bring a weekly African storytelling, and dance class to underserved schools in the Hayward Unified School District. Cheza Nami will provide students with “Traditional and Diaspora African Arts for Culturally Responsive Enrichment” facilitated by local cultural bearers to enhance artistic expression, youth empowerment, and cultural awareness while fostering global citizenship.
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.

