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Utilising the universal language of dance for cultural exchange, community building and long-term reconciliation in the Grand Lac Region

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🧡 ABOUT MIDUNDO YA AMANI 🧡
A Word From The Founders @anu.a.rite and @bertinleader

In 2025, an urgent initiative came to be: Midundo Ya Amani — Born of a vision to create a network of peace building performing artists across the Grand Lakes Region.

We welcome you to join us on this journey to create and connect artists of change!

May the rhythm of our steps echo beyond this moment, carrying seeds of peace into every corner, where silence waits to be transformed into DANCE 🌱✨ by @midundoyaamani

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9 months ago

This past chapter of the Midundo Ya Amani Programme in Nairobi, Kenya was yet another success, and our deepest gratitude goes out to everyone who made it possible.

We extend a huge and heartfelt thank you to our talented participants, whose energetic presence brought this vision to life.

To our dedicated team of teachers, @tambweabdoul, @nasrinism_, @bertinleader, and @anu.a.rite, and to the wider team, @ikonicdallaz and @zak_johnteh, thank you for your unwavering commitment. Your passion for dance, teaching and community was the heartbeat of our daily program.

Thank you to the local vendors of Kibera for the daily support that kept our programme running smoothly. We are also incredibly grateful to our regional partners for their vital work in East Africa: INUKA CULTURAL CENTER 🇰🇪 (@inuka_cultural_center: @salimrollins_ and @victorswithvictor), STREET DANCE FORCE COMPANY 🇺🇬 (@sdf), and INUKA DANCE COMPAGNY 🇨🇩 (@hadisiurbanfestival).

To @aidahhaze (@bythebaobabs), thank you for the stunning photo and video documentation that so perfectly captured the energy of this chapter. And finally, none of this would have been possible without the generous support of our sponsors, @projects_for_peace and @atbennington, who made the realization of this vision possible.

Our experiences these past three months mark the start of a longer journey. The exchanges and connections we’ve made are seeds planted to grow into the future, within us and our communities.

📸📸 @bythebaobabs

A luta Continua!! ☝🏾✨ taken in Kibera, Nairobi Area, Kenya by @midundoyaamani

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a year ago

A big heartfelt thank you goes out to each of our collaborators of the Uganda Chapter of the Midundo Ya Amani Programme. It is the good faith, passion, commitment and support of each one who made this first chapter the powerful success that it was.

Thank you to our talented participants, to the dedicated team of teachers @derrickseriouswikend, @nasrinism_, @anu.a.rite, @bertinleader and @shafikodez, to the local vendors of Mbikko town for the daily programme running, the regional partners @street_dance_force_uganda, @levyelasu and @inuka_cultural_center and the @hadisiurbanfestival INUKA DANCE COMPAGNY doing the amazing work our region needs & to our sponsors @projects_for_peace and @atbennington for making the realisation of this vision possible.

While we are saying goodbye for now to Jinja, Uganda, this is only the birth of the Midundo Ya Amani Family. Our exchanges and connections are seeds planted to grow into the future, within us and our communities.

We look forward to the next chapter. Next up is Nairobi, Kenya!

📸📸 @newearthaida taken in Jinja, Uganda by @midundoyaamani

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LOOKING BACK AT OUMLAOTE TOUR 3/3! 😍❤️‍🔥

A big big thank you once again to Jade Bärtschi for sharing her dynamic world of movement at @taaarts_org last Saturday !

Shout out to the collaborating organisations that made this Nairobi tour possible: @nawiri_mvmnt @midundoyaamani @taaarts_org @inuka_cultural_center

To all the dancers who came out, it is because of you these workshops are possible. Thank you for your lovely energy and presence in building the Nairobi dance community ❤️💃🏽✨

If you see a familiar face, @ them in the comments below!

Stay tuned for more! 😉 by @midundoyaamani

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2 months ago

OUMLAOTE NAIROBI TOUR 1/3 ❤️‍🔥

What a powerful evening!! 😍😍

Thank you @jadebartschi (Cie Oumlaote 🇨🇭) for sharing your unique movement language, connecting earth and sky through bold body explorations. Thank you @inuka_cultural_center for hosting this vital cultural space 🙏🏾

It was beautiful to see dancers from @inuka_cultural_center, @futurewithinartclub, @taaarts_org, @nawiri_mvmnt and independent artists come together in our shared passion for movement 😊

We still have one more to go:
📍 Taa Arts Center, Lower Kabete
🗓️ Saturday 1st August
🕑 2:00 PM
🎟️ FREE ENTRY!

See you there 😉

#kibera #dance #softacrobatics #contemporarydance taken in Inuka Cultural Center by @midundoyaamani

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3 months ago

Meet @jadebartschi , a Swiss contemporary dancer exploring freedom in the body. Her workshops merge floorwork and acrobatics, finding versatility and new pathways of organic expression.

Join us for another round of contemporary dance workshops.

📍 1. Inuka Culture Center.
St. George's Orthodox Church, Kibera.

📍2. Nawiri Studio.
Nasra Gardens Estate, Gate A.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/RwqYNhwKNdLZWwEn7?g_st=aw

📍3. Taa Arts. Lower Kabete.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/YECEDwVAVRG41SYKA?g_st=ic

Entry Free.
Remember to bring snacks to share with everyone.

Let's Dance! taken in Nairobi, Kenya by @midundoyaamani

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3 months ago

WE MOOVE: NAIROBI TOUR 3/3! 🔥

Over the course of a week, we’ve had the pleasure of curating a collaborative platform for @zu_ngu to share his practice @we__moove with Nairobi dancers and artists!

Drawing from “Mdundiko” of the Zarabo tribe of Dar Es Salaam, We Moove is an embodiment of celebration and exploration, tradition meeting personal investigation, all the while grounded in community.

Asante to all the organisations who made this workshop series possible:
@upstagelimited
@nawiri_mvmnt @midundoyaamani @inuka_cultural_center @artzonestudios

& to all the awesome artists who came through!! ❤️‍🔥 (If you see a familiar face, @ them in the comments ✨)

Stay tuned 😉 taken in ArtZone Events & Entertainment by @midundoyaamani

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Thank you @zu_ngu , and the @we__moove for the Nairobi Tour and the incredible contemporary dance workshop. We loved every moment! ❤️

#InukaCulturalCenter #kenyatanzania🇰🇪🇹🇿 #ContemporaryDance #wemoovetour taken in Kibera, Nairobi Area, Kenya by @midundoyaamani

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Three days of free contemporary dance workshop. @We Moove Nairobi Tour is on! Led by the incredible @zu_ngu from Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.

Let's dance and have a conversation about dance after as we share snacks and commune together.
It is absolutely free, and donations are welcome from 100 ksh.

See poster for dates and locations. by @midundoyaamani

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💃 In 2025, the project "Midundo Ya Amani ('Rhythms of Peace'): Dance for Sustainable Peace in the Grand Lac Region" demonstrated how movement and creative expression can transcend deep-seated social barriers to foster regional harmony.

💬 Reflecting on the Experience: "Physical, emotional, and social safe spaces make change possible. When we feel safe, we can show our most honest, joyful, creative, and generous selves. Dance helps us create these circles of trust and belonging. It encourages a deep sense of unity and harmony, both within and between us. This leads us to say that Midundo Ya Amani wasn’t about teaching dance. It was about using dance to guide young people to trust themselves and others, to realize the power of the tools within and around them, and to show up as peacebuilders for their community—to recognize their role as the caretakers of tomorrow, starting today. Midundo Ya Amani was a reminder of the power of dance as a catalyst for personal, interpersonal, and social transformation. As dancers, we speak to humans beyond the social barriers of race, religion, gender, and language. As artists, we have the power to circulate ideas that challenge the normalized social orders and power structures. Through this program, we witnessed how creative expression can unlock healing, inspire leadership, and offer a path forward in a region that has long suffered from conflict."

#MidundoYaAmani #RhythmsOfPeace #ArtAndDesign #SocialCohesion #BenningtonCollege #DanceForPeace #CreativeHealing #ExpressiveArts

Project Details:
📋 Project Name: Midundo Ya Amani ("Rhythms of Peace"): Dance for Sustainable Peace in the Grand Lac Region
🏫 School: Bennington College
🎨 Approach Taken: Art & Design
⚠️ Issue Addressed: Social Cohesion in a region long impacted by conflict by @midundoyaamani

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🧡 An Impact Retrospective 🧡

In just two chapters, Midundo Ya Amani has demonstrated great impact on a personal, communal and regional level. This marks just the beginning of our larger commitment to fostering peace across the entire Great Lakes Region of Africa.

Are you a socially-driven artist or organisation based in the African Great Lakes Region passionate about advancing peace efforts in your community? Let’s connect!

Write to us at midundoyaamani@gmail.com to potentially collaborate with us on future projects. 🤝🏾🌱☀️ by @midundoyaamani

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It’s truly amazing how dance connects a group of once strangers. In caring company, a chosen family forms —offering safety and support for each person to show up & discover their full potential.

The first chapter of Midundo Ya Amani found its home in Mbikko town of Jinja, Uganda, hosted by @the_sdf_crew_uganda. For 14 days, 14 participants and 5 choreographers engaged in critical discussions, reflective exercises, movement classes, somatic explorations, a nature excursion and performance process.

The point of these sessions was not to train participants to be good dancers. They were already well-versed in various styles.

More fundamentally, Midundo Ya Amani is a call to deepen and awaken — For each dancer to realise their own power to influence change as a young artist in society, and practice building peace within their circles of influence 💪🏾🧡✨

Made possible through the collaboration and support of: @atbennington @projects_for_peace @the_sdf_crew_uganda @inuka_cultural_center @hadisiurbanfestival by @midundoyaamani

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