Creating Ground's free activities for migrant women in Greenwich

Creating Ground CIC is a not-for-profit organisation that works with women from migrant backgrounds to promote cross-cultural awareness, learning and sharing across different communities in South East London through collaborative arts and educational projects.

We use participatory arts, social action and training to bring people together, improve wellbeing and create individual and social change

Aims

• To improve individual and collective wellbeing using the arts as an educational and therapeutic tool
• To create a space where different people in different contexts and communities can share and utilise their skills, knowledge, expertise and talents to realise their potential 
• To build community cohesion and justice through social action, leadership and training
• To promote dialogue, cultural awareness and understanding among different cultures

We run:

• Creative and participatory arts sessions and projects
• Parenting skills forums/sessions
• Community organising and leadership courses for migrant women
• Wellbeing sessions including yoga
• Community-led courses and training on migration, the experience of living in London as a migrant, community organising, cross-cultural awareness and inclusion
• Professional development courses on using drama and creative practices for inclusion and teaching