Special Features
Start World
START is a programme that links child development with arts education.Launched in March 2007 START brings art into the lives of socio-economically and culturally deprived children throughout the Middle East, and uniquely encourages artists to become volunteers in the field of humanitarian aid and education.
The START founders have taken the United Nation’s Human Rights Council declaration on the ’Rights of the Child’ as their code of conduct. Our belief in art and artists working without borders means that START can enable children to determine their own stories.
Every child has the right to self-expression, to be heard and acknowledged either orally, in writing or through artistic expression. Our programmes facilitate:
1) Art education for children who are culturally or socio-economically disadvantaged.
2) Consultation with policy makers to promote art as a catalyst for educational, social and life-long change.
3) Arts education programmes for children in war zones and those children displaced by war.
4) Innovative partnerships between global entrepreneurs and gifted children without resources or opportunities.
The START founders are The Al Madad Foundation and the DIFC Gulf Art Fair. Our current arts partner is The Prince’s Drawing School (established by HRH The Prince of Wales).
For more information please visit: http://www.startworld.org
Email: sonia@startworld.org
Website: http://startworld.org
