All children and young people can experience hope through creativity.
Kazzum Arts uses creativity to enable children and young people who have been impacted by trauma and adversity to feel seen, heard and valued. We do this by providing opportunities to explore creative expression and agency through multidisciplinary arts activities.
We work with young people who have experienced high levels of Adverse Childhood Experiences which have resulted in social, emotional and mental health issues, communication needs, disabilities, exclusion and displacement. Our programmes use creative activities as a means of building confidence, communication skills, creativity and engagement in learning, whilst also helping children and young people to develop healthy relationships with others and the world around them.
Our programmes have been developed in consultation with young people and are delivered by a diverse team of skilled artist facilitators in partnership with a range of spaces including schools, hospitals, and community settings. We think imaginatively and compassionately about the worlds of young people, using creativity to make memorable experiences that last well beyond childhood.
Read our Strategic Plan 2022-2025 for an insight into our 3 year plan for the organisation:
Our work includes:
Pathways, which engages young asylum seekers, refugees and new migrants in multi-disciplinary art processes, through creative wellbeing projects, training for young people and awareness raising workshops for schools.
Build, which takes place at London East Alternative Provision (Secondary Pupil Referral Unit), and uses multidisciplinary arts activities to increase positive self-identity and self-esteem.
Speech Bubbles, a creative intervention which uses drama to support children aged 5 - 7 with identified Speech, Language and Communication Needs in Newham.
Apollo, which takes place on children’s wards, using combined arts processes to increase the wellbeing of children under 16 who are undergoing healthcare and mental health interventions.
Find out more about us
Meet the team - the staff and artists who deliver our work - or learn about our amazing partners who make it all possible. You can also read testimonials to see the impact we have on the people we work with, or check out our history to find out more about our roots and past projects.