Portfolio

Amplifying Sanctuary Voices: Exploring Migration Curriculum
Co-directed the development and implementation of a comprehensive, arts-based social justice storytelling curriculum tailored for middle school students, funded by California Humanities, awarded to East Bay Sanctuary Covenant, Voice of Witness, and Youth UnMuted. This 14-lesson program aimed to deepen empathy and engagement with the human experience of migration and resettlement, leveraging ASV's wealth of multimedia migration stories.

Storytelling Without Borders
Designed, implemented, and facilitated a roving series of immersive workshops for an EU-funded storytelling project, empowering young refugees in Greece to share their stories through film and stop-motion animation.

The Tree of Hope
Managed the ‘Tree of Hope’ project aimed at engaging adolescents in Ritsona Refugee Camp through creative expression and community building in the form of an art installation

Now You Hear Us Podcast
Now You Hear Us is a podcast initiative offering a platform for forcibly displaced youth to express their unfiltered viewpoints and narratives to a worldwide audience. Stemming from the broader efforts of Youth UnMuted, this project adeptly addresses the distinct challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. Its aim is to elevate the voices of young refugees, ensuring their experiences and perspectives are listened to and valued.

The Ritsona Kingdom Journal
Produced and collaborated with youth from Ritsona Refugee Camp in the Youth Engagement Space of Lighthouse Relief to develop an online magazine aimed at amplifying the voices, art, and perspectives of young refugees to a global audience.

Safeguard Young People Multimedia Campaign Zimbabwe
Collaborated on the Zimbabwe component of a multinational Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health Multimedia Campaign, with the aim of enhancing awareness and services among adolescents. Utilizing innovative strategies such as Youth Art Day and involving campaign champions, the project fostered youth engagement and empowerment, resulting in impactful outcomes across advocacy, education, healthcare, and knowledge dissemination.

Youth UnMuted
Cofounded and managed Youth UnMuted, an organization aimed at providing a platform for forcibly displaced youth to elevate their voices and increase autonomy over their own narratives and experiences. The organization operated in Greece, Mexico, and the USA, offering various programs and initiatives designed to empower refugee youth and raise awareness about their realities.

Youth Engagement Space
Founded and managed the Youth Engagement Space (YES) to engage young refugees in Ritsona Camp, Greece, through creative methods, providing access to activities, resources, and opportunities for self-expression and skill development.