Kisumu City, Kenya

Office location(s)

  • Kenya

Contacts

Edwin Koga
Director
amazontheatrixensemble@gmail.com
+254701739992
Amazon Theatrix Ensemble

Locations of current girls’ education work

Map showing countries (listed below) where the organization is involved with girls' education programs

  • Kenya

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