Peace to War to Stability - a leap year jouney of a Viber with A4R Media Hub.
A4R 🎨 Monthly - a GenZ co creation.
Ciao Trailblazers,
There seems to be a global appreciation that you the GenZ are out to bring positive change where you are in the world. Did you hear about how the Cockroach protesters got the governament to listen to their concerns.
Here our own Taya wrote an blog post about her time with us. She joined us just befoee the war with Ukraine started. Here is more -
In April 2022, a 16-year-old from Ukraine applied to volunteer with BizGees via a platform called We Make Change. She listed her skills as business development, community management, marketing, and videography. Two weeks later, the war started. What followed — across four years, four countries, and one remarkable journey — is the story of what genuine, sustained support for a young displaced person actually looks like. In her own words and ours.
For full post - see here.
Over the summer break we will be sharing more post from our Ink and Ashes. So keep an eye out for them.
Don’t forget to share them.
Beyond that we have also been sharing the articles you submitted to Impact Entrepreneur Magazine as well. Out of the 18 posted we submitted over the last quarter. 6 have been posted now. Here are the ones from this month -
If you want to keep up to date on all the articles posted there you can check in on the A4R Media Hub page on the Impact Entrepreneur Platfrom. Link here.
This month we had two Guest Posts as well, both world experts in their field.
What Comes After the Guns Fall Silent? Link here. Here Laurie Lane Zucker discussed how traditional security, focused solely on deterring threats, is reactive and ineffective. True security, he argues, is built during the "morning after" conflict. You can find more details about his approach in his new book - The Impact Entrepreneur Breakthrough. Link here.
Build the Crowd Before You Need The Money? Link here. Here Devin Thorpe CEO of Superpower for Good is the leading authority on crowd funding, impact investing and social good. He highlights the need to build your crowd before you need to ask for funding. Have a read and let’s see what you make of it.
There are more posts like this in the pipeline. So, look forward to sharing them.
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It’s great to have you with us along this journey. Till next month — enjoy our vibers work along the way. 😊
With gratitude,
Zufi, Michael, Jackie, Victoria & the Vibers.
Summary:
Arts4Refugees (A4R) is a peer-to-peer creator marketplace connecting Gen Z creators (”Vibers”) with post-conflict and displaced communities.
Ink & Ashes series featured Taya, a Ukrainian volunteer who applied to A4R via We Make Change in April 2022, two weeks before the war began; her story spans four years and four countries of displacement.
Guest post: Laurie Lane-Zucker (author, The Impact Entrepreneur Breakthrough) on post-conflict security models.
Guest post: Devin Thorpe (CEO, Superpower for Good) on building an audience before fundraising.
A4R submitted 18 articles to Impact Entrepreneur Magazine this quarter; 6 published so far, including “Mosul’s Circulation Problem” and “Peace Needs an Economy.”
A4R also produces podcasts and interactive micro-games profiling refugee artists.
Exclusive merchandise available via an NFT from Khaan.
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