Read our Summer Dance Institute press release.
To date, we have raised $53,000 of our $100,000 goal - thanks to your generous support! Help us reach our goal of $100,000 to provide free dance education to 60 young people this year. Any amount you contribute helps us fulfill our mission to share the liberating power of Haitian-folkloric dance to cultivate hope and healing in our world. Please consider contributing today!
$5,000 pays for transportation for our young people in Haiti to join students in Dominican Republic (flights)
$5,000 sponsors a teacher to provide free dance education
$1,200 is the cost to sponsor one student in Haiti to experience this year’s Summer Dance Institute in Dominican Republic
$1,200 pays for Covid personal protective equipment (PPE) to keep our youth and staff safe in both Lawrence and the Dominican Republic
$1,200 (commitment of $100 per month) pays for studio space for Lawrence programming
$750 pays for the costs of T-shirts for all participants
$600 covers the cost of healthy snacks for the Summer Dance Institute at Izizwe Dance Studio in Lawrence, MA
$500 pays for one visa for a student in Haiti to engage in the immersive experience of the Summer Dance Institute
$500 pays for translation of materials to help us stay connected to our global community
$300 is the cost of reflection journals for all our students, facilitating learning and healing
$250 covers the cost of drinking water for 30 students
$80 pays for a guest art or music teacher to teach 1 class
$50 provides nutritional snacks for one snack break
$20 covers the cost of a JAE t-shirt for one student
Thank you to our funders who make this work possible.