The Chineke!
Foundation
The Chineke! Foundation (www.chineke.org) was founded in 2015 by the double bass player, Chi-chi Nwanoku OBE. Chineke!'s mission is "championing change and celebrating diversity in classical music". Chineke! is fulfilling this mission through the work of the majority Black, Asian and ethnically diverse professional Chineke! Orchestra which has played at leading festivals across the UK and abroad including the BBC Proms and at Southbank Centre where it is an Associate Orchestra; by the creation of the Chineke! Junior Orchestra which gives performing opportunities for 11-22 year old Black, Asian and ethnically diverse musicians; and via a Learning & Participation programme which takes the joy and stimulation of creative music-making into schools throughout the country.
World Central
Kitchen (WCK)
Founded in 2010 by Chef José Andrés, World Central Kitchen (WCK) uses the power of food to heal and strengthen communities through times of crisis and beyond. WCK has transformed the field of disaster response to help devastated communities recover and establish resilient food systems. Since its founding, WCK has served over 25 million meals to those impacted by natural disasters and other crises around the world in countries including Albania, The Bahamas, Colombia, Guatemala, Haiti, Mexico, Mozambique, Spain, Venezuela, and the United States.
Learn more at WCK.org.
Parents Circle -
Families Forum
The Parents Circle - Families Forum is a joint Israeli-Palestinian organization made up of more than 600 bereaved families. Their common bond is that they have lost a close family member to the conflict. But instead of choosing revenge, they have chosen a path of reconciliation. Through the different works of the Parents Circle, these bereaved members have joined together to take tens of thousands of Palestinians and Israelis on their personal journeys of reconciliation. It is often raw and always emotional. But out of these interactions, comes change. Not the kind of change that makes headlines, but a more personal and profound shift in perspective. These bereaved members, armed with the credibility of their loss and the uncommon path they have chosen, have opened a crack in the psyche of a hardened populous. They have begun to stir an awareness about the conflict that transcends history and politics. For many, it is the first time they have seen “the other side” as human. parentscirclefriends.org
HIAS
Guided by Jewish and American values for nearly 140 years, HIAS protects those who have been forced to flee their homes due to violence and persecution. Today, HIAS provides vital and urgent services to refugees in the United States and in 15 other countries and advocates for the rights of asylum seekers and forcibly displaced people. We support refugees in critical ways so that they can rebuild their lives with dignity.
Learn more by visiting www.hias.org.