By Our Reporter
With the country under lockdown following global breakout of the novel Coronavirus, it is no longer business as usual. Individuals and companies are actively adapting to the new normal and finding creative ways to keep engaged with their audiences.
Affirmative Art, a platform created to help young people achieve their dreams, has taken to webinars to empower young Ugandans on the internet amid the lockdown.
Through interactive workshops held online, they encourage individuals to share their experiences, equip them with life skills and also inspire them to take action so as to achieve their dreams.
The live sessions which are being conducted every Monday, Wednesday and Friday on different platforms including Facebook and YouTube are benefiting dozens of young Ugandans who always tune in, giving them a productive way to spend their time while they stay at home.
“An Affirmative Art session will enhance core human mental abilities. You will acquire skills to help you to focus, see new patterns, imagine, be creative, and empathically understand your dreams, and to come to deep insights. If you don’t find this amazing you have a missing sense of wonder. Which, by the way, is something ART definitely can bring back, too.” Explains Byaruhanga Arnold, the East Africa Coordinator at Affirmative Art.
Affirmative Art was founded by Eirik Jarl Trondsen in 2012 after he realized art could be a powerful tool for development by helping individuals identify their goals and visions in life, given art is a universal language, and does not require literacy.
Affirmative Art is achieving their mission by conducting tours across the globe. In their most recent tour which was held in December 2019, a team from Affirmative Art visited different countries in East Africa including Congo, Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya. They conducted sessions at universities, institutions, secondary schools, and galleries among others where an estimated 2500 people were empowered to understand their dreams while using art.