Programs & Events
Programs
Through our programs, we provide solutions for educational disparity and mass incarceration, and foster economic and international development. We engage the broader community in West African culture by providing educational seminars, lectures, and workshops designed to educate our youth and advance cultural understanding.
Education and Community Outreach
The Hawk Foundation’s Education and Community Outreach work advances world-class learning by partnering with schools, universities, and community organizations at the local, state, and federal levels. We have led state-supported and federally funded educational initiatives that integrate African and African American history, cultural arts, and research-informed practice into formal learning environments. In collaboration with internationally acclaimed educators, scholars, and cultural practitioners, we bring cutting-edge programming and research directly to communities, strengthening curriculum relevance, student engagement, and institutional impact. Our work supports schools and organizations in meeting their educational goals through culturally grounded program design, instructional collaboration, and strategic educational capacity-building that elevates both academic excellence and community connection.
Awodi Drumming Program
The Awodi Drumming Program offers interactive workshops rooted in West African musical and cultural traditions, using rhythm as a tool for healing, education, and collective connection. Beyond call-and-response and performance, the program is grounded in evidence-based therapeutic drumming practices that have been successfully implemented in state institutions and federally supported initiatives. Awodi’s approach integrates cultural knowledge with trauma-informed methodology, supporting emotional regulation, community building, and embodied learning. The program has been delivered across diverse settings, including public schools, mental health facilities, and juvenile detention centers, where rhythm becomes both a cultural language and a pathway to restoration.
Awodi Drumming Program
The Awodi Drumming Program offers interactive workshops rooted in West African musical and cultural traditions, using rhythm as a tool for healing, education, and collective connection. Beyond call-and-response and performance, the program is grounded in evidence-based therapeutic drumming practices that have been successfully implemented in state institutions and federally supported initiatives. Awodi’s approach integrates cultural knowledge with trauma-informed methodology, supporting emotional regulation, community building, and embodied learning. The program has been delivered across diverse settings, including public schools, mental health facilities, and juvenile detention centers, where rhythm becomes both a cultural language and a pathway to restoration.
Corporate Events & Partnerships
The Hawk Foundation offers purpose-driven corporate engagement experiences that strengthen teams while directly supporting our education and cultural healing mission. Through facilitated drum circles, culturally grounded team-building experiences, Black History Month programming, and customized educational packages, corporations receive high-impact opportunities to enhance collaboration, morale, and workplace connection. Rooted in evidence-based rhythm practices and cultural education, these experiences support stress reduction, communication, and collective problem-solving—key drivers of productivity and organizational health. By partnering with The Hawk Foundation, companies invest in meaningful professional development for their teams while simultaneously advancing equitable education, cultural preservation, and community-centered learning. It is a shared-value partnership: organizations grow stronger internally while helping sustain transformative educational work in the communities they serve.
Global Connections
The Hawk Foundation’s Global Connections work is dedicated to cultural preservation, institutional investment, and the restoration of African artistic and historical ecosystems disrupted by colonialism. We partner with African governments, cultural leaders, and community institutions to build and strengthen cultural and historical centers, support artists and educators, and grow sustainable artistic and cultural economies. Through these initiatives, we invest in the protection of ancestral knowledge, living traditions, and cultural infrastructure while launching programs that directly address the historical harm inflicted on African institutions through colonial extraction and erasure. Our global partnerships bridge local community work with international cultural restoration efforts, ensuring African-led futures grounded in dignity, sovereignty, and creative self-determination.
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