ChezaCheza Dance Foundation

Happy #InternationalYouthDay 🌍✨ At ChezaCheza, we dance not just to the beat, but for peace, inclusion & a sustainable future. 💃🏽🕺🏾 Your voice matters. Your dance matters. Your dreams matter. 💚 #DanceForChange #YouthVoices #ChezaCheza

ChezaCheza School Cup 2025 🕺💥🥳 A celebration of vibrant talent in Kenyan schools! Students showcased their skills, stories & confidence built through Social-Emotional Learning & dance. 🌟 Our 1st-ever School Cup builds on the spirit of the annual Endless Energy Dance Festival

This is why we dance. Share with us why you dance and how dancing makes you feel:) #chezachezadancefoundation #buildingstrongmindsthroughdance

Healing starts with the supporters. 💛 Our counselor Joyce led trauma-informed care & child protection training for Kakuma educators. Many kids carry deep emotional wounds—ChezaCheza offers them a safe space to move, express & just be kids again. 🕺🏾 #SEL #Kakuma #chezachezadance

We’re proud to celebrate a major milestone, the graduation of our first 2025 Cohort in Kakuma! Sixty children completed our program and danced their way to graduation, surrounded by proud parents, caregivers, and community members.

1/2 At AFD 2025, a moment of silence fell — not from absence, but from awe. @FarijiNapa, Congolese musician, sang displacement in Lingala and melody. Aluch, from @ChezaChezaDance, answered through movement. Together, they told a story without translation. #Top25ofAFD2025 #AFD25

Nairobi tour of the @ClimateReality @AfricaCRP kicking off, with host @KalukiPaul and ChezaCheza dance crew @ChezaChezaDance

How do early life experiences shape our mental health? Abuse, neglect, and other Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) can have a deep, lasting impact. Join us on June 24, 2025, for a hybrid webinar with the @ShamiriTeam as we explore how schools, communities and policies can respond with real solutions that build resilience and support recovery. 𝐓𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜: Adverse Childhood Experiences: Research-to-Policy Action 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞: Online & in person 𝐅𝐨𝐫: Educators, parents, mental health professionals, researchers & policymakers 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 👉 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… #ChildMentalHealth #Trauma #Resilience

📸 Day 3 photos are now available on Flickr! Explore here 👉 flic.kr/s/aHBqjChavJ @AKF_Global @EduMinKenya #TeacherLedChange #Schools2030

The concept is simple yet transformative: use dance to create safe spaces where students can explore emotions, build self-esteem, and develop essential life skills. Read more in this new #ChildhoodEducationInnovations article: ceinternational1892.org/article/dancin… @ChezaChezaDance

We believe local organisations understand their communities best. This is why our implementing partners are organisations based in the very regions we run our programmes. Meet our longstanding implementing partners in East Africa: - ChezaCheza Dance Foundation (@ChezaChezaDance) - Hearts of Ruiru (@heartsofruiru) - Mikadini Youth (@MikadiniY) #WeGotGame #GameChangers #EmpoweringYoungPeople #ChangeMakers #ISAImpact

Together with @ChezaChezaDance, we recently held a modern dance training for teachers and volunteers. Through their expert facilitation, participants saw how dance can support learning by building confidence, improving focus, and creating safe, joyful spaces for every learner.

We’re deeply grateful to Cheza Cheza for their time, energy, and powerful facilitation. Their work is helping us create classrooms that move with purpose and grow with joy. #StrengtheningTheRoots #ModernDanceForLearning #HappySchools #ElimuFanaka

Exciting News! Credo Voices Season 2 is nearly here! Join us in our first two episodes, where we highlight the work of two women changemakers who are revolutionizing communities through creative expression. Meet our inspiring guest, @CherrelleD17081,

ChezaCheza had the honor of hosting the Issroff Family Foundation (IFF) CLI Kenyan Community of Leaders, of which @franco_odhiambo was in the 2022 Cohort. The gathering aimed to unite leaders in a community of practice, fostering collaboration and new partnerships.

Happy Schools are Here! This program integrates dance and movement-based activities into classrooms to support the CBC. By making learning playful, fun and engaging, teachers can boost 21st-century skills while ensuring students achieve their learning outcomes.

#GoodKenyans working every day to solve our own problems… Learning about @ChezaChezaDance and the amazing Frank & team, who are building strong minds through dance, has made my morning.

Thrilled to announce that NABU books have reached Kakuma Refugee Camp! Thanks to @ChezaChezadance, over 100 children enjoyed a lively reading session, and now every child has access to a library! 🌍💙 #ReadWithNABU #NABUKenya #ChezaCheza

2/3 Special thanks to our dedicated educators who brought their passion and experience, the supportive parents who champion education, our amazing facilitators (@ChezaChezaDance, @wwasome_org, @AKF_EA)

2024: A year of impact! 🌟 Reached 2,244 children across 8 Nairobi communities & 2 refugee settlements in Kenya/Uganda. 💡 Growth: Boosted empathy, reduced peer conflicts & improved focus. ⚠️ Challenge: Funding gaps limited expansion. #buildingstrongmindsthroughdance