Human Rights through Art and Questioning Everything with Sandy AbdelRahman

Send us Fan MailThere's a lot of anger about asking questions or fear of being 'cancelled' nowadays. Yet how are you going to educate an 11 or 15 year old about their human rights if they can't or don't ask searching questions?Sandy AbdelRahman is the co-founder of Skaped, a platform which encourages young people to engage with their human rights through the creative arts including drama, writing and more.  An activist since the age of 19, Sandy describes why art is such an effective tool for engagement and why it's vital our young people are taught to question everything.She also covers the pros and cons of creating its impact as a charity or social enterprise, how talking about lived and personal experiences helps young people to open up,  how Black Lives Matter impacts on Skaped's work, and addressing discrimination and expectations.Timings:1:00 What is Skaped and how does it run in practice?2:31 Skaped's sessions are fun, creative and don't use impenetrable legal language3:00 Sandy's background and how it gave her the idea for Skaped4:35 Why art is so effective5:09 Skaped is registering as a charity and Sandy describes this process7:15 Its programmes include gender equality and cancelling culture, delivered online and available globally10:00 Young people do care12:45 Will Skaped extend the age-range of people it works with?13:55 How Black Lives Matter impacts on the work Skaped does15:50 Activism and campaigning: priorities and dealing with loneliness18:15 What's been the hardest part of Sandy's journey?20:50 Finding out more about Skaped's workWhat next?SkapedHeidi's new book shares everything she knows about impact measurement and management – and how to implement it in your organisation. Order your copy of Impact First – The Social Entrepreneur's Guide to Measuring, Managing and Growing Your Impact at https://www.makeanimpactcic.co.uk/my-book-impact-firstSupport the showHi, I'm Heidi Fisher, the host of the Make an Impact Podcast.  I'm an impact measurement expert, passionate about helping you make a bigger impact in the world by maximising the impact your services have. I can help you to measure, manage and communicate the impact you have better to funders, investors, commissioners and other stakeholders, and to systemise your data collection and analysis so that it frees up time and doesn't become an additional burden.  I love helping you to measure social and economic impacts, including Social Return on Investment or value for money assessments, as part of understanding the change you make to peoples' lives. You can get in touch via LinkedIn or the website makeanimpactcic.co.uk if you'd like to find out more about working with me.