Grantee Database
CHEZA NAMI FOUNDATION INC
Grant Year
2017-18
Grant Program
Arts Education – Exposure
Award Amount
$7,275.00
Project Description
With Support from the California Arts Council, CHEZA NAMI FOUNDATION INC will produce 8 in-school Cultural Arts and Learning (CAL) performing arts assemblies featuring music and dance of Africa and the diaspora with a focus to promote promote diversity and global citizenship FY2018/2019 at 4 title 1 school sites within the Hayward Unified School District (HUSD); Fairview Elementary, Ruus Elementary, Winton Middle School and Tennyson High School. Each school site will receive 2 assemblies.
Organization Summary
We offer activities to community organizations, schools and corporations while addressing educational and social needs that help foster community building, global citizenship and personal enrichment through our core programs:
Cultural Arts and Learning (CAL) school assemblies for K-12, Drumming & Dancing Workshops – in-school and in-community workshops, Community engagement Drum Circles, Summer Camps for k-12 youth, Community arts programs for hand on engagement in center of learning on public community spaces, Taste of Africa Festival – Cheza Nami’s signature annual extravaganza and community celebration of African art, food music and dance, Essence Production: Cheza Nami’s music and dance production that celebrates the oneness of humankind through music and dance that brings together local master artists to collaborate on fresh works for public presentation annually.
Organization
Cheza Nami Foundation
Address
5424 Sunol Blvd. Ste. 10-153
Pleasanton
94566
County
Alameda
Region
Bay Area – Other
Phone
(925) 398-3827
Congressional District
California's 15th congressional district
State Assembly District
District 16
State Senate District
District 7
