Through music, poetry, and art, children and young people have been able to express what is on their minds in ways that capture attention and engage people who might not otherwise be interested in development work. An important part of 100% for the Children's work is to be present in Danish civil society to strengthen the commitment to sustainable development and the goals we are fighting for.
For many years, we have worked to use creative forms of expression to create awareness and change attitudes in Kenya and Ghana. Among other things, we have written poems with street children and young girls in Ghana and combined them with poems written by Danish young people in a collection of poems. In another project, street children have written a rap song with a desire to change society's view of them.
Creative writing is a means of independent thinking and an alternative to rote learning because it allows young people to express themselves. We have used creative writing in our CISU-supported information project Poetic Empowerment: Youth in Dialogue 2017, which rethinks how creative writing and development work can function together in synergy. The poetry collection of the same name is a product of the platform we created, so that young street children and marginalized girls in Ghana could tell about their experiences and exchange them with peers from two Danish schools in Randers. You can buy the poetry collection for 200 DKK, - incl. postage, and thus support our projects. Donate 200 DKK, - here and inform us about your purchase by sending an email to col@100pct.org, and we will take care of the shipping.
We have begun to transfer these good experiences with the use of creative tools to our engagement work in Denmark. It helps to create engagement and information and connects the children and young people we work with in the South with the Danish population in completely new ways.
You can read more about our projects with creative expressions below.
