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About WAYout Arts for Youth
WAYout was set up in 2008 by Michael Chandler, following a visit to Sierra Leone when he met and interviewed many musicians and listened to their problems. But he was also inspired by their commitment and determination to carry on making music, often with a political message, despite the lack of studios and equipment.
But the roots of WAYout go back to 2005, when Hazel Chandler started making a film about street youth in Kenema, on the Liberian border. She gave gang leader, Yumyum, a small camera and asked him to record their lives- thinking he would sell it but if she was lucky he might record for a couple of days first. He never sold the camera and went on to shoot 100 hours of footage, raw, candid and sometimes brutal. That camera became his badge of honour and being asked to tell his story was the beginning of a change from which there would be no turning back. This was the inspiration to give other people cameras and tell them their stories are important and this is where the seed was planted to start WAYout.
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WAYout Arts for Youth 4 months ago
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WAYout Arts for Youth 9 months ago
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WAYout Arts for Youth 11 months ago
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WAYout Arts for Youth 1 year ago
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WAYout Arts for Youth 1 year ago
@wayoutartsBulet was a gang leader until he found WAYout. Now he is a filmmaker and our security guard.
WAYout Arts for Youth 1 year ago
@wayoutarts'I am Lonely' was created and sung by Master Kish. YTP directed the video.
WAYout Arts for Youth 1 year ago
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WAYout Arts for Youth 2 years ago
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WAYout Arts for Youth 2 years ago
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