Arts and Creativity
Using Dance to Address Bullying and Isolation in the Philippines
Kamile
Hannah
Region
Asia Pacific
Program
Pilipinas
Project Year
2019
Kamille and Hannah are Special Olympics Youth Leaders from the Philippines who participated in the 2019 Special Olympics Asia Pacific Regional Youth Leadership Summit. Together, Kamille and Hannah will lead a Youth Innovation Project using art to reduce bullying and isolation among youth with intellectual disabilities (ID).
Over the course of six months, Kamille and Hannah will use social media to invite youth with ID to share their experiences with bullying and isolation. These Youth Leaders will then invite individuals with intellectual disabilities to participate in an art therapy session to build a collection of artwork to create a nurturing environment Youth will also be invited to participate in filming a choreographed, inclusive dance fitness video. This artwork on these dance videos will be shared by the app the pair plans to develop, allowing Kamille and Hannah to reach a broader community and engage those with and without disabilities.