In 2026, we are proud to support African Youth Artistic Poetry (AYAP), a youth-led poetry and performance collective based in the Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Malawi.
Self-expression in the face of displacement is rarely recognized for what it truly is: a path to personal power. With your help, refugee youth are reclaiming it. AYAP teaches young people to express themselves through poetry and performance—building identity, belonging, and resilience in the face of extraordinary challenges.
GOAL
$20,000USD
KEPYR’s support for AYAP allows them to grow, create, and lead.
This fully funds AYAP’s launch for the year.
Your support will provide:
LOGISTICS
Performance event transportation
and fees
SPACE
A dedicated, secure space to gather, write, and perform
ESSENTIALS
Essential creative tools — internet access, computers, camera, sound, lighting
PROJECTS
Anthology publications
RESERVE
A critical emergency reserve
Last year’s award-winning artists from comics, animation & film are back with original one-of-a-kind pieces of art featuring some of the most iconic Dragons from entertainment and the zeitgeist created especially for this event – that you can own!
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"Cheetara"
Jolyon Yates
Watercolor 15 x 20
"Pumyra"
Gene Ha
Watercolor on Heavy Stock, 9 x 12
"Beast Mutant Meg"
Joe Vaux
Acrylic on Board, 6 x 8
"Thundercats, Ho!"
Casey Jones
Pen & Ink, 10 x 11
"Empress of the Dream City"
Chris Moujaes
Watercolor, 10x14
"Ancient Spirits of Evil"
Matt Smith
Pen & Ink, 11 x 17
"Mumm Ra & Lion-O"
Shawn McManus
Pen & Ink with Painted Colors, 18 x13
"Cat's Eye"
Kilian Plunkett
Mixed Media on Watercolour Stock, 9x12
"Slithery Mutant Meg"
Joe Vaux
Acrylic on Board, 6 x 8
"2011 Tygra"
Nicole Chen
Markers on Heavy Card Stock, 6 x 7
"Cheetara & The Creator"
Mike Vosburg
Pen & Ink, 8x10
"On The Hunt"
Dan Brereton
Watercolor 8 x 10
"Cheetara & The Villains"
Jolyon Yates
Watercolor, 15 x 22
"Clubbing Mutant Meg"
Joe Vaux
Acrylic on Board, 6 x 8
"Mumm Ra & Friends"
Bobby Breed
, 9 x 12
"Ancient spirits of evil transform this decayed form to MUMM-RA the ever living!"
Dan Riba
Acrylic on Canvas Board 8 x 10
Celebrating 10 years
of impact
For ten years, Kids Entertainment Professionals for Young Refugees has united the global children’s media community in support of displaced children. Together we’ve mobilized funding, creative talent, and the unique resources of the children’s media industry to help organizations provide education, medical care, shelter and psychosocial support to refugee children around the world— work recognized with the President’s Volunteer Service Award in 2021.
Did you know your fellow kids media professionals have been helping refugee children for 10 years?
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