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
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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