START’s vision is to build the imagination and dreams of orphans, refugees and street children in the MENASA region, through creative development.

HONORARY PATRON

Her Highness Sheikha Lateefa bint Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

FOUNDERS OF START
Al Madad Foundation
The Al Madad Foundation, a charitable institution registered in the UK in 2001 and Dubai in 2007. The Foundation is committed to increased inter-cultural awareness to help alleviate problems of poverty and exclusion.
www.almadadfoundation.org

Art Dubai
Art Dubai has become a cornerstone of the Middle East's booming contemporary art community. The 2009 fair hosted nearly seventy leading international galleries.
www.artdubai.ae

WHAT IS START?

START is an art programme enabling children in need to enjoy creating their own art.

The art programme is taught by practicing arts professionals who volunteer with START.

START is guided by the UN rights of the child that state all children have a right to creativity and self-expression.

WHO DOES THE PROGRAMME CURRENTLY HELP?

Young people with special needs, working children, orphans and refugees are the recipients of START art workshops.

HOW DOES START WORK?

By organising drawing, painting, photography and design workshops, gallery tours and exhibitions, START delivers practical arts education and enriches the lives of young people who need skills that they can be proud of.

FIVE KEY PROJECTS 2007-09

Since its launch START has generated over fifty projects in Lebanon, Jordan and the UAE to enable 2,000 children to access the visual arts.

• Drawing Competition & Education Programme for the British Museum’s Word into Art exhibition, Dubai
  
• Painting, Drawing and Printmaking weekly sessions in Dubai for teenagers with Downs and Autism
• Artist Training with the British Council in Beirut & Dubai
• Painting & Collage on Saturdays in the National Gallery of Jordan for SOS orphans
• Animation sessions with children from Shatila refugee camp at the National Museum of Beirut
  

DONORS

START relies upon donations to continue it’s outreach work with children in the Middle East.

For further information - please contact the Director, Sonia Brewin[sonia@startworld.org] [+971 (0)4 323 3434]

www.startworld.org

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