Giving Back
World Dance with Marissa gives back to communities that enrich our lives with music and dance. The program has been supporting school children in need in these communities since it first began in 2007.
Who We've Helped
School to School International World Dance with Marissa makes yearly contributions to STS. They do amazing work to not just provide education but transform education and school health in developing countries so that every child can succeed in school. Through the Whole Child Model, STS and its local partners deliver education, health and community engagement programs in Guinea, West Africa.
Elementary School, Vinales, Cuba World Dance families donated a suitcase full of school supplies and health essentials to school children in Cuba! Marissa personally delivered the supplies to Cuba when she visited there in March 2017.
Who We've Helped
- Guinea Kids Education Fund (GKEF) was founded by Marissa Baratian and Karim Koumbassa in 2007 to provide educational opportunities to children in Guinea West Africa. Through the GKEF program children in the neighborhood of Enco-5 in Conakry, Guinea have been given an education that includes after school tutoring, tuition and books, meal assistance and community. Through performances at Guinea Kids Benefit Concerts, children in the World Dance program have shared in the global experience of giving back and making a difference for other children in our world. Guinea Kids continues to be run by founding member Karim Koumbassa and his wife, Chisula, who have breathed new life into the non-profit.
School to School International World Dance with Marissa makes yearly contributions to STS. They do amazing work to not just provide education but transform education and school health in developing countries so that every child can succeed in school. Through the Whole Child Model, STS and its local partners deliver education, health and community engagement programs in Guinea, West Africa.
Elementary School, Vinales, Cuba World Dance families donated a suitcase full of school supplies and health essentials to school children in Cuba! Marissa personally delivered the supplies to Cuba when she visited there in March 2017.
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