Projects

Funded by Go! London, our two year movement project combines martial arts, dance, nutritional education, games, journaling and talking/sharing. Our participants are a mix of young people from low-income families or who have suffered from mental health challenges.

Most have a barrier to being physically active due to challenging mental health and a severe lack of opportunity.

Funded by the GLA, our 12 week, spoken word project including a live performance and film, created a strong sense of autonomy, confidence and self-esteem for our children and young people.

Funded by The National Lottery Community Fund, Youth Speak Connect was a fantastic project bringing together children and young people from all over London, for games, impro, freewriting and more!!

Karl and Maya face the challenges of becoming young parents surrounded by gang violence. A short play performed by young actors in London to raise awareness of gang culture in London.

After being sectioned in a London Hospital, Ben is desperate to be released. A short play performed by young actors to raise awareness of the need for accessible mental health resources for young people.

The divide between the rich and the poor sees two prominent communities in London fighting for freedom. A short play performed by young actors to highlight the impacts of the growing poverty gap on today’s youth.

We follow Beni and Susie as they navigate their relationship through challenges in the prison system after being convicted of cybercrime. A short play performed by young actors exploring misconceptions surrounding Islam.

Some of our coaches ran online sessions for young people over the Jan – March 2021 lockdown to help young people stay connected and maintain their mental health.

RAaW Foundation and Rustic Spirit joined forces to run free wellness workshops, using The Stevens Technique. Run by Robbi Stevens, the workshops allowed people to open up and explore their emotions.

RAaW Foundation used the performing arts to bring together young people over the first 2020 lockdown.

To extend the outreach of ROADS, while touring schools, RAaW Foundation created a documentary on ROADS and the messages behind it.

To raise awareness about the dangers of the rising rates of knife crime among young people in
London, RAaW Foundation toured our play ‘ROADS’ in schools and youth centres.