Police trainees in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia are learning how to handle incidents involving street children through workshops with members from Adugna Community Dance Theatre. Adugna is part of the Gemini Street Symphony Youth Program that works to improve the life of street children in Addis Ababa  by providing film and dance training for community development and personal empowerment.

The relationship between police and street children has traditionally been problematic, fuelled by public perceptions of police brutality. The workshops use dance as a metaphor to explore violence and authorities attitudes. On one hand, it provides a tolerant space where street children can question police views and learn to understand their work, and on the other, offers police cadets an opportunity to hear first hand the opinions of street children and learn to avoid strategies that will lead to reciprocal violence.

Through Addis Ababa's Adugna Community Dance Initiative, homeless kids have found a new direction and meaning to life.  

Salvador de Bahia, one of Brazil's most lively and vibrant cities, has long been suffering from high levels of discrimination, racism, inter racial violence and unequal distribution of wealth. The afro-descendant population, which represents 75% of the total population, live under extreme poverty. That is why an initiative, like Salvador Negroamor (Black Love), clearly stands out. With over 1,500 pictures of Afro-American women, men and children being projected in many of the city's buildings and public spaces, Salvador Negroamor became the city's biggest open air exposition in history.

The objective was to highlight the cultural richness and diversity of the city's afro-descendant heritage. Underprivileged citizens became the primary focus and stopped being invisible, by raising awareness about a problem that affects all, the initiative was a first big step to build better bonds among Salvador de Bahia's local citizens. Salvador Negroamor is organized by local NGO committed to stop racism and discrimination through the promotion of the Afro-Amercian heritage.