Who We Are
Engagement-Q Community (EQC) is an inclusive community engagement/advocacy group comprising young literary, performing, and visual art creatives from diverse backgrounds and identities, aiming to utilize various art forms to advance social and cultural change in Ghana.
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Core Values
Inclusivity & Diversity: Ensuring all youth voices, especially marginalized ones, are heard and represented.
Creativity & Expression: Using the arts as a medium for advocacy and storytelling.
Community & Collaboration: Working together with various stakeholders to fuel and drive change
Empowerment & Representation: Elevating the narratives of minority groups and underserved communities.
Sustainability & Impact: Creating lasting solutions for social change.
Our Approach
EQC’s approach is unique because it intersects identity, art, and environmentalism, addressing systemic challenges holistically. We blend creativity with advocacy (artivism) to shift culture, fight bias, and grow resilience.
By the youth, for the youth.
What We Do
History
Founded in 2023, EQC began as a small group of diverse artists tired of silence and discriminatory oppression. Today, we’re a growing force for social justice in Ghana, driven by a vision: a world where no one is left behind.
We’re a vibrant collective of young creatives and unconventional thinkers in Ghana, utilizing art, activism, and community to shape narratives and transform societies.
Our mission? To create inclusive safe spaces where diverse individuals and marginalized voices can thrive, express themselves freely, and drive social change.
Mission
Vision
Where young people, marginalized individuals and unconventionals in Ghana are empowered, respected, and free to express.
Thematic Areas
Conflict & Peace • Digital Security/ICT • Mental Health • Human Rights & Justice • Climate/Environmental Justice • SOGIESC • Disability Rights • SRHR • Economic Justice • SGBV • Women’s Rights • Youth Leadership
EQC’s work revolves around four interconnected pillars, blending art, activism, and community empowerment to drive socio-political and environmental change in Ghana:
Rights & Safety
Advancing equality and safe spaces for diverse creatives and marginalized communities.
Climate Action
Mobilizing youth to address climate change through education and hands-on projects.
Youth Power (Artivism)
Equipping young people with tools to lead change through art and education.
Intersectional Community
Fostering inclusive spaces that bridge divides (age, gender, geography, etc.).