By 2030, an estimated 334 million children and young people worldwide will be growing up in extreme poverty. But behind every statistic is a child. A child with a name, with dreams, with talent - with a voice. Yet it is precisely their voices that go unheard.
We offer children and young people growing up in vulnerable circumstances an artistic platform to share their stories together with artists. Not as victims, but as co-creators. As experts of their own lives, who name injustice, break the silence, and make their own perspectives visible.
In 10 cities around the world, their experiences form the starting point for a theatre production, a documentary, an exhibition, educational programs, and a festival. Not stories about them, but stories by them.
Art makes visible what would often remain unseen and can open conversations that might otherwise never take place. It challenges existing systems, bring hidden injustices to light, and creates fresh perspectives. Art sets something in motion - in hearts, in minds, and ultimately in structures.
Find out more about us, our 10Children mission and vision.
Because numbers do not create change, stories do.
Because policy only moves when people are truly touched.
Because art can reveal what would otherwise remain hidden.
Because children are not only the future, they are the present.
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Gorterspad 7
NL-1544RW Zaandijk
KvK 74131591
RSIN8597.83.157
Valentijn Ouwens
Cobie de Vos
Jaap Gerkes
