Through heart-centered, female-and-youth-led solutions we holistically uplift our community with education, health, livelihood, and social services- promoting hope and agency to amplify the voices which will lead us into a more just and equitable future.
What’s Happening Now at Bakashana?
Bakashana
Art is a powerful tool for community sensitization. A story can be told through role plays, music, dance and traditional songs—and sometimes, these forms of expression can communicate what words alone cannot clearly. We often overlook the power of art to educate, challenge attitudes and bring people together. Art is expression, and expression can inspire positive change. Through role plays and traditional songs, and with support from Lawyers Without Borders, we are using creativity to raise awareness, start conversations and encourage communities to take action against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in rural communities of kasama and Mungwi District. Sometimes, change begins
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Embracing a strength-based, culturally relevant approach that combines ancestral wisdom, the cultivation of healthy relationships, & access to contemporary resources, Bakashana empowers youth to be leaders in their communities. Bakashana’s primary work involves the support of youth living in rural areas, who have successfully completed their grade 7 education, yet lack the financial or familial resources to attend secondary school (grades 8-12). Our holistic approach includes scholarship at the secondary and tertiary level, health services, a resource centre offering computer and literacy classes, and youth life skills clubs in 30 government schools. We also run a daycare centre for children living with extreme disabilities. Bakashana is a Bemba word that refers to a young woman. With different emphasis, it also can mean “the dancer.” Our program is dedicated to working with young women from rural areas as they discover the joy of their work, community and life.