ARTconnects Empowering vulnerable girls & women

ARTconnects supports vulnerable girls and women, refugees and the marginalised by

providing high impact workshops run by Award winning Artist and Activist Salma Zulfiqar , to train them, empowering them with creative and communication skills, training them to become leaders in their own community while improving their mental health.

In emergency situations for example the floods in Asia and Africa we supported vulnerable families with funds to help rebuild their lives. We run advocacy campaigns and exhibitions to amplify the voices of the marginalised.

"I enjoy the workshops, I learned about my rights and climate change and it was an uplifting experience motivating me to do something to save our planet," Sara.

"ARTconnects has helped me improve my confidence and learn about my rights and climate change. Thankyou for giving me work opportunities," Mahreen.

"Great to meet people from all over the world and learn about what we have in common. Skillfully facilitated by Salma" Jon

"Thankyou so much. We are in a desperate situation. The money you have sent us will help rebuild our house" Maria.

Your donations will go towards running workshops, allowing women to work on our creative projects , pay for training for women ,supplies they need to run workshops and in emergency situations will pay for basic supplies, food , access to telecoms and medical supplies, accomodation.

This will empower women who are living on the edge of society and help to lift them out of poverty and violent situations and create climate changemakers.

This is our website so you can see the impact of our work in changing lives: www.artconnects.co.uk

Salma Zulfiqar is a multi disciplinary visual artist. The collaborative artworks and films focus on migration, climate change and women to educate audiences and campaign for better rights and has exhibited her work during the Venice Biennale in Italy (2019/22) and in London, Paris, Geneva, Greece and Dubai among other cities. In 2023, Salma Zulfiqar was bestowed a British Empire Medal in King Charles III Birthday Honours for services to The Arts and Education. She also received the prestigious British Citizen Award, dubbed the ‘People’s Honour Award’, at the Palace of Westminster for her exceptional contribution to the Arts. Salma Zulfiqar is also the Creative Director of ARTconnects. In 2019 she was awarded the National Rising Star Diversity Award powered by the Sunday Times, in 2020 she was appointed a UNESCO affiliate Artist, in 2021 ARTconnects was awarded The U.K Prime Minister's Points of Light for exceptional service. Her work continues to make positive change in communities in the UK and around the world.