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We are launching another Paper Airplane! Our first micro-entrepreneurial initiative, "Ek-olo!", will begin this spring. You are invited to attend our
| "Anyone can become
a refugee. Why not?" - Francis Flade Nemlin  
We are a nonprofit organization, and a 501(c)(3) fiscally sponsored project of Shunpike, a Seattle-based association. Tax-deductible donations are accepted and appreciated!
UPCOMING & PAST EVENTS:April 1st, 2012 (Seattle, USA): Our first Seattle fundraiser!
January 6th, 7th, 8th, 2012 (Kampala, Uganda): ESL writing workshops and performances with refugees. Hosted with Intervention for Humans in Danger. December 15th, 16th, 17th, 2011 (Gulu, Uganda): ESL writing workshops with ex-child soldiers of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA.) December 2011 (Bunia, DRC): The Paper Airplanes Project goes to the Democratic Republic of Congo! Learn more about the documentation work members will undertake HERE. October 27th, 28th, 2011 (Seattle, USA): Writing workshops at Roosevelt High School and Pinehurst Middle School |
DOWNLOAD OUR SONGS! International artists from Poland, Uganda, Ireland, the U.S., and Germany have donated original songs on "Home." All music revenues go towards the small business start-ups of refugee musicians in Kampala. If you are interested in donating a song or learning more about the Music School, please contact us!
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Originally started as an international writing project focused on the advocacy of African refugees displaced within Africa, the Paper Airplanes Project has expanded to address these needs through working in partnership with refugee communities in Africa. We believe that needs must be heard before they can be met, and we also aim to provide a forum for the experiences of refugees to be shared internationally through a variety of mediums. Learn more about how we started HERE.  | 
WE BELIEVE * Self-expression is both a necessity and a privilege * Everyone’s voice is deserving and worthy of being expressed * Those with platforms for self-expression have the ability to help marginalized voices be heard * Strengthening local communities and creating global communities improves lives * Art created for a cause can expand, empower, heal and connect  |
WE ARE
from the United States, Uganda, Poland, the DRC, Ireland, England, South Africa, and Germany. Through art – writing, music, photography and other mediums – we have found our voices. The Paper Airplanes Project aims to help others do the same.
from the United States, Uganda, Poland, the DRC, Ireland, England, South Africa, and Germany. Through art – writing, music, photography and other mediums – we have found our voices. The Paper Airplanes Project aims to help others do the same.
Art for a cause: This project was made to get involved in. Contact us!
Facebook: The Paper Airplanes Project International
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