#GivingTuesdayforGOC

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1 December 2020

Giving Tuesday is here!

Today, at the Forefront is hosting a virtual fundraiser featuring artists Namatsi Lukoye, Twatasha Kabwe, Andrew Ngatia to support the Girls of Color (GOC) Project launching in 2021.

With the GOC Project, we aim to respond to global disparities girls of color face in gaining access to quality education, career-building opportunities, mentoring, and provide platforms encouraging them to uplift their voices. The GOC project will equip youth to strategize solutions to prevent and respond to the heightened risk of gender-based violence, teenage pregnancy, and mental health challenges, exacerbated by COVID-19 isolation measures.

Participate in the virtual fundraiser live on Zoom at 2:30pm GMT on December 1 here

If you’re unable to attend the virtual fundraiser, you can donate to our GoFundMe here (don't forget to indicate "GOC" with your donation)

FEATURED ARTISTS

Namatsi Lukoye is a spoken word artist and a fashion costume artist using plastic waste and fabric waste as well as unconventional materials to create the wings of distraction. Lukoye is also the co-founder and arts director of ESPA (Environmental Sustainability Promoted by Art), a collective of different genres of artists using art as a medium of communication for environment. Through ESPA's artistic environmental events, she is part of a network of artists committed for women empowerment, the environment and climate change.

Earlier this year, Lukoye was awarded the Africalia Belgium Grant to produce To Brighter Days, a short film accompanying her EP. She is also nominated as the Spoken Word Influencer of the Year at this year's Cafe Ngoma Awards.

Andrew Ngatia is a singer and songwriter in the group "TARAJI". Taraji composes music that renews hope, informs justice and portrays love at the same time keeping you on your feet dancing. For more info, visit www.tarajimusic.com

Twatasha Kabwe is a Zambian born creative based in Brooklyn, New York. Her professional background is in art preservation and collections management with a specialization in works on paper. She has worked with one of the Smithsonian Institution’s largest collections and is interested in curatorial work and art preservation practices on the African continent.

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