Creative Crisis Response

Sing for Hope's Creative Crisis Response initiative uses the creative arts to heal, soothe, and inspire individuals affected by crises. Launched in 2018 at Athens' Skaramagas Camp in partnership with El Sistema Greece, the programming has since expanded to serve communities across Europe and Africa. The initiative is grounded in the belief, championed by the International Rescue Committee, that refugees (particularly refugee youth) are aided in their readjustment and recovery process through access to creative arts and expressive play. Creative arts programming has been proven to counter the effects of prolonged stress and suffering and nurture social-emotional development.

Sing for Hope Creative Crisis Response in action

Program Highlights

Connects diverse communities across four continents through the universal language of the arts.
Delivers essential creative interventions across borders, serving populations in 18 countries.
Empowers over 500 participants to co-create Sing for Hope Pianos, collaborating on every step from brainstorming to final design and painting.

What People Are Saying

"Thank you for creating this opportunity for our children. After the first day of the workshop, my son told me that he wanted to sleep in his Sing for Hope T-shirt from now on."

Masha

(from Bucha), mother of a 7-year-old participant in SFH's Creative Hope Program, Chisinau