Let’s shine a new light on Afghanistan
When you move from one country to another it is important to expect the unexpected. But one thing that has stumped Rafiullah, a PLACE Catalyst, since moving to France is the single narrative he is constantly confronted with about his home country of Afghanistan. The meeting ground of ancient cultures and home of diverse and rich art, architecture and music, the potential of Afghanistan is regularly lost below a surface level story that continues to be spun by the media. As he navigates the different tools to integrate in France, he is turning this single-story into an opportunity to show the European market the deeper side of this misunderstood country through entrepreneurship and digital storytelling.
Migration & Transformation: Lessons from 2025 – Sedera Ranaivoarinosy
Journaliste, animatrice d’ateliers créatifs et traductrice , has spent 2025 exploring how listening can transform the way we understand stories of migration, belonging, and change. Through her work with PLACE, she experiments with dialogue, silence, and storytelling as tools for opening space and shifting perspectives. Her reflection offers a glimpse into what she has learned from a year of deep conversations and community-building.
Migration & Transformation: Lessons from 2025 – Ismail Alkhateeb
PLACE’s Operations Manager, a Civil Society Supporter and one of the lead program managers of The Resilient Cities, reflects on his journey of exile, belonging, and resilience.
Anis Berant, Reflections on the Emerging Leaders Artivism Alliance Experience
Cultural leader bridging diplomacy, media, and the arts reflects on his journey as Community Arts Network Director and with the Emerging Leaders Artivism Alliance, sharing hopes for the future of Artivism.
Boxing as a reconnection tool – to ourselves and to society
Professional dancer and choreographer, Bolewa Sabourin, urges us as a society to question our behaviour in order to enact change
Improving the health of those on hemodialysis and giving them a community
Professional dancer and choreographer, Bolewa Sabourin, urges us as a society to question our behaviour in order to enact change
Crafting masculinity in the 21st century
Professional dancer and choreographer, Bolewa Sabourin, urges us as a society to question our behaviour in order to enact change
Crafting masculinity in the 21st century
Professional dancer and choreographer, Bolewa Sabourin, urges us as a society to question our behaviour in order to enact change
When you own your story, the world is yours
By reappropriating her own story, PLACE Catalyst and architecture student, Duaa, was able to visualize her limitless potential
Embracing change and growing from it
A friendly reminder from Shawgi, PLACE’s Talent Manager – you can’t control the situation around you, but you can control how you react!
