How do you see the power of art in today's world? Do you feel like there is a need to strengthen the work of humanitarian artists? Do refugees Artist work really matters to be considered for resources mobilization? The power of Art in today's world matters even though it being overlooked a specially in Africa, If really Art is a number one tool to  promote social cohesion successfully, why do refugees Artist are not being capacited to reach their full potential? 

I think it is the right time to look at the power of Storytelling and advocacy through arts, that gives a voice to marginalized communities to express challenges cause by social injustice and crises around the world .

Often the resources mobilization always overlook the work of Artists in action, most of presentations from donors in Africa don't includes artists as the key roles in fostering change and social cohesion. Most of Artist we do the work with our own resources because it is our calling to be the voice of the voiceless, it is rare to hear that there an organization that is doing a resource mobilization for Artists in their communities, my focus is in Africa, because I am seeing what is happening in other continents where Artists initiatives are being prioritize too, unlike in Africa, it rare as well to hear a donor who want to lift up humanitarian artists in Africa, I do agreed there is more of crises in africa currently, the more crises arises the more humanitarian Artists encounter sleepless night trying to come up with a peace of work to raise their voices against crises. Do all these initiative doesn't matter ?? Not worth of resources mobilization? Why do local musicians being overlooked? Why do humanitarian sectors overlooked the power of humanitarian artists? On behalf of all humanitarian Artists around the world, I would like to say this our efforts matters and what we do is a tool  to use our talents to address social challenges, being voices beyond borders it's the choice we made. Humanitarian sectors should stand behind us as we stand behind them. No humanitarian Artist should feel stuck while humanitarian sectors are still on the ground, let our partnership be strong on the ground and at the operational levels, not only in different events when u need a humanitarian singer to be on stage not only in presentations to promote social cohesion through Art. Humanitarian sectors can do better than usual. 

By Gloria shukrani 

Humanitarian Artist ??