Grant Description
Brown Girl Woke was awarded $25,000 to implement it’s non-economic loss and damage project in Siva in Samoa.
Overview of Project
The Saving Siva Project aims to preserve and revitalize Samoa’s traditional Siva (dances) and environmental songs that are at risk of being lost due to climate-induced displacement. The project will record and digitize six traditional performances from coastal villages, creating an accessible digital archive hosted on Coconet TV. It will also explore Siva Samoa as a form of cultural therapy for coastal youth experiencing eco-anxiety, in collaboration with the Mental Health Unit of Moto’otua Hospital. Through these efforts, the project strengthens cultural resilience, mental well-being, and intergenerational knowledge transfer within climate-affected Samoan communities. |