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LEAF International Cultural Exchange in Rwanda and Zambia

REPORT DATE: January 2020 LOCATION: Zambia CULTURE KEEPER: David Kwizera, Rwanda  “We have lost our culture & ...
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LEAF International Site Visit 2020

by Schree Chavdarov, Global Engagement Director  REPORT DATE: March 2020 LOCATION: Panama City, Panama CULTURE KEEPER: Yoba ...

LEAF’s Jennifer Pickering on the New World, The Power of Art, and What it Really Means to be White.

by Jefferson Ellison for JAWBREAKING.xyz LEAF Global Arts is a 25-year organization that spans across ...

2017 to 2019

2019 LEAF is now official partners of the US Embassy Public Affairs Branch! Kylie Irvin ...

2014 to 2016

2016 •BEST OF WNC Mtn Xpress Hall of Fame Awards: #1 Non-Profit Serving the Arts ...

2010 to 2013

2013 •LEAF Schools & Streets and Moog Foundation partner to create EMErgence: Electronic Music Experience ...

Mayani is a Maasai boy from longido Arusha. He went to boarding school at 6 years old and lost his Maasai language and tradition. Since joining the LEAF program, he has learned to sing Maasai songs, practiced the ‘jump’ tradition and wear Maasai shukas (traditional clothing). Mayani is extremely happy and is currently teaching other youth the culture.