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Email: herartsinaction@yahoo.com
Social media: @herartsinaction #artinaction #waterinaction Mail: P.O. Box 414, Sauk Rapids, MN 56379 Phone: 320-200-9688 |
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Donation options
Visit our SHOP to make a donation or purchase items that help fund our projects. Or, here are other ways you can support us.
Other options
1. Mail in a check.
2. Invite us to speak at your group/event, and we can collect donations from participants.
3. Can't make a donation? Please share our information with others. We like making new friends!
1. Mail in a check.
2. Invite us to speak at your group/event, and we can collect donations from participants.
3. Can't make a donation? Please share our information with others. We like making new friends!
support team
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Sarah Drake
Founder of herARTS in Action, Artist in Action Sarah is an artist, activist, and advocate, but foremost, she's a mother to a biracial child. As a practitioner of anti-racism and anti-colonial methodologies, she continually evaluates her privileges to be sure she is intentional and intersectional with her actions to contribute positively to a world that is equitable and accepting for her daughter and all. Sarah has exhibited her artwork internationally, earned multiple awards, and has a piece in the permanent collection at the Marina Tsvetaeva Museum and Cultural Center in Moscow. In addition to art, Sarah has worked for many years in the nonprofit sector on human rights, immigration, and diversity, equity, and inclusion, all of which was enhanced by an Upper Midwest Human Rights Fellowship earlier in her career. She has a Master’s of Science degree in Social Responsibility and an undergraduate degree in Ethnic Studies and Geography, both from St. Cloud State University. She has volunteered all of her work related to the organization, unless a grant was obtained for her artist residencies. |
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Sandrine Kaba
In-Country Coordinator Sandrine is an entrepreneur originally from Tiébélé, Burkina Faso. During Sarah's first trip to Burkina Faso, Sandrine was recommended as an interpreter because she is from the village. Since that first meeting, Sandrine has dedicated herself to helping herARTS in Action achieve their goals. As the go-to person for the organization in Burkina Faso, Sandrine has built her leadership skills and been empowered by her own country. When asked why she is volunteering her time for the projects, Sandrine said if she can help even one person, then she needs to help. |
BOARD MEMBERS
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Wend Kouni Nintiema has a Master of Science in Social Responsibility from St Cloud State University with a focus on Gender Studies. Although passionate about social justice issues in general, she focuses on issues facing women and girls. Wend Kouni serves as the Chair of herARTS in Action and is a native of Burkina Faso. She is also a member of Associations Amies de Guyane, a non-profit organization striving to impact women's and girls' education in French Guiana. In the past, Wend Kouni was a board member of the African Women Alliance in MN and volunteered for Solidarité Femmes de Dijon in France, working with women victims of domestic violence.
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Kristoffer Polaha is an actor, most recently in Wonder Woman 1984, in the upcoming Jurassic World 3, and a Hallmark favorite and new co-author of Moments Like This with Anna Gomez. When asked, Why herARTS in Action? Why water? Kristoffer replied: "I was on Twitter one day last year [2015] where herARTS in Action reached out to me, and I was impressed with the heart of the organization. Sarah Drake's personal testimony and how simple the solution to the water problem in Africa is made herARTS in Action so compelling that it forced me to Action. To me, the most compelling aspect of herARTS in Action is how it seeks to use the power of art to affect change in the world. As an artist, that's a huge idea."
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Eric Sauret is a professional in the financial industry, mainly working within banking in model risk management, quantitative risk, model risk auditing, and an analyst. He completed a Master of Science in Applied Economics from Saint Cloud State University. When asked why he supports the organization, Eric replied, "herARTS in Action offers a unique opportunity to contribute and see the "added" value and the positive impact on women, mothers, and girls in Burkina Faso. Actions and contributions are actualized when a little girl gets a chance to go to school as the parents couldn't afford or when we build wells, and clean water is available. Those basic things which seem normal to many are a huge privilege to the people of Tiébélé."
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Belinda Labor was born and lived in Freetown, Sierra Leone, until war broke out. The lack of educational opportunities forced her to move to The Gambia to finish high school and then to England, where she earned her Marketing certificate. She later moved to St Cloud, MN, and received an AAS degree at St Cloud Technical and Community College, and is currently working on a Bachelor of Science in Management. Belinda has always wanted to help children achieve not just an education but also have the peace of mind to just be kids. She wants girls to believe in themselves and create an image in their minds that education is the best way forward.
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Aboubacar Zoungrana has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from St Cloud State University and is currently working on a Master of Public Administration. He worked on a grant for herARTS in Action as a class assignment and decided to continue to serve. Aboubacar is not only able to give back to his home country of Burkina Faso while in MN but is preparing himself for when he organizes projects after his schooling. He's still learning but can help at the same time, and Aboubacar encourages everyone to do their part to help.
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Email: herartsinaction@yahoo.com
Mail: P.O. Box 414, Sauk Rapids, MN 56379 Social media: @herartsinaction #artinaction #waterinaction Phone: 320-200-9688 |